Networking

Alberta post-secondaries come together to fight cybersecurity threats

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To combat rising cybersecurity threats to education and research organizations, Alberta’s 26 post-secondary institutions (PSIs) are teaming up to collectively share information and strategies to enhance the security and privacy of their digital assets. Facilitated by Cybera, this first-of-its-kind collaboration will not only save time and money for individual organizations looking to tackle these issues, […]

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National team of security analysts collaborating to secure Canada’s R&E network

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In early 2019, Canada’s 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners in the National Research and Education Network (NREN) began implementing a new security platform to coordinate protection of this critical infrastructure. The Security Information and Event Management initiative will improve our identification, management and response to cyber security threats, thereby strengthening the overall security of

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Cybera’s response to telco petition to increase wholesale internet rates

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Last week, Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, including Bell, Rogers and Telus, petitioned the federal government to reverse the CRTC’s August 2019 decision to lower wholesale rates. These rates are what the large telecommunication firms charge to resellers to provide internet services.  In its August 2019 decision, the CRTC stated that; “The Commission considers that the

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Cybera’s membership grows while its internet costs shrink

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This past month, Cybera marked two major milestones: its membership surpassed 100 organizations, while the set rate for bandwidth in the Internet Buying Group has been reduced from $1.75 to $1.50 per Mbps. This is the 12th price drop for the bulk buying service since its launch in 2012. Coupled with Cybera’s Peering service, the Internet Buying

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Alberta’s public Virtual Firewall Service adds new security capabilities

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The Virtual Firewall Service allows Alberta public organizations to cut down on their firewall maintenance costs by removing the need to host their own physical firewall devices. The service has now expanded to include FortiNet offerings, and is being made available to any small public institution in Alberta that is a member of Cybera. A

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In places with no internet connectivity, Alberta libraries offer a lifeline

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When you look at the total geographic region that the Peace Library System covers, you get a good sense of some of the challenges faced by its IT Services Manager, Janet Ayles. Peace Library basically serves the entire top-left corner of Alberta. With 46 libraries spread over 238,000 square kilometres, Ayles sees a broad range

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Canada’s Research and Education Community Strengthens Cybersecurity

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Cybera is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first procurement for a new national Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. The SIEM initiative involves a collaboration of 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners of Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). The proposed solution will enable all partners of the NREN to

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Cybera Supports SWIFT Call For Equal Access to the CRTC’s Broadband Fund

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Bright/translucent lines: Areas where SWIFT estimates internet service provider offer service packages with speeds that meet or exceed CRTC’s 50/10 “basic service” target. Dark hexagons: Areas considered served/ineligible to apply to CRTC fund. Last week, Cybera submitted a letter in support of Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT)’s appeal to the CRTC to reconsider its Broadband

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New Hub in Red Deer Will Help Schools and Researchers Collaborate Easier and Faster

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After years of negotiations and maintenance work, Cybera is pleased to announce that a high-speed networking point of presence (PoP) has been installed in Red Deer. Red Deer College and the Red Deer Public School District were the first institutions to connect to the new PoP, at a rate of up to 1 Gbps. Utilizing

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ShareIT expands its catalogue offerings

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Alberta’s ShareIT procurement service has successfully entered its second year, marking $3.38 million in savings thus far for participating members. Now, the catalogue of end-user computing and networking hardware that can be purchased through ShareIT has expanded to include more products (under the categories of laptops, desktops, tablets, and wireless access points) from additional manufacturers.

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Investments in Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) extend and strengthen essential infrastructure for research

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  NREN partners’ investments extend network reach, increase capacity, and strengthen resiliency of network infrastructure supporting data-rich, collaborative innovation Cybera and its partners in Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN), an essential collective of infrastructure, tools, and people that bolsters Canadian leadership in research, education and innovation, today announced the completion of a range

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Cybera’s Virtual Firewall Service: An Introduction and History

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Earlier this month, Cybera launched a Virtual Firewall Service (VFS) for Alberta’s public sector institutions. In this first of a two-part blog series, I will describe the history of Cybera’s VFS and what the future holds. Part Two will then provide a deep-dive into the technologies that the VFS uses, and how Cybera members can

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