This year's third meeting of the IT community took place for the first time on the university campus. Its main goal has traditionally been primarily to create a space where staff from different IT centers across the university can meet and discuss current topics and issues in person.
The agenda of the meeting, which took place on Thursday, September 14, contained several key points. Filip Janovič, head of the IT services division, shared the current status of the projects that fall under their heading. There was also a preview of upcoming developments in the area of central procurement of IT equipment and recent changes regarding the use of NAT in the university's data network were discussed. Colleagues from the M365 support team introduced the participants to the planned changes they are preparing for users, and also informed about the planned innovations from Microsoft.
An important part of the meeting was a summary of the results of two projects that focused on mapping the Perun user interface and possible modifications in the Security dashboard. The Security dashboard itself was practically demonstrated and the faculties got the opportunity to participate in its use. A traditional part of the meeting was a window dedicated to cyber security, where members of the CSIRT-MU cybersecurity team warned about specific security threats that the university has faced recently, including phishing attacks.
Big thanks belong to Ondřej Myšák from CIT FF for the photos from the meeting.
After a year spent abroad at The University of Texas at San Antonio, our colleague Martin Husák from the cybersecurity team CSIRT-MU returned to us. He was able to complete his postdoc internship in a research group in the USA thanks to a grant to support the mobility of promising researchers. What exactly does he focus on in his research? And why does he think Brno is the best city in the world?
In an interview with Vice-Rector Radim Polčák, we discussed changes in IT at Masaryk University. We discussed how the university is adapting to new needs and how it manages funding and maintaining a high level of IT services. We also touched on the Vice-Rector's view on the importance of the adaptation of the Institute of Computing to the University's strategic plan and the role of IT during crisis situations such as the recent covid-19 pandemic. We also discussed future plans, including the relocation of the Institute of Computer Science and its involvement in research activities and projects such as EOSC.
