Podcasts
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Why you should sometimes let yourself be hacked on purpose
Just how resilient is your organisation to a cyberattack? Red teaming is the way to find out: in this exercise, someone takes on the role of an attacker, looks for vulnerabilities and identifies areas where your defences could be improved. Would you like to know how it works? Have a listen.
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Too many applications to manage? Kubernetes is the answer
You manage the applications for part of your institution, and the number is constantly growing. Does this sound familiar? Then Kubernetes is for you. This technology automates application management, making it scalable and more reliable. In this episode of SURFshort, discover why Kubernetes is becoming increasingly important for education and research, and how SURF is using it.
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What you need to know about… the AI-hub
As is often the case with technological developments, the rapid advancement of AI is outpacing legislation and regulation. Work is now underway on the AI hub to make AI available in line with our shared values. Corno Vromans, a member of the Public Values team at SURF, explains what this is in this new episode of SURFshort.
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What you need to know about... network resilience
You only realise how dependent you are on a network… when it goes down. In this episode of SURFshort, Harold Teunissen, Head of Network at SURF, and presenter Eva van Dam discuss network resilience. No institution is alone in this. Our network expert’s call to action: “We need to get used to the fact that things don’t always just work.”
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What you need to know about… the Digital Omnibus legislation
The European Union is working on the Digital Omnibus, a package of new rules designed to overhaul existing digital legislation in one go. The aim is to reduce the regulatory burden and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness. However, the Digital Omnibus also has significant implications for the GDPR, our online privacy and even our fundamental rights. -
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What you need to know about... Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
By sharing data, we accelerate scientific progress, although this isn’t always straightforward. How do you maintain control without hindering other researchers? Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) make this more feasible. Freek Dijkstra, an expert in the field of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), explains how it works. -
What you need to know about... taking control of your identity
DigiD is a form of Identity Access Management, or IAM. In education and research in the Netherlands, we have to deal with it. What happens if we can no longer access the identity data of students, staff or researchers? Arnout Terpstra, teamlead Identity and Access Management at SURF, answers these questions within geopolitical developments. -
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What you need to know about... DPIAs
Listen to the SURFshort podcast with privacy lawyer Sophia Gelpke on DPIAs, vendor compliance and privacy law in a geopolitical context. -
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Quantum computing - Up to here and beyond - episode 3: between hype and feasibility
What if quantum computing were suddenly to mature and transform our world at high speed? No theory, no distant future, but the question that defines everything: what if it really happens now? In this third episode, we look straight ahead together with experts.