Morning Keynote Address: Cybersecurity: Your Future, Your Cloud and Your Smartphone (PDF)(MP4)

Daniel J. Lohrmann, Michigan Chief Security Officer and Deputy Director for Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Protection (CIP)

As the cyber world undergoes substantial change over the next decade, innovative technologies will require next-generation cyber protections. This session will focus on these cyber topics in an interactive format that contains both insights from a globally-recognized cybersecurity expert as well as opportunities to discuss these challenges in a roundtable format with your colleagues.

Dan Lohrmann is an internationally recognized security leader, technologist, and author. Over the past 25 years, Lohrmann has served public and private sector organizations spanning the globe as a senior network architect, project manager, government agency CIO, enterprise-wide CTO, CISO, and CSO. He also leads the Michigan Cyber Initiative, launched at the 2011 Michigan Cyber Summit, and is a lead on several federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) committees.

Morning Breakout Sessions

Security Incidents and Reporting (PDF)

Mary Johnson, MSU Police and Member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force
Dan Lohrmann, State of Michigan
Nicholas Oas, IT Services Network Management
Valerie O’Brien, MSU Police

Dan Lohrmann, Chief Security Officer for the State of Michigan will provide attendees a glimpse into the cybersecurity threats the State is seing and how their agency is responding. The MSU Police and the IT Services Network Management team will walk participants through the process of investigating a suspected compromise of a data system.

Personal Portals and SynchroModal Learning: Integrating Face-to-Face and Online Learners as Comparable Partners in the Same Learning Experience (PDFs 1,2,3,4)

John Bell, PhD, College of Education

The traditional model of hybrid learning involves alternating class meetings between face-to-face and online modes. A second emerging model of hybrid learning includes both face-to-face and online students as equal partners in the same class sessions, also known as SynchroModal Learning. This presentation will describe and illustrate a range of strategies for SynchroModal learning, including examples from the Educational Psychology and Educational Technology (EPET) Hybrid Ph.D. program in the College of Education. A particular focus will be on the use of personal portals in which each remote participant has his or her own local presence using tools such as the iPad.

Responsive Web Design (PDF)

Janice Gervais and Ryan Wells, IT Services and MSU Web Team

In this session we’ll look at using “The Grid” for Responsive Web Design (RWD). Starting with what an RWD Framework is, we will then explore how RWD could change Web Development Workflow. Develop a deeper understanding for Cascade Server Content Management and Responsive Web Design during this session and walk away with Tools for Accessibility.

Afternoon Keynote Address (MP4)

William Yock, University of Washington Enterprise Information Services

Bill Yock has a 28 year background in information systems development in the Higher Education and Healthcare industries. He is currently in charge of the Enterprise Data Warehouse and Database Administration for the University of Washington. Yock helped establish the UW’s Data Management Committee providing data governance and he is an active member of the Enterprise Architecture Steering Committee. Previously, Yock held senior management positions at healthcare firms, including Premera Blue Cross, where he created large data warehouse and data mining solutions. Yock is the former Executive Director of IT at a medical management firm where he created health information web portals. Yock holds a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems from the University of Iowa where he was also a Database Analyst in the Information Technology Services department. Currently, he is serving as Chair of the Kuali Rice Board of Directors, and is past chair of the Technology Roadmap Committee, for the Kuali Foundation.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Virtualization: Transforming the Desktop of the Past (PDF)

Jack Kramer, Communications and Brand Strategy
JJ Streiff, Health Information Technology
Muhammed Umar, Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies

This session will talk about VMware’s VDI product, View, and how it’s being used by Communications and Brand Strategy and the Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies to eliminate maintenance hassles and licensing issues while delivering secure local and remote access to students, faculty, and staff. The session will briefly cover VDI in general before jumping into View specifically, focusing on how to set up and deploy View virtual desktops and how to integrate with mobile users and hardware clients in labs and on desks. A different perspective will be provided by MSU’s Health Information Technology team who has implemented virtualized desktops on a broader scale.

Mental Models of Security (PDF 1, PDF 2)

Emilee Rader, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media
Kami Vaniea, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media
Rick Wash, School of Journalism and Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media

Non-expert computer users regularly need to make security-relevant decisions; however, these decisions tend not to be particularly good or sophisticated. How do non-experts think about security threats they face? And what are some non-traditional ideas that IT professionals can use to help students, faculty, and staff react better to phishing, pharming, and web-based attacks? Learn about some research that answers these questions and more during this session.

Analytics for Enterprise Efficiency and Effectiveness

Don Ries, IT Services Enterprise Information Stewardship
Bill Yock, University of Washington Enterprise Information Services

Faced with demands from provosts, parents, and politicians for better educational results, university data managers are turning to analytics to make the data accumulated in ERP systems available to many more users and to translate that information into actionable, cross-functional insights. In the process, they have learned that campus-wide collaboration on data usages is a prerequisite for successful governance and that new, non-expert tools must be created to improve access. Join this session to learn how MSU plans to leverage enterprise data demands with effective governance, dashboards, and collaboration.

Closing Remarks (MP4)

Tom Davis, Interim CIO, IT Services

Tom Davis draws from extensive technical and administrative experience in directing information technology at Michigan State University. Specifically, Davis focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of campus-wide technology initiatives and has direct oversight of IT Services, MSU’s central IT organization. He is committed to collaboration and building trust with university IT staff and with the campus community. For over 30 years, Davis has played a key role in shaping an information technology environment which supports the university’s mission.

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