Author Archive: UC IT News

Finding vulnerabilities in real applications through a web application security assessment class 

The Web Application Security Assessment class in the UC Berkeley School of Information’s Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) program offers students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with penetration testing of real Berkeley campus applications. Offered for the first…
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K1st World AI Conference Oct 11-12: First 20 UC registrations get 90% discount

K1st World Oct 11-12, Stanford

[Editor’s note: Grateful to a UC tech community member for sharing an event that her team is hosting at Stanford University this fall.] AI continues to revolutionize the tech landscape, even on UC campuses, not only in software, but in…
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Introducing the UC Tech Engagement Committee 

Several members of the UC Tech Engagement Committee discussing their plans going forward with members of the UC Tech community during the UC Tech 2023 conference

By Mojgan Amini. The CIO Council (formerly the IT Leadership Council), established a new working group in April 2023, called the UC Tech Engagement Committee. The purpose of the committee, with representation from different UC locations, is to…
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UC Tech Fall calendar: Your perspectives needed on these upcoming UC tech topics

3 mo rolling calendar - August (survey results), Sept (LatinX and Fiiipino heritage), Oct (EDUCAUSE, Cyber Security and NDEAM)

The UC Tech community hopes to learn more about people with experiences both like – and different from – their own. To that end, we hope those with a passion for the following topics share insights so we can learn…
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UC Cyber Risk Program Annual Report Spotlights Accomplishments and Goals 

The 2022 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report cover featuring participants in the UC Irvine Robotics Lab

Since its inception in 2015, the UC Cyber Risk Program has emphasized the importance of building partnerships and creating opportunities for collaboration.  The Cyber-risk Coordination Center (C3) collaborates with UC locations to collect and share stories around cybersecurity and risk…
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The Queer experience at UC: Powerful insights from your staff colleagues

Queering Professionalism - powerful insights from U.C. Staff Colleagues

Recently, UC Berkeley opened its doors, virtually, to the entire UC staff community for an open discussion on navigating dominant culture norms for professionalism for LGBTQ+ staff. The panel was the third event of a series focused on strategies for…
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