Cybersecurity Blog

Perspectives from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner: When we woke up on Jan 1, we still had many of the same problems we faced in 2020. Where we go from here is up to us.  Continue Reading Waking Up To 2021

Perspectives from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner: Let’s make the change and toss the old terms and invite new, accurate and non-offensive ways to express who we are and what we do. Continue Reading The colors of cybersecurity

In the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” the ’60s folk group the Byrds sang of the inevitable cycle of change. The Office of Cybersecurity is experiencing such change in the departure of 2 key colleagues. Continue Reading Remembering the Byrds

October is a time to celebrate security people, processes, teams and initiatives. It’s also a time to reflect on some of those fundamental pieces of information protection and cybersecurity.  Continue Reading The importance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Data loss can happen – large or small, unstructured or formatted, simple files or complex databases­. Continue Reading The CISO’s Perspective: That awful moment when you hear “Auuuugh!!! Where’s my data?!?”

CISO Bob Turner says something must be done to better manage and secure data and data access points. Continue Reading Defending the Endpoint! Improving Management, Security & Mobile Devices

After 18 months of working in committee, teams, and the editing and socialization process, our Chief Information Officer, Lois Brooks, had the opportunity to review and approve our Information Security Program and 2018 – 2021 Cybersecurity Strategy. Continue Reading The CISO’s Perspective – Spring has sprung (finally): What happened last Winter

As we ponder how we can practice the art of continuous improvement, the concept of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation is a significant game changer for UW–⁠Madison. Continue Reading Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation: Lather, Rinse, Repeat