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11
Jan
2021
By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Only a few days into 2021, and it appears to be giving 2020 a run for its money. It was naive to hope for a quick improvement, but I remain an optimist! Dark Reading published a rollup of The Coolest Hacks of 2020 that…
08
Jan
2021
By Howard Pfeffer, Internet2 President and CEO The violent attacks at the U.S. Capitol and on our democratic process are incomprehensible. The jarring and disturbing images from that day, particularly the ones of attackers waving or wearing symbols of hate and racism in the halls of the Capitol, stand as…
21
Dec
2020
By Sara Aly, Internet2 Communications Manager This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from across Internet2 member organizations to share important announcements and celebrate achievements in fulfilling their research, education, and scholarship missions. The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications through January 15…
21
Dec
2020
By Sean O’Brien, Director, Internet2 NET+ Cloud Services Program As 2020 comes to an end, the Internet2 NET+ team wants to thank the research and education community for supporting our community cloud services program. Here are a few updates of what we’ve been able to accomplish as a community over…
16
Dec
2020
By Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect MANRS, IRR, RPKI, ROAs, oh my. Over the last eighteen months, the Internet2 community has steadily improved the security and stability of the research and education (R&E) routing infrastructure through the adoption of Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) practices. Embracing MANRS…
15
Dec
2020
By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture, and Scott Taylor, Packet Platform Implementation Director Internet2 Optical Update: As 2020 comes to an end, the NGI optical upgrade is completing its flex grid line system from the east to the west coasts through the Great Plains. When…
11
Dec
2020
By Sara Aly, Internet2 Communications Manager Karl Newell, network software architect, is giving a keynote address on Internet2’s automation journey at the upcoming NSO Developer Days U.S., being held virtually December 16th from 9 to 11 a.m. PT. In this Q&A, Karl discusses how automation, orchestration, and telemetry are…
07
Dec
2020
By Nick Lewis, Internet2 Program Manager, Security and Identity The Internet2 NET+ LastPass program has 48 subscribers, showing the continued growth and interest among colleges and universities in offering school-sponsored password management to every person on campus. We last announced a program update in February 2020, and while…
07
Dec
2020
By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Near and dear to our hearts are our K-12 schools — they’re especially appreciated this year for all they’ve done and all they’ve tried to do. Dark Reading came up with a list of recommendations for K-12s, and a number of them…
04
Dec
2020
Virtual celebration will feature luminaries from public and private sectors celebrating NSFNET’s contributions and sharing outlook for the future of the internet. WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 4, 2020 – Internet2 and the Internet Society will host a free, public virtual celebration on Tuesday, December 8 at 1 pm ET to…
