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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...
REN-ISAC and TIAA team up
The Research & Education Networks Information Sharing & Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) and TIAA have teamed up to promote and enhance higher education and research cybersecurity efforts in the United States. “TIAA has a robust, mature cybersecurity program,” said Julie Moog, TIAA managing director of the Office of Cybersecurity. “Often concerns we hear most from our...
Webinar: Higher Ed’s Trusted Threat Intelligence Security Event System (SES)
Through the Security Event System (SES), REN-ISAC members gain access to a repository of shared threat intelligence. We aggregate, correlate, and analyze data from member institutions, trusted partners, and open-source providers to ensure that all our members receive timely information to strengthen their operational protection and response. What data does SES offer? Every day, SES...
Are Cloud Services More Secure?
By Shane Albright, REN-ISAC Principal Security Engineer On May 18th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Cybersecurity in the Health and Education Sectors, which featured invited testimony from subject matter experts from the relevant sectors. During a Q&A session with the invited experts, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D....