Nick Lewis nlewis@internet2.edu Internet2 Program Manager Nick Lewis (CISSP) is a Program Manager for Security and Identity. Nick has held positions at Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, Children’s Hospital Boston, and was ISO at Saint Louis University. Nick holds an MS in Information Assurance from Norwich and Telecommunications from MSU. 30 Oct 2024 Security Helping to Secure Our World: 2024 Internet2 Opportunities for the Research & Education Cybersecurity Community Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Internet2 is a supporter of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) co-led by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Internet2 has many cybersecurity opportunities to engage the community throughout the… Read More 07 Jun 2024 Cloud More MFA Mandated in Higher Ed, Selected Results from the 2023 NET+ Multi-Factor Authentication Community Survey Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If it seems like you’re seeing a marked increase in use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) throughout the research and education (R&E) community, results from the 2023 NET+ MFA Community Survey support this observation. In the three years since… Read More 12 Apr 2024 Security Cloud 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… Read More 16 Nov 2023 Cloud Security 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… Read More 13 Nov 2023 Cloud Security 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… Read More 30 Oct 2023 Cloud Security 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… Read More 26 Oct 2023 Cloud 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… Read More 23 Aug 2023 Security TechEX 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… Read More 04 Apr 2023 Cloud 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+… Read More 15 Feb 2023 Cloud 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… Read More 13 Dec 2022 Cloud 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… Read More 09 Dec 2022 Cloud InCommon Multifactor 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… Read More 24 Oct 2022 Security 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… Read More 17 Oct 2022 Security 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! 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30 Oct 2024 Security Helping to Secure Our World: 2024 Internet2 Opportunities for the Research & Education Cybersecurity Community Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Internet2 is a supporter of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) co-led by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Internet2 has many cybersecurity opportunities to engage the community throughout the… Read More
07 Jun 2024 Cloud More MFA Mandated in Higher Ed, Selected Results from the 2023 NET+ Multi-Factor Authentication Community Survey Estimated reading time: 2 minutes If it seems like you’re seeing a marked increase in use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) throughout the research and education (R&E) community, results from the 2023 NET+ MFA Community Survey support this observation. In the three years since… Read More
12 Apr 2024 Security Cloud 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… Read More
16 Nov 2023 Cloud Security 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… Read More
13 Nov 2023 Cloud Security 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… Read More
30 Oct 2023 Cloud Security 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… Read More
26 Oct 2023 Cloud 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… Read More
23 Aug 2023 Security TechEX 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… Read More
04 Apr 2023 Cloud 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+… Read More
15 Feb 2023 Cloud 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… Read More
13 Dec 2022 Cloud 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… Read More
09 Dec 2022 Cloud InCommon Multifactor 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… Read More
24 Oct 2022 Security 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… Read More
17 Oct 2022 Security 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… Read More