Have you hit roadblocks while troubleshooting RADIUS? Are you aware of those authentications that fail, but the logs aren’t giving up any insights? Do you see patterns of failures but can’t find a consistent cause?

This eduroam workshop was aimed at IT infrastructure staff with some RADIUS configuration experience who want to gain more hands-on experience. We explored infrastructure topics relevant to eduroam, including in-depth RADIUS troubleshooting and packet analysis, identifying and correcting eduroam-specific RADIUS proxy issues, eduroam best practices, and more.

Date: March 3
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Accelerating Research Through Security: Reducing Risk by Empowering Researchers

Security and compliance are often viewed as barriers to research, but when aligned with the research mission, they can enhance both efficiency and competitiveness. This webinar session will show how cybersecurity can accelerate research while reducing institutional risk.

The approach combines two key elements:

• Developing a portfolio of pre-secured technology solutions capable of supporting any type of research without compromising usability or collaboration
• Integrating cybersecurity and compliance consulting services that translate complex requirements into practical, end-to-end research workflows, connect researchers with appropriate technical resources, and advocate for evolving research needs

Key Takeaways:

• What cybersecurity and consulting services are needed?
• How you can build a portfolio of pre-secured technology solutions
• How do these solutions complement one another?

Speaker:

• Will Drake, CISO and Principal Security Analyst atSecurity and compliance are often viewed as barriers to research, but when aligned with the research mission, they can enhance both efficiency and competitiveness. This webinar demonstrates how cybersecurity can accelerate research while reducing institutional risk.

Time: 1-2 p.m. ET

Abstract: Building on the November 2025 “Bridging the Gap” webinar and Speaker Spotlight, this interactive and collaborative session invites participants to share experiences and explore solutions for federated identity adoption in academic libraries.

Join peer community members such as library platform providers, identity practitioners, librarians, and content vendors for open dialogue on moving beyond IP-range authorization. We’ll discuss real-world implementation experiences, strategies for balancing privacy with modern authentication, and practical next steps for your organization.

Come prepared to ask questions, share insights, and connect with peers facing similar challenges.

Participants in this Shibboleth Service and Identity Providers training got hands-on training and gained expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing Shibboleth software. They explored containers, DevOps strategies, and modernized their operations while receiving personalized guidance from experienced trainers. They also learned how to integrate seamlessly with InCommon Federation using recommended defaults watched a demo of the Metadata Configuration Manager [formerly Shib IdP UI).

Instructors:

• Paul Riddle, Senior Middleware Architect, University of Maryland – Baltimore County
• Paul Caskey, IAM Architect, Internet2

Join three InCommon Catalyst partners as they share their insights into the challenges and opportunities that face the identity and access management (IAM) community in 2026.

The panel will start with general perspectives and anticipated trajectories, informed by experience working with research and higher education C-suite leaders. Then, hear how the use of AI assistants has evolved and how narrowly trained LLMs are improving usability in IAM products. The webinar will close with a discussion of trends in person-centered governance and how they are driving institutions to rethink governance at scale.

Speakers:

• Paul Spaude, Senior IAM Architect at Unicon
• Mary McKee, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Cirrus Identity
• Jeff Apruzzese, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Cirrus Identity
• Peter Balčirák, Identity Engineer at Evolveum

Moderator:

• James Cramton, Industry Relationship Manager at Internet2

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Date: Feb. 17, 2026
Time: 1-2:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

A Computer System Administrator and a Compliance Officer Walk Into a Bar… Beyond IT Settings: Compliance Standards, Audit Readiness, and Impacts on Research Computing

Learn about policy controls and key roles. Hear from university leaders about the cross-functional coordination required for a NIST SP 800-171 compliance program.

Technical implementation considerations and costs will be addressed. This session will cover what you need to have in place — beyond just a FEDRAMP-certified cloud provider — focusing on practical steps like:

• Accurately identifying when NIST SP 800-171 regulations and controls apply
• Establishing Separation of Duties and clearly defined stakeholder roles
• Ensuring full audit preparedness

Speakers:

• Mary Duarte Millsaps, Director of Research Compliance at North Carolina State University
• Jill Gemmill, Associate Vice President of Research Computing and Data at Clemson University

Please contact CLASS if you would like to review the recording and slides from this webinar.

Date: Feb. 3, 2026
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series to help your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Securing Research in the Cloud: Setting the Stage for Institutional Success

The second webinar on Program Leadership focuses on achieving organizational alignment. Hear guidance on designing, implementing, operating, and sustaining a secure cloud IT environment for research, including organizational strategy, structure, and governance.

Speaker:

• Bill Barnett, Chief Research Computing Officer at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Please contact CLASS if you would like to review the recording and slides from this webinar.

Date: Jan. 29-30, 2026, 12 – 4 p.m. ET
Topics: AWS Networking for Non-Majors
Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members
Instructor: Kevin Murakoshi, Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Want to get hands-on with AWS networking concepts? Wondering what all those cloud folks are talking about with their virtual private clouds (VPCs) and Gateways? Ready to roll up your sleeves with layered network security controls? This workshop is for you!

In this workshop, you will take a look at how on-premises networking concepts compare with AWS Networking, understand how routing works in AWS, and learn how to build hybrid connectivity. In the hands-on portion of the workshop, you will build a small network from the ground up, deploy a few more networks, route between them, and then connect them back to “campus” with a VPN.

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Date: January 20
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

Traditional approaches to research security are no longer adequate in today’s environment. Drawing on experience from universities and NSF-funded research facilities, this session helps you connect the dots between emerging federal requirements and institutional risks to research integrity, funding, and reputation. 

Key Takeaways:

• Why research security risk ownership must extend beyond individual labs and departments
• How universities can evolve their governance structures, policies, and technical controls
• Overview of federal requirements, such as NSPM-33, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC 2.0

Speaker:

Mike Corn, Executive Strategic Consultant for Vantage Technology Consulting Group

• Former Cybersecurity Advisor for Research Infrastructure at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Chief Information Security Officer at the University of California, San Diego

Please contact CLASS if you would like to review the recording and slides from this webinar.