UITS news for May 29, 2019
IU wins 2019 Citrix Innovation Award
Award presented for two accessibility tech projects
IU’s commitment to accessibility was recognized with the Citrix Innovation Award, which celebrates bold and innovative solutions to IT’s most complex challenges. IU was selected out of more than a thousand submissions for IUanyWare AT Desktop for Accessible Applications and a virtual desktop for speech and hearing sciences.
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A new service helps you recognize potential phishing messages
In our continuing crusade against phishing, the IU Security Center now offers a new service called external email flagging to help protect you and your personal information.
After you activate the external email flagging service, messages you receive from non-IU email addresses will have an [External] tag added to the beginning of the subject line. Additionally, a warning is added to the top of the message to remind you to be cautious when clicking links or opening attachments from external sources.
For more information on how—and why—to avoid email scams, visit phishing.iu.edu.
Get ready to rumble!
Ready, Set, Robots! camp registration is open
This popular two-day camp challenges teens to program a robot for a mission to Mars. Working in small teams alongside IU technology professionals and researchers, campers use kits from the LEGO® Mindstorms® series to learn the basic computer programming skills it takes to make the robot complete a set of predetermined tasks. Camps culminate in an exciting Robot Grand Challenge, where each team’s robot struts its stuff.
Three camps to choose from:
June 13-14
June 21-22
July 11-12 (advanced camp)
All camps are from 9am to 3:30pm each day, in the Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB), 2709 E 10th St, IU Bloomington campus.
Register your high school kid for Security Matters Cybercamp
Registration is limited to 50 people, so sign up early
Hosted by the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, Security Matters Cybercamp is a day camp for high school students interested in cybersecurity. The camp features sessions on cybersecurity ethics, cryptography, cybercrime, finding malware, network security, and much more. The keynote speaker will be Jonathan Sweeny, an FBI computer scientist. New this year is a full third day with even more advanced content.
When: June 25, 26, and 27
Where: Hine Hall, IUPUI
Cost: $199 (breakfast and lunch included; parking at no charge)
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Speaker: A look at the future of cybercrime
IU alumnus and FBI computer scientist to give Security Matters Cybercamp keynote
Jonathan Sweeny spent seven years managing an IT security team at IU, responding to 10,000 incidents a year, before becoming a computer scientist for the FBI. He now assists with any investigation that involves complex technologies, such as malware, and deploys around the world to respond to large-scale complex computer intrusions. He also teaches these skills at the FBI Academy.
What: 2020 Cybersecurity Vision: Looking at the Future of Cybercrime
When: June 25, 9:05am
Where: Hine Hall, IUPUI
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More IT news and events
- IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology is hiring
- Register for Supercomputing for Everyone Series: Unix: The Basics
- School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI fueling growth of women in motorsports
- Birds outfitted with ‘backpacks’ to research environmental change in Indiana
- In case you missed the last Monitor, find it here
