InCommon Round-Up: 3 Things You May Have Missed in February

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Summary

• 22 Leaders Join InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees
• In the Media: Internet2’s Kevin Morooney Puts Identity Front and Center in 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions
• 2025 Advance CAMP Series: How IAM Teams are Adapting Practices to Address Operational Pressures

22 Leaders Join InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees

InCommon has appointed 22 leaders from across the research and education community to join the InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees in 2026. 

These appointments strengthen the community-led governance that enables secure collaboration across thousands of institutions worldwide.

In the Media: Internet2’s Kevin Morooney Puts Identity Front and Center in 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions

In Campus Technology’s 2026 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in Higher Education, Kevin Morooney, vice president of trust and identity and NET+ cloud programs at Internet2, shares his perspective on OpenID Federation’s potential as a next-generation trust framework for research and education (R&E).

“Over the last few decades, identity and access management trust federations have enabled students, faculty, researchers, and staff on college and university campuses to access a wide range of online services and resources using a single set of credentials issued by their home institution,” Morooney said.

2025 Advance CAMP Series: How IAM Teams are Adapting Practices to Address Operational Pressures

InCommon is publishing a series of blogs to recap what we learned from the IAM community during Advance Camp at the 2025 Internet2 Technology Exchange.

The second blog of the series focuses on operational approaches, automation strategies, and emerging practices that emerged during ACAMP discussions. See how IAM teams are responding to challenges around scale, security, and sustainability.