{"id":30433,"date":"2026-09-29T13:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=30433"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:48:43","slug":"preview-of-security-at-u-m-in-it-sumit-events-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/29\/preview-of-security-at-u-m-in-it-sumit-events-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview of Security at U-M in IT (SUMIT) Events 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png\" alt=\"SUMIT: IT Security Event Series\" class=\"wp-image-30425\" style=\"width:686px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-400x266.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the U-M community begins a new academic year of learning, teaching, conducting research, and supporting the business needs of the university, we are reminded why protecting U-M\u2019s wealth of digital assets is so important. National <a href=\"https:\/\/staysafeonline.org\/programs\/cybersecurity-awareness-month\/\">Cybersecurity Awareness Month<\/a> is a great time to connect and learn about cybersecurity together with <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/SUMIT\">Security at U-M in IT (SUMIT) events<\/a> throughout October. ITS Information Assurance (IA) and the ITS Privacy Office have planned events to reach U-M faculty, staff, and students. Please help us spread the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/28\/securing-the-vote-technology-evidence-and-trust-in-the-2026-midterm-elections\/\"><strong>Securing the Vote: Technology, Evidence, and Trust in the 2026 Midterm Elections<\/strong><br><\/a>Join University of Michigan experts and election-security leaders for a timely, nonpartisan discussion about the systems, technologies, and safeguards that protect elections and help verify results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/25\/securing-what-comes-next-cybersecurity-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai\/\"><strong>Securing What Comes Next: Cybersecurity Leadership in the Age of AI<\/strong><br><\/a>A Fireside Chat with Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the full schedule and event details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/events\/SUMIT\">Safe Computing SUMIT page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Information Assurance Sessions<\/strong><br>U-M cybersecurity experts will host virtual sessions on security tips, a day in the life of a SOC\/incident response analyst, and building trustworthy AI for research compliance and security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drop-in Office Hours<\/strong><br>ITS IA staff will host open office hours to answer questions about cybersecurity and data protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safe Computing pop-ups<\/strong><br>IA and the Privacy Office will be hosting table pop-up events on campus to engage with students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safe Computing Challenge for Students<\/strong><br>An engaging, quiz-style challenge for students to learn about protecting themselves online and be entered into a drawing for ITS Tech Shop gift cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) -Sponsored Events<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Level UP Your Cyber Game \u2013 Big Ten: A virtual trivia game show hosted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance where teams can show off their cybersecurity knowledge. Join the U-M team in this friendly competition for the title of Most Cybersecurity Aware Institution in the Big Ten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to Survive the AI Apocalypse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BTAA CISO Panel Discussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Introduction to the Evolving Federal Research Cybersecurity Landscape and What It Means for University IT Teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMIT events this year will include a U-M panel on election security, ITS Information Assurance topics, and BTAA-sponsored presentations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194,"featured_media":30425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[488,23,119],"class_list":["post-30433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safe-computing","tag-cybersecurity","tag-security","tag-sumit"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png",600,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-400x266.png",400,266,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-300x200.png",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png",600,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png",600,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png",600,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png",600,400,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-200x140.png",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-60x42.png",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-600x300.png",600,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1.png",600,400,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SUMIT-MTech-600x400-1-400x250.png",400,250,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Bridget Weise Knyal, ITS Privacy Office","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/bweise\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"SUMIT events this year will include a U-M panel on election security, ITS Information Assurance topics, and BTAA-sponsored presentations.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30434,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30433\/revisions\/30434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}