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With
a recent, high-profile breach potentially impacting 143 million
Americans – close to half the population – cybersecurity is already on
the front burner as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)
begins on October 1.
“It’s very sobering,” Dr. William Butler, chair of the cybersecurity program
at Capitol Technology University, says of the attack. “This incident
hits closer to home, for most Americans, than previous breaches did.
Almost everyone depends on credit to some degree or another, and until
now it was widely assumed that the credit rating agencies had the
ability to protect vital data. That assumption has now been forever
shattered.”
Building public awareness of cybersecurity threats is a high priority for Butler and his colleagues in Capitol's program, one of the nation’s first. During NCSAM, Capitol is undertaking several activities designed to keep the spotlight on cybersecurity issues, including an October 14 Cybersaturday event at the school’s renowned Cyber Lab.
On October 20, nationally known cybersecurity educator Dr. Diana L. Burley will address students in Capitol’s two doctoral programs – a DSc program in cybersecurity and a PhD in management and decision sciences – as they arrive for their doctoral residency. Executive director and chair of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) and a professor at George Washington University, Dr. Burley also co-chairs the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education.
During the month, Capitol will also host Maryland MESA students from area high schools for a day of cybersecurity-related education and activities, and the cybersecurity program will also be conducting a poster contest for undergraduates.
“NCSAM is always an exciting time for us at Capitol,” Butler said. “We are one of the most experienced schools in the nation, indeed around the globe, when it comes to cybersecurity education. We take cybersecurity very seriously at Capitol and it gives a great sense of honor to be working to help protect Americans from the widening array of cybercriminals and adversaries. NCSAM provides an opportunity to shine the spotlight on what we do.”
“The events and activities during October are a representative sample of what we do throughout the year,” he said.
Butler also recommended that consumers concerned about the Equifax Breach should consult a webpage set up by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): "The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do | Consumer Information": https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/equifax-data-breach-what-do
Capitol is a NSA and
DHS-designated Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in cybersecurity
education. It offers cybersecurity programs at the undergraduate,
master’s and doctoral levels. For more information, contact the
cybersecurity program at cyberevents@captechu.edu
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“It’s very sobering,” Dr. William Butler, chair of the cybersecurity program
at Capitol Technology University, says of the attack. “This incident
hits closer to home, for most Americans, than previous breaches did.
Almost everyone depends on credit to some degree or another, and until
now it was widely assumed that the credit rating agencies had the
ability to protect vital data. That assumption has now been forever
shattered.”Building public awareness of cybersecurity threats is a high priority for Butler and his colleagues in Capitol's program, one of the nation’s first. During NCSAM, Capitol is undertaking several activities designed to keep the spotlight on cybersecurity issues, including an October 14 Cybersaturday event at the school’s renowned Cyber Lab.
On October 20, nationally known cybersecurity educator Dr. Diana L. Burley will address students in Capitol’s two doctoral programs – a DSc program in cybersecurity and a PhD in management and decision sciences – as they arrive for their doctoral residency. Executive director and chair of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) and a professor at George Washington University, Dr. Burley also co-chairs the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education.
During the month, Capitol will also host Maryland MESA students from area high schools for a day of cybersecurity-related education and activities, and the cybersecurity program will also be conducting a poster contest for undergraduates.
“NCSAM is always an exciting time for us at Capitol,” Butler said. “We are one of the most experienced schools in the nation, indeed around the globe, when it comes to cybersecurity education. We take cybersecurity very seriously at Capitol and it gives a great sense of honor to be working to help protect Americans from the widening array of cybercriminals and adversaries. NCSAM provides an opportunity to shine the spotlight on what we do.”
“The events and activities during October are a representative sample of what we do throughout the year,” he said.
Butler also recommended that consumers concerned about the Equifax Breach should consult a webpage set up by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC): "The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do | Consumer Information": https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2017/09/equifax-data-breach-what-do
 | The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do | Consumer Information www.consumer.ftc.gov If you have a credit report, there’s a good chance that you’re one of the 143 million American consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a ... |
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