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22
Sep
2021

Security Scene: September 2021 Edition

By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Happy September! The trees are starting to turn, and I’m anxiously awaiting the cooler weather. I hope everything is settling down with the new school year! Anvil published an article about how a malicious…

10
Sep
2021

Extensive, Evolving Threats Require Extended Detection and Response

By Nick Lewis, Internet2 Program Manager

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes An update on the August 2021 NET+ Palo Alto Networks Community Call As higher education moves into another school year, institutions are bracing for what comes next. And, even as we work to understand the potential long-term impacts…

31
Aug
2021

From IRR Data Veracity to RPKI Validator Software: Let’s Keep Up the Routing Security Enthusiasm!

By Andrew Gallo, Principal IT Architect, The George Washington University

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Routing security continues to be an active area of discussion, both in the research and education networking community and across the industry. Let’s keep the enthusiasm going!   IRR Data Clean-Up Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect, has been holding…

25
Aug
2021

Security Scene: August 2021 Edition

By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Ah, the students are returning. This is why we do what we do, right? For the chaos? Our lives would be so boring without them around!Qrator posted a quarterly analysis of DDoS and BGP attacks. The majority of…

26
Jul
2021

Security Scene: July 2021 Edition

By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

Estimated reading time: 1 minute It’s far too hot, y’all. I hope you’re all staying comfortable and not getting sunburned! Brian Krebs reports on a new development in card skimmers. The skimming hardware isn’t visible from outside the device, which…

23
Jun
2021

Security Scene: June 2021 Edition

By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Well, it’s summer, and things are starting to get back to normal in many places. Living in a college town, we typically see fewer people outside in the summer because many of them have gone back home, but…

18
Jun
2021

NET+ I2 Online Recording and Resources: Security Devices, Data, and Policy

By Assia Khadri, NET+ Intern, and Nick Lewis, Internet2 Program Manager

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes It was great to have so many research and education institutions join us on May 18th for the NET+ I2 Online Strengthening Access Security in Higher Education event! In case you missed it (or just thought it was…