Register now for RIMM 2024! This year’s REN-ISAC Member Meeting (RIMM) will be held from 7:00am – 4:30pm on Tuesday, April 30 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Your $275 registration fee will give you access to REN-ISAC Updates Presentations and panels featuring REN-ISAC members Break out discussion groups on member-chosen topics Networking opportunities Breakfast, lunch,… Read more »
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Your 2024 Steering Committee Representatives
We are pleased to announce the members on your 2024 Steering Committee as elected by you, our members. After tallying the votes, we have two new committee members joining our cadre of REN-ISAC Steering Committee leaders. Frank Barton, Husson University Tim Goth, Indiana University Jesse Moore, University of Washington (newly elected) Joel Rosenblatt, Columbia University… Read more »
REN-ISAC Listening Tour Begins in Bangor, ME
Our community is the cornerstone of the REN-ISAC. To better serve the needs of higher education, REN-ISAC’s Anthony Newman (Executive Director) is visiting member institutions for a listening tour to hear direct feedback from our community. On Friday, December 15, Newman met with representatives of the University of Maine, Husson University, and CISA in Bangor,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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)… Read more »