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NIST Recognizes REN-ISAC’s Role in Sector Collaboration
In “Cybersecurity for Research: Findings and Possible Paths Forward,” the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the results of a study to uncover the cybersecurity challenges and risks, current methods and resources, and recommendations for future work found in higher education cybersecurity. According to the survey results, collaborative engagements, like those available through...
REN-ISAC: The Untold Story
Learn the untold story of the REN-ISAC from former Indiana University President and REN-ISAC founder Michael McRobbie on Thursday, September 7. McRobbie will mark the 20th anniversary of the REN-ISAC with a presentation on “The REN-ISAC: The Untold Story” cohosted by the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) and Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and...
Anthony M. Newman appointed as the Executive Director for the REN ISAC
After a national search that included engagement of the REN-ISAC Steering Committee and staff, Anthony M. Newman, MBA, CISSP has been appointed as the Executive Director for the Research & Education Networks Information Sharing & Analysis Center (REN ISAC) starting August 21. Anthony brings with him than 20 years of experience in higher education, government,...
Member Spotlight: Empathy is the Key to InfoSec with Frank Barton
If you are a REN-ISAC member, then you probably know Frank Barton. Ever since joining in 2019, Frank has been an active member who asks smart questions during webinars, offers friendly responses to email threads, volunteers for project groups like the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), and was recently voted onto the Steering Committee. But that...
Meet the 2023 REN-ISAC Steering Committee
The REN-ISAC Steering Committee is key to our community’s growth. They provide guidance and oversight for REN-ISAC’s strategic direction, serve our members through committees and task forces, represent REN-ISAC at professional events, and help disseminate information about REN-ISAC products and services. After holding our 2023 Steering Committee elections, new committee members Frank Barton, Isaac Straley,...
REN-ISAC’s Milford Participates in FBI Academic Research Security Conference
The REN-ISAC’s Kim Milford (Executive Director) had the pleasure and privilege of representing our membership community at FBI Academic Research Security Conference hosted by Harvard University earlier this month. After being welcomed to the daylong event by John H. Shaw (Vice Provost for Research, Harvard University) and Joseph R Bonavolonta (Special Agent in Charge, FBI...
REN-ISAC Fall Webinar Collection
The REN-ISAC Webinars team has been busy this fall creating quality webinar content, hosting eight webinars over the past three months. Catch up on the sessions you missed. Becoming a Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion with Chris Hilinski from TIAA (public) pDNS and Intro to Scout with Kelly Molloy and Daniel Schwalbe from Domain Tools, LLC (public)...
REN-ISAC Team members to present at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2022
To round out National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, REN-ISAC Executive Director Kim Milford and Assessment Program Manager Susan Snyder will be presenting at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver, being held from October 24-28. The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference showcases the best thinking in higher education information technology and the REN-ISAC is proud to be a strong...
The journey to Zero Trust
The idea behind Zero Trust that it’s almost impossible to truly tell a bad actor from a good one when it comes to cybersecurity threats. So, as a security framework, the mantra behind Zero Trust is essentially “trust no one.” That means that before giving permission to access data or applications, etc., all users must...
Be A Cybersecurity Champion
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)! We recently hosted a webinar presented by TIAA’s Chris Hilinski (Lead Information Security Manager) who discussed how to establish a “security-positive” mindset and increased cyber awareness. To enable you to get the most out of your NCSAM programming, he provided best practices for creating casual yet informative learning...