16 May 2024 Internet2 Announcements Issue Resolved: Internet2 is Experiencing Difficulties Impacting Some Applications Starting May 11, 2024, Internet2 DNS infrastructure was the target of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The DDoS attack was designed in such a way that the volume and type of DNS requests would intermittently overwhelm specific DNS servers or, at times, the entire server group. This caused… Read More
15 May 2024 Events Elevate Your Cloud Learning This Summer With Internet2 CLASS Workshops By Amanda Tan Estimated reading time: 3 minutes What’s New with CLASS: June and July 2024 The CLASS program from Internet2 is excited to offer several new cloud learning online workshops and virtual training events over the summer. Whether you are a researcher, research computing professional,… Read More
14 May 2024 Government Relations Government Relations Update March-April 2024 By Samuel Burns FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules On April 25 the Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 in favor of a declaratory ruling, order, report and order, and order on reconsideration that reestablished the Commission’s authority around safeguarding a fair and open internet. While this… Read More
13 May 2024 InCommon CACTI Working Group Identifies Four Key Characteristics of a Next-Generation Credential Ecosystem (and 30+ Use Cases) By Nicole Roy Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Consider these scenarios: A university is hosting a students-only dance marathon. Students need to prove that they are actively enrolled to get into the event. A researcher at the University of Colorado is on a grant to… Read More
10 May 2024 InCommon The Makings of a Merger: University California, Santa Barbara Brings Two IAM Teams Together during InCommon’s Collaboration Success Program Estimated reading time: 2 minutes CASE STUDY CLOSE UP The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), participated in the 2023 cohort of the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) to help bring two identity and access management (IAM)… Read More
08 May 2024 Cloud So Much Happened on the Way to the Forum: Checking in with Cloud Forum Founder and 2024 Cloud Superhero Award Winner Sarah Christen By Apryl Motley Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Cloud Superhero Spotlight Editor’s Note: This conversation continues our series of interviews spotlighting the wonderful contributions that research and higher ed community members make to the NET+ Program. Be on the lookout for additional interviews, and… Read More
08 May 2024 InCommon When Pigs Fly: On Impossible Ambitions, Reaching New Heights, and Celebrating InCommon’s 20th Birthday Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Kenneth “Ken” Klingenstein, Internet2 Evangelist for Trust and Identity We had no idea what we were doing. Led by our fearless leader, RL “Bob” Morgan, we were wandering through green fields, looking for technologies that would enable… Read More
06 May 2024 Advanced Networking Security My Experience as an ARIN Fellow, and Why You Should Be One Too By Adair Thaxton Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In January, my Internet2 colleague Amber Rasche posted a link in one of our Slack channels to let us know that applications for the ARIN Fellowship Program were open. I was unfamiliar with… Read More
02 May 2024 Events Research Engagement 2024 RCD Nexus Day – Register now! Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Daphne McCanse, Communications and Engagement for RCD Nexus, CaRCC Registration is now open for the third annual RCD Nexus Day, a one-day workshop and networking event for research computing and data (RCD) professionals on Sunday, July… Read More
01 May 2024 InCommon Calling All CAMPers! Submit IAM Session Proposals for TechEX24 By Jean Chorazyczewski Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The 2024 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX24) Call for Proposals is officially underway and will remain open until May 13, 2024. And you know what that means for identity and access management (IAM) professionals?… Read More