IT News
Virtual Office Hours with UW–Madison CIO Lois Brooks
Fridays, 9:15am. Next special guest is Sep 30: Aaron Hobson, director of Recreation & Wellbeing.
September 23, 2022Check out the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference schedule
Attend in-person in Denver, Oct 25-28, or online, Nov 2-3. In-person and online advance registration pricing ends Sep 29!
September 22, 2022UW Design Community: “Now Better and More Design-y”
You shared. Are we getting it right? Join us Wed, Sep 28 as we cover your feedback, how we plan to make adjustments to our session format, and what you can look forward to in the next few months.
September 21, 2022NameCoach Canvas integration saves a recording of your name
Accurate name pronunciations help to promote inclusion, belonging and rapport in every interaction. This is why we adopted NameCoach, a tool that allows Canvas users to audio record the proper pronunciation of their names.
September 21, 2022I&TLC 2022: Proposals due next week!
Program proposals for the Information & Technology Leadership Conference are due soon. Do you have knowledge or experience you’d like to share? Tips and tricks to pass on? Submit your proposal by Thu, Sep 29.
September 21, 2022What is TechNews?
Welcome to a new school year, Badgers! If this is your first time reading TechNews—or if you need a refresher—here's what you can expect in your inbox each month.
September 21, 2022CommunITea is back!
The summer hiatus is over and CommunITea returns—offering some relaxed virtual socializing for IT and IT-adjacent folks. Thursdays at 3:30pm via Zoom.
September 21, 2022Learn with EDUCAUSE in October
Did you know UW–Madison is an EDUCAUSE member? This allows you to create a free profile and check out some educational offerings—from designing hybrid-flexible "HyFlex" courses to implementing a comprehensive IT disaster recovery solution.
September 20, 2022Finalists selected for DoIT Network Services director
The next finalist presentation will take place Sep 29 at 9am, in Computer Sciences room 3139 and via Zoom.
September 20, 2022Have questions about Canvas?
As you dig into Canvas to access your course materials, use this guide to help you answer some common questions, including: Why aren't all my courses showing up in Canvas?
September 20, 2022Complete your Cybersecurity Awareness Training
UW–Madison employees must complete Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Dec 1.
September 19, 2022Top Hat enterprise license is here for fall
The cost for using the tool was previously covered by students who purchased individual subscriptions. This new license will allow all UW–Madison students to use the tool with no purchase required. Learn more.
September 19, 2022Network firewall work: September update
Cybersecurity to the Edge (C2E) is a broad set of initiatives to reduce risk across the campus landscape. A high priority: improving campus network protection (aka “the firewall”). Learn about the team's progress.
September 12, 2022Apply today! Join the UW IT Mentoring cohort
UW IT Mentoring invites employees to apply as a mentor or mentee for the fall 2022-spring 2023 cohort. Applications are open through Wed, Sep 28. Learn more about the program and how to apply.
September 12, 2022How to protect yourself from drop USB attacks
Imagine you find a USB drive somewhere on campus, or perhaps receive one for free in the mail. What do you do? Or more importantly, what shouldn't you do?
September 9, 2022- More IT News posts
From the CIO
Reflections On 2020, With Hope For The Year Ahead
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.
December 22, 2020Listen, 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.
June 5, 2020Respond. 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.
May 4, 2020Staying 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.
April 3, 2020Reflection 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.
April 1, 2020- More CIO Blog posts
The CISO's Perspective
The CISO’s Perspective—The Undiscovered Vulnerability
Departing Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner shares some intergalactic perspectives on the past 6 years of cybersecurity defense, and signals our readiness for the battles ahead.
July 16, 2021Our New Year’s Resolution: Improve our IT security posture
We are not immune to things going on in the rest of the world. Criminal hackers are well funded and becoming more sophisticated. So what can IT departments do to be more secure?
January 20, 2021Waking Up To 2021
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.
January 5, 2021The colors of cybersecurity
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.
July 13, 2020Looking for opportunity in COVID-19
Perspectives from Chief Information Security Officer Bob Turner: While COVID-19 has brought challenges, it also brings great opportunities to rethink the way we work.
May 14, 2020- More CISO’s Perspective – Cybersecurity Blog posts
