National Webcast Initiative

 

Cyber Security and You: Top 10 Tips

Thursday, October 6th
2:00pm -- 3:00pm (Eastern)
 

 

Presenters:

Beth Jones

Senior Threat Researcher
SophosLabs

 

&

 

Karen McDowell

Information Security Analyst
University of Virginia

 

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The fifth of the 2011 National Webcast series was held on October 6th with a featured presentation on Cyber Security and You: Top 10 Tips.

Over 900 individuals representing 5 countries, 50 states, DC, and four U.S. Territories registered for this event. Opening remarks were provided by Ms. Julie Evans, Chief Operating Officer of the Center for Internet Security, followed by Beth Jones, Senior Threat Researcher at SophosLabs, and Karen McDowell, Information Security Analyst at the University of Virginia.

This webcast, conducted in recognition of October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, provided useful guidance to the non-technical user on the necessary steps to protect themselves and their computers from cyber incidents including using secure passwords, identifying and avoiding phishing and social engineering attacks, shopping safely online, patching and updating systems, and securing mobile devices.

Format of Webcast:
This session featured an interactive Powerpoint presentation accompanied by audio.

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