Cyber security and IT communities

Groups for those in IT and networking roles to come together, share experiences and learn from each other.

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Cyber security community group

A trusted community that helps Jisc members increase their security posture. Join discussion groups and share experiences about cyber security challenges and best practice.

Find out more and request to join the cyber security community group.

Cloud community

To explore the implementation and development of Cloud services for FE and HE education and research IT professionals by sharing best practice and trends in the sector.

Find out more and join the Jisc cloud community

Networkshop community group

Continue the technical conversations that start at our annual Networkshop event and carry on networking throughout the year.

Find out more and join the Networkshop community group.

Research network engineering (RNE) community group

A community for sharing best practices in building network infrastructures to support cutting edge research. 

Find out more about the research network engineering community group. 

Tech 2 Tech event series

Explore connectivity challenges with help from our Jisc experts. A series of events aimed at IT and networking staff.

Find out more about Tech 2 Tech and how to join.

Heads of IT regional groups

Member-led communities, bringing together heads of IT/directors in further education and higher education in their local region.

Find your local heads of IT group.

HE Automation Network

The group is an extension of the Power Community of Practice: a network for University of Bath colleagues using automation to improve their processes at work.

Find out more about the HE Automation Network and how to join

Securing our communities with multi-factor authentication (MFA)

To access a community using Microsoft Teams, please make sure you install the MFA app. Find out more about why we use MFA.