UC Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) - More Follow Up

We have noted in prior posts that proposed UC programs aimed at preventing cyber breaches have created concerns about privacy and other matters among faculty.* The item was forced on the agenda of the Academic Senate's systemwide Assembly by petition. (We have noted that a number of Assembly meetings have been marked by issues put on the agenda by petition this year, a symptom of Senate resistance to discussing matters of evident concern to faculty. That resistance is an issue in itself.)

However, although the minutes from the June meeting that was forced to take up the cybersecurity concerns are not yet available (why?), we have this item from the Bruin on the outcome:

Following the implementation of a systemwide cybersecurity program, UC faculty said they are concerned about privacy – and the University’s failure to consult the Academic Senate before requiring its installation. The Assembly of the Academic Senate approved a June 12 resolution requesting the University halt the implementation and use of Trellix – an endpoint detection and response software that continuously monitors, detects and responds to cybersecurity threats. The resolution cited the ability of Trellix to upload or alter files without user consent, the potential for government agencies to access data and broader risks to research integrity and academic freedom as reasons for their opposition to the software.

The Senate also said in the resolution that the future deployment of a similar monitoring software should undergo a transparent evaluation process with faculty involvement. The resolution – approved by a 27–6 vote with 14 abstentions – followed over a year of faculty objections to the systemwide mandate...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2025/07/13/uc-faculty-concerned-over-lack-of-consultation-privacy-on-cybersecurity-software.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/06/uc-endpoint-detection-and-response-edr.html; https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/06/panel-on-uc-endpoint-detection-and.html.