From Threats to Solutions: Cybersecurity in Academic Libraries – an SNSI Security Summit

Sponsored by the Scholarly Networks Security Initiative [SNSI]
Recorded on 10/08/2024

Posted in Library Technology and IT

Learn more about the evolving cybersecurity landscape and gain practical strategies to implement at your institution in this 90-minute webinar.

Access the presentation slides and Webliography.

Summary:

With the mounting number of risks in the digital age, cybersecurity preparedness is more crucial than ever. SNSI invites you to join a dynamic and insightful webinar that brings together experts from diverse backgrounds to discuss the latest strategies and challenges in protecting institutions from cyber threats.

This panel will feature specialists with deep experience and knowledge of authentication and security issues affecting institutions. They will also delve into key trends in the cybersecurity supply chain, the role of vendors, and the impact of changes in browsers, authentication, and library technologies. Additionally, the session will explore the unique contributions libraries can make to cybersecurity efforts.

By attending this webinar, participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the evolving cybersecurity landscape, practical strategies to implement at their institutions, and access to valuable resources to support their ongoing cybersecurity efforts.


Speakers:

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    Carlota Sage

    Founder and Community CISOPocket CISO

    Carlota Sage spent much of her technical career driving the development of technical and customer knowledge bases, including the NETGEAR Support website and Netflix Help Center. Carlota discovered her love for cybersecurity when she took over FireEye’s customer-facing communities in 2014. She helped hundreds of security teams solve hardware, networking, product and security issues while completing her MS in Information and Knowledge Strategy from Columbia University. Carlota has brought her history in knowledge strategy, collaboration, and culture to securing small and mid-sized businesses. Since becoming a virtual CISO, she’s helped over a dozen 50-150 person organizations build their cybersecurity and compliance programs. Carlota volunteers with groups dedicated to ensuring diverse voices are heard in cybersecurity, including Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, GRCIE.org and The Diana Initiative.

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    Heather Flanagan

    PrincipalSpherical Cow Consulting

    Heather Flanagan, Principal at Spherical Cow Consulting, comes from a position that the Internet is led by people, powered by words, and inspired by technology. She has been involved in leadership roles with some of the most technical, volunteer-driven organizations on the Internet, including IDPro as Executive Director & Principal Editor; IETF, the IAB, and the IRTF as RFC Series Editor; ICANN as Technical Writer; and REFEDS as Coordinator, just to name a few. If there is work going on to develop new Internet standards, or discussions around the future of digital identity, she is interested in engaging in that work. You can learn more about her at <https://www.linkedin.com/in/hlflanagan/>

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    Michelle Polchow

    Electronic Resources LibrarianUniversity of California Davis

    Michelle is the Electronic Resources Librarian and Head of Electronic Resources Management Unit at University of California Davis. Areas of responsibility include troubleshooting, delivering timely access to new e-resources and maintaining preservation records for long-term access. She collaborates with cross-unit teams, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection development, user services, IT Infrastructure Services and the California Digital Library.

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    Emily J. Glenn, MSLS

    Dean, Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Emily J. Glenn, MSLS, is the dean of the Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She oversees the library’s strategic direction, resources, and services for UNMC’s 500-mile wide campus, including the Robert S. Wigton Department of Special Collections and Archives. With over 20 years of experience in various libraries, Glenn is a member of the University of Nebraska Consortium of Libraries Executive Committee and a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. She was a fellow of the National Library of Medicine and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellows Program in 2019-2020 and graduated from the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians at Harvard. Her professional interests include leadership, innovation, mentoring, and inclusion. Glenn has authored numerous works on health sciences information and libraries. In 2018, she received a grant to provide Hinari and Research4Life resources instruction in Rwanda.

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