Purdue has renewed its partnership with OmniSOC, the premier higher education security operations center. Founded in 1869, Purdue University is a member of the Association of American Universities, as one of the country’s top research institutions. Purdue’s system-wide options include distinct educational opportunities for students throughout the state and across the globe. One such example… Read more »
Tag: research and education
Join us Aug 4 for a ResearchSOC webinar
You are invited to attend a ResearchSOC webinar: Effective Cybersecurity for Research on August 4 at 2pm ET. What: Webinar | Effective Cybersecurity for Research When: August 4, 2pm ET Where: Zoom (register below) Abstract The tension between cybersecurity and researchers has long hampered attempts to secure research. It is also why institutional cybersecurity efforts in academia… Read more »
Defending against malicious code embedded in legitimate websites
Richard Biever is Duke University’s chief information security officer. Gagan Kaur is a data scientist at Duke University. The problem Security teams have the unenviable task of protecting large, complex, and diverse environments. Areas of focus typically center on protecting an internal network and today, cloud environments. Security infrastructure such as intrusion prevention/detection, firewalls, log… Read more »
Workshop: Cybersecurity Engagement in a Research Environment
You are invited to a free workshop sponsored by ResearchSOC and NSF Cybersecurity Engagement in a Research Environment A free workshop for researcher-facing cybersecurity professionals sponsored by the ResearchSOC and National Science Foundation December 7-9, 2021 (US Pacific Time). Virtually via Zoom and Slack. Please join us for this seat-limited workshop. The intent of the… Read more »
Collaboration is critical in defending against cyberattacks
IU-based REN-ISAC leads workshops to tackle ransomware, blended threats The recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack has highlighted the increasingly blended nature of cyberattacks, which interrupt not only information systems but also physical infrastructure. Higher education organizations are often the target for these blended threats. Imagine a university that has been infiltrated by malicious ransomware. In addition… Read more »
Webinar preview: “Walk before you run” with Josh Drake
Walk before you run: Baseline controls and paths to cybersecurity maturity By Gregory Moore Are you a seasoned IT pro who’s been tasked with handling security for your organization? Are you a brand-new CISO awash in a sea of security products and vendors? Or maybe you (finally!) received additional resources and management’s approval to “do… Read more »
Preview: vulnerability scanning workshop with Ken Goodwin
Ken Goodwin and Richard Biever will present at the 2020 NSF Cybersecurity Summit By Gregory Moore Ken Goodwin, director of networking, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), and Richard Biever, Duke University’s chief information security officer and director of identity management, will be presenting Both Sides of the Looking Glass: How Vulnerability Scanning and Honeypots Can Work Together in Proactive Cybersecurity Operations at the upcoming 2020 NSF Cybersecurity Summit for… Read more »
Preview: vulnerability scanning workshop with Richard Biever
Richard Biever and Ken Goodwin will present at the 2020 NSF Cybersecurity Summit By Gregory Moore Richard Biever is Duke University’s chief information security officer and director of identity management. He and Ken Goodwin, director of networking, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, will be presenting Both Sides of the Looking Glass: How Vulnerability Scanning and Honeypots Can Work Together in Proactive Cybersecurity Operations at the upcoming 2020 NSF Cybersecurity Summit… Read more »
Protecting Earth Science Research
By Gregory Moore The Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE) is now using the services of the Research Security Operations Center (ResearchSOC) to help protect and detect threats to its instruments and data. UNAVCO, a non-profit university-governed consortium, facilitates geoscience research and education using geodesy—the study of Earth’s shape, gravity field, and rotation. Since 2013, UNAVCO has operated the national… Read more »
Securing Virtual workshops in the age of Zoombombing
Security measures helped keep CI/CS Workshop attendees safe By Gregory Moore On August 18 and 20, 2020, ResearchSOC and CI CoE Pilot co-hosted the 2020 Cyberinfrastructure/Cybersecurity (CI/CS) Workshop, a virtual training event for cybersecurity and cyberinfrastructure professionals. Zalak Shah is a senior security analyst and deputy chief information security officer at Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) and oversaw the two-day event as the security officer. As with all online… Read more »