Susan Sons has been named executive director for OmniSOC, the shared cybersecurity operations center for higher education and research led by Indiana University (IU). She reports to Aaron Neal, IU deputy chief information officer. Sons has been serving in an interim capacity since July 1. Previously, Sons was a chief security analyst at IU’s Center… Read more »
Tag: Trusted CI
Research at risk: ransomware attack on Physics and Astronomy case study
Michigan State University and ResearchSOC partner Trusted CI collaborate to raise awareness of cybersecurity threats to the research community Ransomware is a form of cybercrime that has risen to the same level of concern as terrorism by the U.S. Department of Justice. The United States suffered more than 65,000 ransomware attacks last year and victims… Read more »
Webinar preview: Operationalizing the framework: getting management to understand cybersecurity
Empowering organizations to confront cybersecurity challenges: a discussion with Trusted CI Framework architect Craig Jackson By Gregory Moore Cybersecurity professionals supporting research and higher education understand the value of having a common language with senior management. Published March 1, the Trusted CI Framework Implementation Guide for Research Cyberinfrastructure Operators provides such a common language, which can lead to mutual… Read more »
Webinar: NSF Resources for Research Cybersecurity: Trusted CI and ResearchSOC
Note: this announcement was originally posted on Trusted CI’s website. Trusted CI Director Von Welch and ResearchSOC Deputy Director Susan Sons will present “NSF Resources for Research Cybersecurity: Trusted CI and ResearchSOC,” on Friday June 14 at 2pm ET. This presentation is part of ESnet’s series of CI Brownbag talks. Cybersecurity for research has a… Read more »
“Securing and Supporting Research Projects: Facilitation Design Patterns” slides available
In case you missed the above workshop at EDUCAUSE SPC (and you may well have missed it—the workshop filled up early, had a long wait list, and was almost standing room only), the slides from “Securing and Supporting Research Projects: Facilitation Design Patterns” are now available. Presented by Michael Corn (CISO, UCSD) and Cyd Burrows-Schilling… Read more »