Every October the IT Security Office recognizes National Cyber Security Awareness Month. We use this as an opportunity to improve awareness of IT security issues in our community.

In October of 2008 we gave a series of multimedia presentations on the following topics ...

• Social Networking: Security and Privacy Implications (Oct 8, 16, 24, 30)
• Finding Sensitive Data on Your PC (Oct 6, 28)
• The Dark Side of E-Mail: Phishing, Scams, Hoaxes, and Horses (Oct 8, 28)
• Incident Handling for Network Managers (Oct 6, 22)
• Wireless Attacks (Oct 10, 30)
• A Malware Primer: Bots, Worms, and Hybrids (Oct 14, 20)
• Protecting Your Computer: Panel Discussion (Oct 10, 16, 22, 24)
• Information Security: It's All About Balance (Oct 14, 20)

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month is sponsored by:
     NCSA National Cyber Security Alliance (www.StaySafeOnline.org)

In April & May of 2008, the IT Security Office gave a series of presentations on topics of Information Security, Privacy, and Current Threats. Videos of these presentations are available online:


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