11 Dec 2023 Government Relations Government Relations Update November 2023 By Sam Burns, Internet2 Policy Advisor Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Government Funded Into Early 2024 On November 16, President Biden signed a funding bill to prevent a government shutdown through the winter. This continuing resolution (Pub. L. 118-22) is unusual in that it is… Read More
08 Dec 2023 InCommon Bringing Identity and Security Together: InCommon’s 2023 Cybersecurity Cooperation Exercise By Kyle Lewis, Chair, Sirtfi Exercise Planning Working Group Kyle Lewis Estimated reading time: 3 minutes On November 17–23, 2023, 16 university, federation, and government security teams came together to participate in InCommon’s second annual cybersecurity cooperation exercise and practice using the REFEDS Sirtfi framework in a scripted… Read More
07 Dec 2023 Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium MS-CC Welcomes Leslie Jones as Director of Program Development Please join us in welcoming Leslie Jones in her new role as director of program development for the Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC)! Leslie’s first day with the MS-CC was Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. In this role, Leslie is responsible for leading the outreach efforts in collaboration with MS-CC… Read More
05 Dec 2023 Cloud Collaborate with Your Peers on New NET+ Service Evaluations By Tara Gyenis, NET+ Program Development Manager As we approach the end of the calendar year, the NET+ team is pleased to announce that we are kicking off three new service evaluations that we plan to complete in early 2024 to serve the research and education (R&E) cloud community’s needs. Read More
29 Nov 2023 InCommon Redesigning the InCommon Certificate Service Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Lisa Doherty, Chair, InCommon Certificate Service Redesign Group The InCommon Certificate Service has been very successful, and it has seen a lot of growth over the last ten years since the agreement between InCommon and Sectigo was… Read More
29 Nov 2023 Research Engagement Internet2 Announcements Read the Report: Research Computing and Data (RCD) Nexus Day 2023 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Daphne McCanse, Communications and Engagement for RCD Nexus, CaRCC A new report is now available detailing the accomplishments of RCD Nexus Day 2023. The report was released by… Read More
28 Nov 2023 Community News Internet2 Community News Spotlight – November 2023 Edition By Amber Rasche This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from Internet2 members, celebrating their achievements and sharing important announcements around their efforts to fulfill their research, education, and scholarship missions. Community News Recap – November 26-30 The Annual SCinet Mandala Sharon P. Pitt Named Vice… Read More
27 Nov 2023 InCommon Keeping the Music Playing: IAM Today and Tomorrow By Kevin Morooney Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Friedrich Nietzsche: “Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” Ka’ala, @alohakaala: “Autumn teaches us the beauty of letting go. Growth requires release—it’s what the trees do.” Ernest Hemingway: “You expected to be… Read More
27 Nov 2023 Cloud Migrating to the Cloud? Instructure’s Melissa Loble Wants to Get to Know You First Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By John McCormack, Writer, NET+ Program Cloud Superhero Spotlight Editor’s Note: This profile 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… Read More
21 Nov 2023 Cloud In The Media In the Media: Internet2’s Sean O’Brien Discusses Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery with EdTech Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Disaster recovery remains a critical challenge in the cybersecurity landscape, sparking ongoing discussions among Internet2 members and the broader research and education community. Some institutions are now turning to the cloud to modernize their approach. Read More