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31
Aug
2021

From IRR Data Veracity to RPKI Validator Software: Let’s Keep Up the Routing Security Enthusiasm!

By Andrew Gallo, Principal IT Architect, The George Washington University

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Routing security continues to be an active area of discussion, both in the research and education networking community and across the industry. Let’s keep the enthusiasm going!   IRR Data Clean-Up Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect, has been holding…

26
Jul
2021

Security Scene: July 2021 Edition

By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

Estimated reading time: 1 minute It’s far too hot, y’all. I hope you’re all staying comfortable and not getting sunburned! Brian Krebs reports on a new development in card skimmers. The skimming hardware isn’t visible from outside the device, which…

23
Jun
2021

Security Scene: June 2021 Edition

By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Well, it’s summer, and things are starting to get back to normal in many places. Living in a college town, we typically see fewer people outside in the summer because many of them have gone back home, but…

08
Jun
2021

Internet2 Community Voices Series: Supporting Research Organizations, NSF Major Facilities with Operational Security Resources

By Susan Sons, chief security analyst at Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research; deputy director of the Research Security Operations Center (ResearchSOC); and supporting Trusted CI The NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Register for Open Science Operational Security in Action: ResearchSOC Deployment at NSF Facilities event to be held Thursday, June 17 at 1 p.m. ET. When we work with scientific organizations on cybersecurity, we find…

12
May
2021

Security Scene: May 2021 Edition

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Happy May! I hope everyone had a nice Mother’s Day. This is normally a bittersweet time of year for me – the students are leaving for the summer, so it’s easier to park and get…

29
Apr
2021

Join the 2021 NET+ Splunk Community Calls

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Nick Lewis, Internet2 Program Manager The NET+ Splunk Service Advisory Board wants to engage more, share best practices, and help solve challenges with our peers. We’re excited to announce the NET+ Splunk monthly community user group call…

14
Apr
2021

Security Scene: April 2021 Edition

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Spring is upon us, and I think it’s one of my favorite times of the year. I did floral design in college, and spring flowers are just the best. Ranunculus, daffodils, and dahlias? Yes,…

11
Mar
2021

Security Scene: March 2021 Edition

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer I hereby petition to rename “March” to “Slog,” as the latter more accurately describes the passage of time these days. At least it’s starting to be a warmer slog, eh? I enjoyed…