ITS Information Assurance Events

Upcoming Events

October 4, 2022: SUMIT, Cybersecurity Month - Cosign Retirement Drop-in Session

If you manage a service that currently uses Cosign authentication, you should have started planning to move to Shibboleth authentication by June 2023. Join us for a presentation about the different options for using Shibboleth (SAML or OIDC) followed with Q&A to help you ensure a smooth transition off of Cosign.

There will be two opportunities to join us, Oct. 4 and Oct 18.
October 6, 2022: SUMIT, Cybersecurity Month - Safe Computing for Everyone

Meet the Information Assurance Education and Engagement team and learn how we curate knowledge, develop training, and create awareness for U-M community members to protect themselves and the U. You will get a glimpse of our brand-new training course, as well as exciting new pages on the Safe Computing website.
October 11, 2022: SUMIT, Cybersecurity Month - MCommunity Privacy and Security Settings for Individual and Group Profiles

The session will begin with a short presentation about the recent changes to MCommunity, including security and privacy improvements to the MCommunity user profile and groups interfaces. We will also discuss improvements to the user experience and accessibility. Participants can ask questions and presenters will demonstrate how to use specific features. The presenters will also invite participants to share their ideas for new features and improvements to existing functionality.
October 13, 2022: SUMIT, Cybersecurity Month - Remediation of Insecure Remote Access Protocols

ITS Information Assurance's Insecure Remote Access Protocol (IRAP) project is an effort to further improve the security posture of the university by focusing on the discovery and remediation of insecure protocols that are exposed to the Internet. The goal of the IRAP project is to ensure individuals maintain appropriate remote access while also protecting critical U-M resources and sensitive data. This will be accomplished by blocking specific insecure protocols at the network border with the Internet. In this session we will walk through our process, including data collection/analysis and U-M community engagement.
October 19, 2022: SUMIT, Cybersecurity Month - Protecting Research Data

All members of the U-M community share responsibility for safeguarding university resources and data, and complying with university policies and data protection laws and regulations. Data security is an important consideration that should be taken into account early in a research project to allow researchers to properly prepare and budget for the implementation of security controls. If you are a researcher, or a staff member supporting research at U-M, attend this session to learn more about resources to help you navigate IT security compliance and ensure research data is appropriately protected.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Every October, ITS Information Assurance (IA) celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month by hosting events, organizing activities, and presenting resources to promote information security and privacy, and to remind members of the U-M community of their shared responsibility to protect the university and one another's information, data, and systems. For 2022 our events include distinguished speakers, the return of our SUMIT series, plus links to resources from our ITS Information Assurance team and partner organizations.

Check out all the Cybersecurity Month events and resources!

SUMIT—Security at University of Michigan IT

The annual Security at University of Michigan IT (SUMIT) symposium is designed to raise awareness and educate the community about important cyber security and privacy issues. This free event series is hosted every October during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and presents a rare opportunity to hear nationally recognized experts and ITS Information Assurance (IA) staff, including opportunities for the U-M community to talk to IA staff about some of the key technologies used to manage IT security and privacy at U-M.

Check out all the SUMIT events!

Recent Event: The Feeling of Being Watched

When journalist Assia Boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood in Chicago, she uncovers one of the largest FBI terrorism probes conducted before 9/11 and reveals its enduring impact on the community.

Dissonance hosted a free viewing of The Feeling of Being Watched from March 28 to April 7, and on the afternoon of April 7 a discussion with film's director and Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow Assia Boundaoui. Conversation was facilitated by Wallace House Director Lynette Clemetson, and joined by Roya Ensafi and Tanisha Afnan.

Check out a recording of the conversation with the director.

Privacy@Michigan

Privacy is an inherently interdisciplinary research topic that touches many disciplines at U-M. Faculty, researchers, students and staff, across many fields, either face or address privacy issues in their work. Privacy@Michigan celebrates International Data Privacy Day, held every year on January 28, and aims to bring together faculty, researchers, students and staff from different colleges, schools and units across campus with the goal of sparking ongoing, multidisciplinary conversations about privacy's role in society — here at U-M and worldwide.

For 2022, School of Information and Information and Technology Services sponsored a series of online events, including workshops by SPILab!

You can check out all of the Privacy@Michigan 2022 events, including links to their descriptions and details on joining us over Zoom, or find them on the Safe Computing Events Calendar.

ITS Information Assurance Office Hours

Ask the ITS Information Assurance Experts. Every Tuesday from 3–4 p.m., ITS Information Assurance (IA) staff are available for short one-one-one drop-in sessions to answer your questions and help you find the resources you need.

Dissonance

Conversations at the confluence of technology, policy, privacy, security, and law

The Dissonance Event Series explores the ways technology, policy, privacy, security, and law are ever increasingly intertwined in all facets of life and society. This series seeks to increase university-wide, multidisciplinary discourse, and support university initiatives, including those related to data science. In addition to hosting events throughout the academic year, Dissonance co-sponsors events across campus. Recordings of many past Dissonance events are available.