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Apr
2024
Internet2 at the 2024 Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes We are fortunate that this year continues to present so many fantastic opportunities to meet you where you are. Those opportunities include not only Internet2-hosted events but also other important cloud and information security gatherings for the research…
16
Nov
2023
Engaging with the R&E Cloud Community to Minimize Vendor Risk
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Internet2 NET+ to Launch Third-Party Vendor Risk Management Working Group and Service Evaluation Internet2 has been engaging with different parts of the research and higher education (R&E) community on vendor risk management. For example, the…
13
Nov
2023
Expanding Community Resources: Sharing Preliminary Results from the 2023 MFA Community Report and the NET+ Duo Companion Guide
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Finishing up the semester is a time to reflect on what has been accomplished during the past few months. One data point many campuses are monitoring is student enrollment in multifactor authentication (MFA). The first time on campus…
30
Oct
2023
Securing Our World: Internet2 Opportunities for the Research & Education Cybersecurity and Privacy Community
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Internet2 is a supporter of Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) and has many cybersecurity opportunities for the community to get engaged with throughout the year. In line with this year’s theme for CSAM, Securing Our…
26
Oct
2023
NET+ Security and Identity Portfolio Update for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to the latest update from Internet2’s NET+ Security and Identity Portfolio! As the fall semester continues, it’s clear that the world of higher education continues to evolve rapidly. With new faces joining our community and an ever-changing…
23
Aug
2023
Information Security Sessions at TechEx Offer Ideas and Insight
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes One of the best parts of my job is to engage with the community on their best ideas and challenges. I get to do this through program committees, working groups, meetings, and day-to-day interactions with community members. This…
04
Apr
2023
Manage Risk, Maximize Opportunity: Internet2 NET+ Coordinates Effort to Evaluate Vendor Risk Management Services for Cloud
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Many institutions realize and have expressed the need for additional governance and coordination to manage risk more effectively and better utilize cloud services. Based on community feedback, we are excited to share plans to convene a NET+…
15
Feb
2023
NET+ Cloud Services: Nitty Gritty = Manage Risk and Maximize Opportunity
You can get leading cloud services on your own. Or, you can get those same services – configured specifically for research and education (R&E). This is one of the most popular sentiments from long-time NET+ subscribers and supporters. Leading universities around the country created Internet2 NET+ for leverage in the…
13
Dec
2022
Splunk Cloud Added to Internet2 NET+ Splunk Program
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Working in collaboration with the NET+ Splunk Service Advisory Board, Splunk, and Carahsoft, Internet2 NET+ Cloud Services has added Splunk Cloud to the NET+ Splunk Program. The group worked together on terms specifically negotiated for the research and…
09
Dec
2022
And the Survey Says: Implementation of MFA Now More Commonplace
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I’m not sure how many of you remember 2020, but most of it is a blur for me. In 2019, the NET+ Duo Service Advisory Board decided to conduct a multi-factor authentication (MFA) Community Survey to better understand…
24
Oct
2022
Internet2 Opportunities for the Research & Education Cybersecurity and Privacy Community
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Internet2 is a supporter of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and has many cybersecurity opportunities for the community to get engaged with! I talk to campuses regularly, and they’re always interested in what’s going on, but it’s so hard to…
17
Oct
2022
NET+ Security and Identity Portfolio Update for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Hopefully, everyone made it through the start of the fall semester! I’ve talked with people on campuses and know everyone is moving as fast as they possibly can to keep up with all that’s happening and changing! I’ve…