UITS news for February 26, 2020
Time to kick back and relax? Cyber thieves never take a spring break
Prepare yourself and your devices for a safe trip.
Whether traveling for work or pleasure, reduce your risk by taking a few precautions.
- Travel with small devices. You are more likely to carry them, and they are less likely to be stolen from a hotel room.
- If your device is stolen, report it immediately to IU, and to an embassy if abroad.
- Enroll a secondary Duo device in case you don’t have access to your primary device.
- Secure your device with encryption and a password.
- Make a secure connection. Log in using IU’s SSL VPN or use eduroam.
- For faculty and staff, your IT Pro can help you secure data for travel. If you must bring a work device, ask if your department has loaner devices available.
Luddy professor helps protect millions on Facebook
IU professor earns Facebook award for security discovery affecting 9.5 million users.
Luyi Xing, an assistant professor of computer science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, has been awarded $30,000 from Facebook as part of its Bug Bounty program, which helps the technology giant detect and fix vulnerabilities. His work was also featured in Wired magazine.
Xing’s research was inspired by the scandal in which Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of millions of Facebook users without their consent. That data was used to create user psychographic profiles for targeted political advertising.
Research software expert and Hoosier alumna to speak at alma mater
The head of Globus products will speak at IUB on March 5.
As head of products for Globus, Rachana Ananthakrishnan develops secure software for research scientists. Globus, an initiative of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Lab, serves the global research community while operating as a sustainable non-profit. Ananthakrishnan received her master’s in computer science from IU in 2002.
Ananthakrishnan’s talk is part of IU’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) Speaker Series and is co-hosted by the Center of Excellence for Women in Technology.
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Maurer School of Law 335, Bloomington campus
This talk will be streamed at the following locations:
- IUPUI: ICTC IT 497
- IUB: Luddy Hall 3006
- Live stream: iu.edu/CACR-speakers
Still time to register for 7th annual women and technology summit
Registration includes free professional headshot, several meals, and more.
Collaborate, network, and experience technology across a variety of skill levels and disciplines at the Summit: Celebrating Women & Technology, an annual conference hosted by the IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology on the IU Bloomington campus.
Date: March 6-7, 2020
Location: Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington campus
Registration includes entry to all conference sessions on Friday and Saturday, free professional headshots, several meals, and giveaways.
Students: share your feedback about IU’s digital campus
Results will help improve online services and websites.
With your help, the IU Digital Campus Survey will gather insight into how students are using IU’s digital campus, which includes all of IU’s online services and websites. Do you ever have trouble finding information or completing tasks online? Share your thoughts and help guide future decision making. It only takes a few minutes and answers are anonymous.
Faculty: class attendance down due to the flu?
Be ready to quickly take your class online in any emergency.
Plan early. Adapt now. Communicate often. When circumstances require moving a class online temporarily, those steps will help faculty adjust. UITS offers resources to help make that shift quickly, whether you’re moving a class online due to prolonged campus or building closures, absenteeism due to the flu, or personal family emergencies.
The Keep Teaching website offers multiple options for keeping your classes running and provides tools to facilitate the process.
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