From CIO Lois Brooks: While we have all experienced loss in many different forms this year, it’s heartening to also think about the ways we have grown in our resilience in the face of adversity.
CIO Blog
A collection of Lois Brooks’ presentations, writings, and thoughts on leadership
Listen, learn, act: Coming to grips with the death of George Floyd
From CIO Lois Brooks: I’m writing now to share my thoughts with you with the hope that reading them connects us together, and to offer my commitment to you.
Respond. Recover. Thrive.
Nothing is the same. Yet the university’s mission remains as focused and clear as it’s always been. Within DoIT and the IT community at the university, our mission remains the same as well.
Staying socially connected at a distance
As we all adjust to an immense amount of change and uncertainty, CIO Lois Brooks shares things we’re doing at DoIT to maintain social connection, even as we remain physically distant for a time.
Reflection on the past few weeks—and the work ahead
Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks reflects on the university’s shift to a fully virtual environment and the “all hands lifting” university-wide collaboration that made it possible.
In both recreation and innovation, pace & planning matter
From CIO Lois Brooks: When I think about the important work ahead of us this year in the Division of Information Technology, my thoughts perhaps surprisingly turn to sports.
The Pentateuch (well, sort of)…
As far back as the Confirmation classes I took when I was in middle school (which I remember being called Junior High School), I’ve always thought of the first five books of the Bible as setting the baseline for how people should act. Our pastors and teachers called these books The Pentateuch…
Moving beyond FUD, Part II
As a general rule, fear, uncertainty and doubt (known as FUD in cybersecurity circles) are discouraged as an effective method of influencing audiences. Is there ever a situation where FUD is useful? Sam Curry is …
Moving beyond FUD, Part I
The CISO’s Perspective 2018 – June At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we know the higher education and research communities are, in practice and by necessity, an open and collaborative society driven by the need to …
How many padlocks do we need on our data?
We’ve been very busy in the Office of Cybersecurity. But now I can get back to sharing my thoughts on an important topic — multi-factor authentication.