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08
Jan
2021

Internet2 Announcements

Internet2 Statement on Recent Capitol Hill Violence

By Howard Pfeffer, Internet2 President and CEO The violent attacks at the U.S. Capitol and on our democratic process are incomprehensible. The jarring and disturbing images from that day, particularly the ones of attackers waving or wearing symbols of hate and racism in the halls of the Capitol, stand as…

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21
Dec
2020

Community News

Internet2 Community News Spotlight – December 2020

By Sara Aly, Internet2 Communications Manager This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from across Internet2 member organizations to share important announcements and celebrate achievements in fulfilling their research, education, and scholarship missions. The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications through January 15…

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21
Dec
2020

Cloud

NET+ Update: Late 2020/Early 2021 Highlights

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Sean O’Brien, Director, Internet2 NET+ Cloud Services Program As 2020 comes to an end, the Internet2 NET+ team wants to thank the research and education community for supporting our community cloud services program. Here are a few…

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16
Dec
2020

Security

Coming in 2021: Routing Resources for Network Engineers

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes By Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect  MANRS, IRR, RPKI, ROAs, oh my. Over the last eighteen months, the Internet2 community has steadily improved the security and stability of the research and education (R&E) routing infrastructure through the adoption…

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15
Dec
2020

Advanced Networking

December 2020 NGI Update: Optical and Packet Migration Progress

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Director of Network Planning and Architecture, and Scott Taylor, Packet Platform Implementation Director Internet2 Optical Update: As 2020 comes to an end, the NGI optical upgrade is completing its flex grid line system…

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07
Dec
2020

Cloud

NET+ LastPass Program Update on Transition to New Customer Agreement

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Nick Lewis, Internet2 Program Manager, Security and Identity The Internet2 NET+ LastPass program has 48 subscribers, showing the continued growth and interest among colleges and universities in offering school-sponsored password management to every person on campus.

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07
Dec
2020

Security

Security Scene: December Edition

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Adair Thaxton, Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Near and dear to our hearts are our K-12 schools — they’re especially appreciated this year for all they’ve done and all they’ve tried to do. Dark Reading came up with…

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01
Dec
2020

Community News Research Engagement

National Effort Prioritizes Advancing Cyberinfrastructure and Research Readiness Among Minority-Serving Institutions

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and minority-serving institutions encouraged to participate in survey to level up cyberinfrastructure HUNTSVILLE, Ala., and WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2020 – The Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC), in collaboration with Internet2, is…

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