ITCP Weekly Update November 27 – Dec 1 – A weekly digest from IT Community Partnerships of what IT Pros need to know
In today’s issue
Announcements
Upcoming events
Mailings
Resources for IT Pros
Did you know…
Announcements
The recording for the infoshare on an overview of the opportunities offered by IT Leadership Community, originally presented on November 16, 2023, is now live.
Upcoming events
Monday, December 4
ITLC Conversations on Leadership – Who Is Watching Me? A discussion on social media in the professional workplace.
3:30-4:30pm ET
Please join us for this session in an ITLC-sponsored series of informal discussions about leadership that are open to anyone in the IU IT community. Knowing that colleagues and/or potential employers may look at your social media, this session will look at how we should evaluate our profiles and curate posts. We will also talk about the ethics of social media checks. Some pre-work recommended.
Tuesday, December 12 – Thursday, December 14
EdCert course – CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210) ($500)
8:30am-4:30pm ET
Register by Dec 4
Cyber Secure Coder, leveraging many of the OWASP Top Ten best practices, is designed to validate the knowledge and skills required to design and develop protected applications. This includes better understanding vulnerabilities that undermine security, general strategy for dealing with security defects and misconfiguration, and how to incorporate security into all phases of development. Assists in the preparation for the CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder certification exam CSC-210.
Tuesday, December 12
IU Women in IT (IUWIT) – Candid Conversations for Caregivers
Noon-1pm ET
Register to participate
Join us for a virtual, informal, and candid discussion about caregiving. Whether you care for someone who is elderly, disabled, a relative, a child, a spouse, or any other loved one, IUWIT recognizes that being a caregiver can be extremely stressful. In this virtual setting, we invite you to vent, share resources and experiences, and find support from other caregivers. Sessions are open to anyone of any gender.
Monday, December 18 – Friday, December 22
EdCert course – MS 365 Endpoint Administrator (MD102) ($350)
8:30am-4:30pm ET
Register by Dec 11
In this course, students will learn to plan and execute an endpoint deployment strategy. The course introduces essential elements of modern management, co-management approaches, and Microsoft Intune integration. It covers app deployment, management of browser-based applications, and key security concepts such as authentication, identities, access, and compliance policies. Technologies like Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint are explored to protect devices and data. This course assists in the preparation for MD-102 certification exam.
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Learn about and register for upcoming trainings, infoshares, coffee hours, and more. Visit the ITCP calendar for the full list of events currently scheduled. Find recordings of previous infoshares by logging into the ITCP Kaltura page.
Mailings
- UISO guidance on disabling S/MIME [November 30]
Stay current on the latest service changes, security concerns, and information sharing events. Visit the ITCP blog for a searchable archive of ITCP mailings.
Resources for IT Pros
On the IT Community Partnerships homepage, find the tools and support you need and connect with the IT community.
Did you know…
The IT Leadership Community (ITLC), a group of like-minded professionals at Indiana University with leadership training (both formal and informal) and an interest in continuing the growth of leadership in themselves and other IT professionals at IU, seeks participants to fill several Action Team openings at multiple levels. To learn more about how ITLC can help you and how to become involved, watch the Kaltura Recording: INFOSHARE – IT Leadership Community Overview. Opportunities are available to all who self identify as part of the IT community at IU.
IT Community Partnerships (ITCP) supports IT professionals at Indiana University through timely communications of important IT information, opportunities to connect with the IT community, and data resources to aid in decision-making for their unit or service.