A Janet update from Jeremy Sharp, Janet CTO from Jisc's Tech 2 Tech: PSBA Janet update in July 2021.

1. Welcome
Tech 2 Tech Wales
Jeremy Sharp, Janet CTO
7 July 2021

2. Janet capacity and availability
• Availability of Janet services
remains high at 99.98%
• Traffic since March 2020 has
reduced due to staff and
students not on campus
• Expecting traffic to resume
growth post Covid-19
restrictions
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3. A deteriorating Threat Landscape
“Ransomware is no longer just a
financial crime; it is an urgent
national security risk ” Ransomware
Task Force*
2020 – 15 universities and
colleges seriously impacted by
ransomware
2021 – 16 universities
and colleges seriously
impacted by ransomware
in first 7 months
Direct impact costs - per
institution - £2M
Service disruption between 10 and 20 days
* https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/ransomware-taskforce-rtf-announce-framework-to-combat-ransomware
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4. eduroam
•Campaign to use eduroam
to address digital poverty
among learners
•Targeting Local Authorities
in England that offer
govroam already
•16 new expressions of
interest following Minister’s
call to action
•Usage substantially down
but recovering
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5. Govroam
•Available at 5,481 public venues
•46% NHS, 34% government
•Usage ~80% down during lockdown, slowly recovering.
Organisation types
Healthcare Local government
Education Other
Emergency Transport
Commercial Cultural
Research
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6. Govroam vaccination centres
Case study from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health
Trust, largest health board in Wales;
Govroam offered at all BCU sites – and available
across the Welsh public estate through PSBA;
Supports socially-distanced work – e.g. maternity
staff at Colwyn Bay relocated to a leisure centre;
Seen as a “massive enabler” – setting up
vaccination sites in LA buildings, as all staff need
access to BCU patient admin and vaccination
database;
“Have they got govroam? Then we don’t need to
worry” – biggest headache was getting the vaccine
storage freezers on the network, not the staff.
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7. Sparkroam
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• New project: Beta to launch in August
• Name yet to be confirmed!
• Port our proven x-roam model to the SP
market, supporting productivity and
collaboration by making it easier for staff to
access connectivity.
• Membership: science parks, innovation
centres, incubator hubs.
• The proposed roaming service is
infrastructure agnostic, privacy compliant and
will have competitive pricing. ​
Value statement:
Connecting staff wherever they need to
work, bringing together the science park
community.

8. Investing in Janet – new services & capability
Managed firewall service
• Expected Launch, Q3 2022
Filtering capability
•In place Q4 2021
•Janet security policy consultation
Session Border Controller as a Service
•In Beta
Sparkroam
•In Beta launching in August
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9. Thank-you