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UA-PTC to host virtual Cyber Awareness Workshop Oct. 16

UA - Pulaski Tech is hosting a virtual Cyber Awareness Workshop with Mayo Johnson, UA-PTC Teaching Professor of Computer Science on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. via Microsoft Teams for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

Attendees will learn about:

• How to identify phishing/spam e-mails
• How to create proper passwords
• Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication
• UA-PTC Cyber Security program
• Careers in Cyber Security
• and more

Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation and be entered into a drawing to win a password protected flash drive.

Registration is not required to attend. Workshop attendance is free and open to all UA-PTC students, faculty, staff, and the public.

To attend this workshop, go to the following:

Teams Link: Cyber Awareness Workshop Teams Access
Meeting ID: 271 770 982 799
Passcode: wDkFyV

Information for downloading and using Microsoft Teams is available at uaptc.edu/it-services/students#teams.

The Cyber Awareness Workshop is presented by the UA-PTC Campus Technology Committee. Questions? Contact Lennon Parker at [email protected].

About Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is designed to engage and educate public- and private-sector partners through events and initiatives with the goal of raising awareness about cybersecurity to increase the resiliency of the nation in the event of a cyber incident. Since the Presidential proclamation establishing Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004,the initiative has been formally recognized by Congress, federal, state and local governments and leaders from industry and academia. This united effort is necessary to maintain a cyberspace that is safer and more resilient and remains a source of tremendous opportunity and growth for years to come.

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, IT Services has a limited amount of free "Heads Up: Stop. Think. Connect." booklets that contain helpful cyber safety information along with other related literature available at the IT Services help desk at the Main Campus, A building room 111.