Technology talks

Please join us on April 15 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM for a broad, high-level overview of how the use of AI tools is changing how we communicate at work, including: Impact of AI: on emails, meetings, websites, and design Pros and cons: guidelines, pitfalls...

This session shares a consultant’s journey through the AI hype cycle—from early excitement and hard-earned disillusionment to practical, productive use of Gen AI. Drawing on real examples from HBS IT, we’ll explore what Gen AI does well, where it fails...

Explore the critical importance of identifying and prioritizing public-facing systems as a distinct category of cybersecurity risk, as well as the unique vulnerabilities they present. Guillermo Munoz, Senior Information Security Architect at Harvard...

Join us for a collaborative event co-sponsored by the IT Communities at Harvard and Stanford on AI Image Generation. While this session builds on themes from our conversation in the fall , no prior attendance is required. After a brief grounding overview...

The notices have been sent. The passwords have been updated. But in the wake of the 2025 incidents targeting Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, UPenn, and Harvard, a quiet risk remains for our entire academic community. While our systems may now be secure...

The scamdemic isn’t coming for college campuses - it’s already here. Pig butchering scams, once dismissed as fringe internet schemes, have evolved into a billion-dollar global criminal industry powered by transnational organized crime. Students, staff...

Don’t miss this dynamic virtual session where privacy meets marketing at our University! Join us for an engaging session on how privacy and marketing intersect within the University. We’ll explore practical considerations and connect them to our high...

In an era where artificial intelligence can craft flawless, persuasive narratives at scale, our defense against social engineering must evolve beyond technical fixes. This presentation will reframe cybersecurity not as a purely technological problem, but...

MacLane Merk, Director, Enterprise Project Management in HUIT and members of the Project Delivery Forum will explore strategies for starting and sustaining communities of practice that foster collaboration, innovation, and shared learning.