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About ITBytes
Hello and welcome to ITBytes, UCC IT Services first official podcast. The podcast is hosted by IT Services staff members, Noelette Hurley and Deirdre Keane. Noelette works as an IT Analyst while Deirdre is kept busy as our Communications Coordinator. In this episode they chat about the topics that will be covered in upcoming episodes and the guests we hope to have on the pod! You can follow us on Instagram and Twitter for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan Thanks to UCC
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- ITBytes
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- First episode
- 3 Mar 2023
- Latest episode
- 5 Dec 2024
Latest episodes
16 episodes in the feed.
5 Dec 2024
Xmas Tech Gift Special ( You get what you give)
ITBytes hosts explore the best tech and non-tech gift ideas, sharing secure shopping tips and unique options for a stress-free Christmas season.
24 Oct 2024
ITBytes Talks Cyber Security Part 3 - Trends, Updates, and Pig Butchering?
October is cyber security awareness month in UCC, as part of a month-long series of events ITBytes has recorded 3 short episodes with a focus on cyber security. In this the third and final episode of the series, we talk to Barry Foley, UCC’s IT Security Officer. Topics covered include the current IT Security landscape, AI, the latest cyber security threats (a little Pig Butchering anyone… ) and advice to keep your information, both personal and professional, safe. You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Editing & Production: Eoin O’Sullivan
17 Oct 2024
ITBytes Talks Cyber Security Part 2 - The business of cyber and romance fraud.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month at UCC. As part of the events, ITBytes has recorded a three-episode series focusing on cyber security. In the second episode, we talk to Katie Horgan, IT Security Analyst in IT Services, about the business of cyber fraud, including romance fraud, and the impact these crimes have on people lives. Resources mentioned in this episode include: An Garda Siochana Romance fraud article: https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/press-releases/2024/february/romance-scammers-will-steal-your-heart-and-then-swindle-your-money-13th-february-2024.html (https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/press-releases/2024/february/romance-scammers-will-steal-your-heart-and-then-swindle-your-money-13th-february-2024.html) Have I been pwned website: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ (https://haveibeenpwned.com/) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Editing & Production: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
11 Oct 2024
ITBytes Talks Cyber Security: Part1 - Women in Cyber and IT
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month at UCC. As part of the events, ITBytes has recorded a three-episode series focusing on cyber security. In the first episode, we chat with Caoimhe Gannon, an IT Security Analyst in IT Services, about her journey into a career in IT and cyber security at UCC. You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Editing & Production: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
16 Sept 2024
Student IT are back, guiding us through the start of term.
Our first ever return guest, Tom Howlin, UCC’s student IT supervisor, chats to ITBytes about the start of term and the various supports and services available to both new and returning students. Learn where to find all the information you need to thrive this academic year. Resources mentioned in this episode are: Student IT Website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit (https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit) Setting up MFA: UCC Student IT Account - Set Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ6YE04FFds&ab_channel=UCCIreland) IT Training Video: IT Orientation (https://youtu.be/vypgL4PsLN4?si=d4PjwBTartYqqBO_) Social Media Course on canvas: Course URL (https://ucc.instructure.com/courses/57274) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Editing & Production: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
24 May 2024
Going Viral with TLC No Scrubs, ITBytes chats to Rosie O’Byrne.
ITBytes chats to Rosie O’Byrne in this episode. Rosie is a UCC Arts in English & History graduate, producer on UCC98.3fm and presenter of La Vie En Rosie podcast. Rosie talks about her journey into radio, being an MC on Other Voices and that viral moment back in February 2024 where Rosie shared her live radio 'oops' moment on social media. A 10 second reel that resulted in over 35 million+ views on Instagram and how Rosie navigated both the positive and negative sides of going viral. Links discussed in this episode include; Social Media Canvas Course https://ucc.instructure.com/courses/57274 (https://ucc.instructure.com/courses/57274) La Vie en Rosie Podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lavieenrosie3/ (https://www.instagram.com/lavieenrosie3/) La Vie en Rosie Podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6k78nEZAFLtMHPb3CXQIf4 (https://open.spotify.com/show/6k78nEZAFLtMHPb3CXQIf4) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Production/Editing: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
14 Mar 2024
ITBytes agus cúpla focal as Gaeilge (IT Bytes and a couple of words in Irish)
IT Bytes returns for 2024. The ITBytes team test their Irish speaking skills, with some of our presenters showing more flair than others. This episode features, 2nd year UCC music student, Meabh Ni Chonaill. Meabh hails from - Gaeltacht Mhuscraí . Meabh’s talks about growing up a native Irish language speaker, the vibrant Irish language scene in UCC, translating some IT terms into Irish and Meabh’s journey to Africia for St. Patricks’ Day. A lively episode as the hosts intertwine Bearla agus Gaeilge, coupled with dash of nostalgia and giddiness. Links discussed in this episode include; UCC Traditional Music Society @ucctradsoc Meabh’s Radio Show, CeolMates @ceolmates An Chuallacht - @anchuallachtucc Gael Gals @Gael_gals Kerry Cowboy @kerrycowboy Centre for Spoken Irish UCC - https://www.ucc.ie/en/igl/ You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Production/editing: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
18 Dec 2023
IT Bytes Wrapped 2023
A short one for December! Join us as we enjoy a rapid recap of IT Bytes first year with mini updates from our past guests. We have album news, movie news, new recipes, and an update on the release of the Recognising and Responding to Technology Facilitated Abuse course. Not to mention some new years resolution ideas for you and yours. Recipe links: Turkey and mouse brain pie (http://xml.silmaril.ie/recipes/turkey-pie.html) Chestnut stuffing balls (http://xml.silmaril.ie/recipes/chestnut-stuffing-balls.html) Fruit Cake (http://xml.silmaril.ie/recipes/fruitcake.html) IT Security Stay safe online this Christmas (https://www.ucc.ie/en/it/news/tips-to-stay-safe-online-from-our-it-security-team.html) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices
30 Nov 2023
Episode 8: Dealing with digital overwhelm – Meet the Skills Centre and Digital Advisory Centre
In this two-part episode we chat to Dr Éadaoin Regan and Mairead Roche from the UCC Skills Centre. Followed by Marian Twomey from the Digital Advisory Centre (DAC). For the uninitiated, the Skills Centre provides UCC students with a learning space for the enhancement of study skills. Eadaoin and Mairead talk about the great work the skills centre does and some plans for the future. All the details on the Skills Centre workshops and tutorials can be found on their website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/skillscentre/ (https://www.ucc.ie/en/skillscentre/) Be sure to visit their pop up stall in The Maker Space, The Hub. You can find the Skills Centre on social media: X @UCCSkills Facebook: UCCSkills Instagram: UCCSkills YouTube: @skillscentre4303 In the second part of this episode we to speak to Marian Twomey from IT Services DAC. Marian tells us about the new Digital Badge for UCC Staff: M365 and more for a Digital Workplace. The Digital Badge covers many topics including but not limited to IT Security, Teams, Forms and even Flows. For details on how to enrol on the digital badge visit: M365 and more for a Digital Workplace Digital Badge (sharepoint.com) (https://uccireland.sharepoint.com/sites/it-dac/SitePages/M365-and-more-for-a-Digital-Workplace.aspx?xsdata=MDV8MDF8fDU0MzQ2ZDk4YjU0MjRhMTE2ODI5MDhkYmYwMWQ3M2NlfDQ2ZmU1Y2E1ODY2ZjRlNDI5MmU5ZWQ4Nzg2MjQ1NTQ1fDB8MHw2MzgzNjc3ODE0OTA2ODE4OTd8VW5rbm93bnxWR1ZoYlhOVFpXTjFjbWwwZVZObGNuWnBZMlY4ZXlKV0lqb2lNQzR3TGpBd01EQWlMQ0pRSWpvaVYybHVNeklpTENKQlRpSTZJazkwYUdWeUlpd2lWMVFpT2pFeGZRPT18MXxMMk5vWVhSekx6RTVPalppTldGallUUmtNbVZqWkRSa01UaGhNMkpoWVdReE56VXdOakl6TVdZeFFIUm9jbVZoWkM1Mk1pOXRaWE56WVdkbGN5OHhOekF4TVRneE16UTRORGc1fDdjOGRlMjdjY2UxNDQzYzI2ODI5MDhkYmYwMWQ3M2NlfDIwYzE2ZTdiNmIyNjQ2MWI4OWJkMjE1ODc2N2JjODBi&sdata=eVZLMW9pUFRGVmRZUkxMZ0UzdUZlUHJEM3JkYXpCeUVPV2kvTU55K3czTT0%3D&ovuser=46fe5ca5-866f-4e42-92e9-ed8786245545%2CEoin.OSullivan%40ucc.ie) For those that haven’t encountered the DAC yet, the DAC is a team made up of a cross section of IT Services staff that works with other departments across the university to help them make the best use of the M365 suite of applications. The DAC also helps departments to digitise paper-based processes. UCC staff can find out more about the DAC on their SharePoint Communications Site (https://uccireland.sharepoint.com/sites/it-dac?xsdata=MDV8MDF8fDU0MzQ2ZDk4YjU0MjRhMTE2ODI5MDhkYmYwMWQ3M2NlfDQ2ZmU1Y2E1ODY2ZjRlNDI5MmU5ZWQ4Nzg2MjQ1NTQ1fDB8MHw2MzgzNjc3ODE0OTA4MzgxMzF8VW5rbm93bnxWR1ZoYlhOVFpXTjFjbWwwZVZObGNuWnBZMlY4ZXlKV0lqb2lNQzR3TGpBd01EQWlMQ0pRSWpvaVYybHVNeklpTENKQlRpSTZJazkwYUdWeUlpd2lWMVFpT2pFeGZRPT18MXxMMk5vWVhSekx6RTVPalppTldGallUUmtNbVZqWkRSa01UaGhNMkpoWVdReE56VXdOakl6TVdZeFFIUm9jbVZoWkM1Mk1pOXRaWE56WVdkbGN5OHhOekF4TVRneE16UTRORGc1fDdjOGRlMjdjY2UxNDQzYzI2ODI5MDhkYmYwMWQ3M2NlfDIwYzE2ZTdiNmIyNjQ2MWI4OWJkMjE1ODc2N2JjODBi&sdata=Y1FzZlpkY2o0czdZckZWL0pjdSthY1c1aktSQmx3Mk9GcUs3SWZ1aXo2VT0%3D&ovuser=46fe5ca5-866f-4e42-92e9-ed8786245545%2CEoin.OSullivan%40ucc.ie) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Produced by: Deirdre Keane, Noelette Hurley & Eoin O'Sullivan Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
15 Sept 2023
Ep 7: Gliding through Orientation and the start of term with Student IT
Join IT Bytes as we chat to Tom Howlin from Student IT. Tom is the Student IT Supervisor and has had a busy summer working on a few projects that will hopefully get students logged in and engaged in campus life from the get-go. We know that starting college is a big deal, finding your feet at the start of the semester can be a struggle. As with many aspects of life, many of the tools required for successful participation in your college course are online. In this episode we discuss how Student IT are tackling this issue by developing a suite of video resources and step by step guides to help enable students to get the most out of our online services. Student IT Website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit (https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit) Setting up MFA: UCC Student IT Account - Set Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ6YE04FFds&ab_channel=UCCIreland) IT Training Video: IT Orientation (https://youtu.be/vypgL4PsLN4?si=d4PjwBTartYqqBO_) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and X for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it X @UCCITServices Audio Production/editing: Eoin O’Sullivan With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm
24 Aug 2023
Episode 6: When Data Meets Music: David Murphy
David works in IT Services as an IT Analyst in Data Services. David has played a vital role in the creation of the UCC Data Hub. While David’s day job is data, he is also a very successful musician. David is a multi-instrumentalist and is best known for playing the pedal steel guitar. As well as contributing to records across a range of genres, David has completed tours of Ireland, UK, Europe and U.S.A. as well as performing on live national radio and television. In this episode we chat to David about his career in IT but also his career in music and how he uncovered his love and talent for playing the pedal steel guitar. He also shares stories of playing in venues from St. Luke’s in Cork to Alexandra Palace in London. We talk about technology and how it can enable music particularly musical collaborations. We hear how improved technology gave David the opportunity to record music from his studio in Cork with artists as far away as Mexico. You can find out more about David’s music in the links below: Website: http://www.davidmurphymusic.com/ (http://www.davidmurphymusic.com/) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uJbipU6OSVi4r8CsZv2yN?si=b7855fc35efa434d&nd=1 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uJbipU6OSVi4r8CsZv2yN?si=b7855fc35efa434d&nd=1) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC7xTIGDgVRhF2lNGHPRVw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC7xTIGDgVRhF2lNGHPRVw) Twitter: https://twitter.com/steelydave83 (https://twitter.com/steelydave83) You can follow IT Services on Instagram and Twitter for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Instagram @uccstudent.it (https://www.instagram.com/uccstudent.it/) Twitter @UCCITServices (https://twitter.com/UCCITServices) Recorded at 98.3Fm - Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan Thanks to UCC 98.3fm
12 Jun 2023
Episode 5: Technology Facilitated Abuse: Awareness and Making Change Happen – Rosie Coffey
Hello and welcome to ITBytes, UCC IT Services first official podcast. The podcast is hosted by IT Services staff members, Noelette Hurley and Deirdre Keane. Noelette works as an IT Analyst while Deirdre is kept busy as our Communications Coordinator. In this episode they chat to Rosie Coffey. Rosie leads up the Enterprise Solutions team in IT Services. In this episode Rosie chats about her work as part of the National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force to tackle the growing problem of technology in gender-based crime. * We advise listener discretion with this episode as some listeners might find some of the content triggering, topics such as image-based abuse, impersonation, and harassment are discussed. * While the conversation is of a serious nature, it is remarkable the drive, commitment and positive change Rosie, colleagues across UCC, National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force and beyond are making. This team of people are creating awareness to help others to recognise the signs of technology facilitated abuse and what a person can do to help themselves or somebody they know. Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan Thanks to UCC 98.3fm where ITBytes is recorded Follow us Instagram @uccstudent.it - Twitter @UCCITServices Resource material referenced in this episode Red Flags Campaign - https://www.safeireland.ie/learn-the-red-flags-of-technology-facilitated-abuse/ (https://www.safeireland.ie/learn-the-red-flags-of-technology-facilitated-abuse/) Supporting Women – Responding to Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse Booklet Let’s Talk Tech – Online Safety Tips - Safe Ireland (https://www.safeireland.ie/lets-talk-tech-online-safety-tips/) Safe Ireland https://www.safeireland.ie/ (https://www.safeireland.ie/) Reporting illegal online content, including images www.hotline.ie (http://www.hotline.ie) About the National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force (https://cyberawarenessireland.com/national-security-awareness-task-force) https://cyberawarenessireland.com/about-ncsata (https://cyberawarenessireland.com/about-ncsata) Bystander Intervention https://www.ucc.ie/en/bystander/ (https://www.ucc.ie/en/bystander/) Alicia O’Sullivan, Safety over Stigma https://www.ucc.ie/en/quercus/news/alicia-osullivan-forms-safety-over-stigma-.html (https://www.ucc.ie/en/quercus/news/alicia-osullivan-forms-safety-over-stigma-.html) Serious Consequences Campaign: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/2c715-minister-harris-launches-threat-to-share-awareness-campaign-on-intimate-image-abuse/ (https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/2c715-minister-harris-launches-threat-to-share-awareness-campaign-on-intimate-image-abuse/)
10 May 2023
Extortion, The Pope and Luck – ITBytes Podcast with IT Security Officer Barry Foley.
IT Services has recently launched the ITBytes podcast, hosted by Noelette Hurley featuring Deirdre Keane and produced by Eoin O’Sullivan. ITBytes will chat about all things IT in UCC and introduce you to a variety of guests from UCC staff, students, alumni and beyond. It aims to inform, demystify IT and share some interesting stories with the guests featured on the podcast. In the latest episode, ITBytes chats to UCC IT Security Officer, Barry Foley. Barry has worked in UCC for 20 years and has been our IT Security Officer since 2019. Barry talks about IT Security from the University perspective, how the IT Security team use AI to help protect UCC from cyber threats, MFA fatigue, the use of deep fakes, and how a bit of luck has helped along the way. You can listen to this episode on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7uYf2V9fOoDsdctYoDzRv4?si=dc7c2d0c7dc04f6d) , Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/itbytes/id1678496898?i=1000605334789) or wherever you get your podcasts. The ITBytes team would like to thank Barry for taking time to chat and record this episode of the podcast. On social media, you can follow IT Services on Twitter @UCCITServices (https://twitter.com/UCCITServices) and Instagram @UCCStudent.it (https://www.instagram.com/uccstudent.it/), and you can follow ITBytes on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7uYf2V9fOoDsdctYoDzRv4?si=dc7c2d0c7dc04f6d) and Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/itbytes/id1678496898?i=1000605334789) Thank you to UCC98.3FM, where ITBytes is recorded. This episode of the podcast will also be available to listen to on UCC98.3FM on Thursday, 11th May @ 5pm. Feature image. Pictured left-right: Eoin O’Sullivan, Noelette Hurley, Deirdre Keane and Eoin O’Sullivan. : UCC98.3FM
20 Apr 2023
Episode 3: Margaret Thatcher, Ireland’s First Website, ChatGPT and Marmalade - Peter Flynn
Hello and welcome to ITBytes, UCC IT Services official podcast. The podcast is hosted by IT Services staff members, Noelette Hurley and Deirdre Keane. Noelette works as an IT Analyst while Deirdre is kept busy as our Communications Coordinator. In this episode they chat to Peter Flynn. Peter started his career in UCC back in 1984 in computing support and went onto to do many great things over his career, one such thing being creating Ireland’s first website (9th in the world!). Join us as we chat to Peter about what brought him to UCC, his thoughts on technology and its future, knowing and working with Tim Berners Lee at the birth of the World Wide Web. Peter retired from UCC in 2018 and shared with us his joy of cooking and the website where his many recipes are available including a very delicious marmalade recipe (http://xml.silmaril.ie/recipes/seville-orange-marmalade.html) You can follow us on Instagram and Twitter for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan Thanks to UCC 98.3fm Instagram @uccstudent.it Twitter @UCCITServices Peter's marmalade recipe: http://xml.silmaril.ie/recipes/seville-orange-marmalade.html (http://xml.silmaril.ie/recipes/seville-orange-marmalade.html)
22 Mar 2023
Inclusivity and Technology, Fashion and Algorithms, School and Smart Phones – Conor Stout
Conor is a 3rd year BIS student, works in Student IT and was one of the student champions in the pilot of accessibility software, Ally, in 2021. Conor chats about growing up with technology, working in Student IT Services, how digital has impacted on fashion, the value of joining a UCC Society, being a student in UCC during the COVID pandemic and lots more.
3 Mar 2023
Welcome to ITBytes
Hello and welcome to ITBytes, UCC IT Services first official podcast. The podcast is hosted by IT Services staff members, Noelette Hurley and Deirdre Keane. Noelette works as an IT Analyst while Deirdre is kept busy as our Communications Coordinator. In this episode they chat about the topics that will be covered in upcoming episodes and the guests we hope to have on the pod! You can follow us on Instagram and Twitter for the latest on all things IT in UCC. Feel free to drop us a message with suggested topics or guests for the podcast. Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan Thanks to UCC 98.3fm Instagram @uccstudent.it Twitter @UCCITServices
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