IT Seminar - Duo two-factor authenticaion service

Topic:              Duo two-factor authentication service

Date:               Friday, Feb 9

Time:               9:00 am – 9:45 am

Room:             MC2009 **Please note room**

Speakers:       Jason Testart, Andrew Ward, Shayne Dyck, IST

Topic: Introducing the Duo two-factor authentication service

In this presentation, Jason, Andrew and Shayne will introduce the Duo two-factor authentication (2FA) service and provide an update on the project, including:

  • Timeline for deployment
  • Services supported by 2FA
  • How 2FA works

Bios:

Jason Testart is Director, Information Security Services. He has served as UW's information security leader for the last 9 years.  He has also supported teaching for the School of Computer Science and the Faculty of Mathematics.

Andrew Ward is a member of the Information Security Services team within IST. Over the course of nearly 20 years, he has held various IT roles on campus in IST and the Centre for Extended Learning.

Shayne Dyck works as an Account Representative for IST Client Services supporting Housing, CECA and Velocity. He has been with the University since 2014. Shayne occupies his spare time with many hobbies but most enjoys mountain biking, brewing beer and woodworking.

This seminar will be webcasted/recorded and questions can be asked during the webcast via the link on the page.