Information technology never sleeps. IT news happens regularly across campus and beyond. Here’s the latest from IT @ UW-Madison, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Governance and more.
IT News
UW Campus Vulnerability Scan Coming Soon
The following message is being distributed to the UW-Madison campus. As most on the UW-Madison campus are aware, there have been an increasing number of high-profile IT security “matters” during the past few months. Many… Continue Reading UW Campus Vulnerability Scan Coming Soon
June 13, 2017
Find the resources you need on the new IT website
If you visited the IT website recently, you’ll notice it looks a little different. The site was updated using the new, official UW WordPress theme. This new look, feel and functionality better aligns with the digital… Continue Reading Find the resources you need on the new IT website
June 13, 2017
DoIT names new Head of Financial Services/CFO
Sarah Hart McGuinnis will join the DoIT leadership team on July 10 as DoIT’s Director of Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer. Sarah served as the Department Administrator and Assistant Department Administrator at the UW… Continue Reading DoIT names new Head of Financial Services/CFO
June 13, 2017- More IT News posts
The CISO's Perspective
Google Docs, ransomware and other adventures
The CISO’s Perspective / Special Edition Over the last several weeks the UW-Madison Cybersecurity Operations Center has observed two significant events along with several minor to important episodes which should cause all of us to… Continue Reading Google Docs, ransomware and other adventures
May 15, 2017
Enterprise Systems Security
The CISO’s Perspective / Special Edition Every once in a while I like to point out one of the teams in the Office of Cybersecurity and present something newsworthy. Today I want to highlight the… Continue Reading Enterprise Systems Security
April 11, 2017Now that we know what cybersecurity risk is…
The CISO’s Perspective “It’s not important because it’s policy, its policy because it’s important.” — Gary Declute After working on it for about a year, we are in the end stages of walking the Cybersecurity Risk… Continue Reading Now that we know what cybersecurity risk is…
March 14, 2017- More Cybersecurity Blog posts
IT Governance News
UW IT projects update
Campus IT leaders have just completed two of three tasks designed to better support the mission of the University with technology. The first is an IT services inventory, the aim of which is to provide… Continue Reading UW IT projects update
May 4, 2017Campus IT Governance begins work
Four UW technology advisory groups have been formed to increase engagement on Information Technology (IT) decision making. The groups, and their charge, stem from the Chancellor’s initiative to provide a framework for decision making related… Continue Reading Campus IT Governance begins work
February 20, 2017
Campus officials seek to strengthen IT governance
UW-Madison is launching a study of information technology governance and structure on campus in an effort to guide decision making on IT priorities and create additional effectiveness. “We need to strengthen collaborative campus IT decision… Continue Reading Campus officials seek to strengthen IT governance
December 5, 2016- More IT Governance News posts
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