From: Rachel Hassett <rhassett@ucsd.edu>
Date: Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 1:01 PM
Subject: OEC IT Outreach - Cybersecurity and Request for Feedback
To:
This message is being sent out to all Ladder and Teaching Faculty in the Jacobs School of Engineering.
Dear Faculty,
My name is Rachel Hassett, and I was recently appointed as the CTO and Director of the Office of Engineering Computing (OEC), which provides IT Support for the Jacobs School of Engineering. I have worked with many of you before, and I have enjoyed working here over the last 13 years in support of this School!
The reason I’m reaching out today is two-fold:
Cybersecurity Outreach: as part of a larger UC-wide cybersecurity effort coming from UCOP, our Campus Security Officer (CISO) is managing the rollout of Qualys (vulnerability management software) and Trellix (antivirus / antimalware software) software on all applicable campus-connected computers. OEC is responsible for ensuring that all systems connected to Engineering networks are categorized correctly, and that these two important pieces of software are running on your systems
IT Outreach/Feedback: I would like to hear from you about your IT needs
This form will take <5 minutes of your time
Please respond by Friday August 4
I am open to hearing feedback from you anytime as well - so please feel free to contact me directly at rhassett@ucsd.edu.
A few additional notes:
Cybersecurity is something that we all, as users of networked equipment, must keep in mind - as we balance the need to secure all campus networked devices with the need for systems to be usable in this internet-connected society. Each of our systems can affect others', and so we all work together to keep all of our systems safe. In that vein, I'll be in touch regarding the Qualys/Trellix install across our device base over the next several months.
It is clear that the IT landscape on campus is complex - there are different IT groups, and depending on what problem you’re having, different groups can help you. I hope that you feel you can contact us, knowing that if we aren’t the right folks to help with a specific issue, that we can at least point you in the right direction. You can reach us at oec@ucsd.edu
Lastly, I want to make it plain that I appreciate each and every one of you during the Google Transition - I know that this has put a lot on some of your plates with the Google Drive file cleanup and file move. It will all be worth it when we know that your important files have necessary ownership, your data assets are properly protected, and we have them in the necessary location moving forward.
Thank you for your time, and have a great week!
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