Greetings Colleagues, Webinar: The Matriculation of the Cyber-Security Threat through Higher Education, Thursday, February 9, 2:00 ET, Kevin Banks, Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library (GA) IT Director Description: Cyber-Security is the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. You may have heard about a library or institution being hacked and computers being held for ransom, or hackers trying to make a profit through stealing individual and corporate data or hackers performing attacks on critical infrastructure. Cyber-crime today is a major threat for the private sector and the nation as a whole. This webinar will share information on cyber-security, types of attacks, the role of the library and ways to protect data. Take-Aways: At the end of the session, participants will have gained: * An understanding of cyber security and its importance in libraries * Knowledge of the different types of cyber attacks * Strategies to protect data and tips for safe computing Instructor: Kevin Banks is a Senior Solutions Architect for Innovative Vision Technologies, Inc. (IVT) an IT consulting and managed services firm. In this capacity he has provided system and network engineering, information security and technology leadership services to municipal government, higher education, financial, faith-based, non-profit and corporate organizations. Specifically in the area of higher education, he has served as the CIO/IT Director of the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library for the last 10 years. Prior to IVT he was the Senior Systems Engineer for the Harvey Library at Hampton University. Kevin holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Morehouse College and a Master's degree in Computer Science with an emphasis in Information Security from James Madison University. Registration: : Paste this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H7GX9XJ into your address bar and register no later than Tuesday, February 7th. Registrants will receive log-in information on Wednesday, February 8th. Stay tuned! Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/