Registration is now open for the April 9 IT security training event sponsored by SIRT. There is no cost to attend but registration is required so visit the online registration site now to reserve your spot and identify the sessions you will attend. All sessions will take place 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the K-State Student Union and are open to any K-State faculty, staff, or students, as well as IT professionals from other Regents’ institutions.
As in the past, you will have a choice of less-technical and more-technical topics during the two breakout sessions. Topics include:
- How to secure your technology at home (“Best Practices at Home on a Budget”)
- How to protect yourself from scams and other threats (“Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves”)
- Securely deleting data (“Dirty Jobs”)
- Tools for assessing/configuring the security of your computer (“Computer Contraceptives”)
- Protecting SSNs and other sensitive data on your computer (“The SSNs of our Fathers”)
- Advanced security forensics (“Combing the Desert”)
- Web application security (“Saving Charlotte’s Web”)
- Effective management of Trend Micro security tools (“The Truth is Out There”)
Larry Kettlewell, the chief IT security officer for the State of Kansas, and Harvard Townsend, K-State’s chief information security officer, will give keynote addresses.
Refreshments will be provided in the morning. For lunch, the Union’s Main Ballroom has been reserved so people can buy their lunch from any of the food service options in the Union and bring it back to the ballroom to eat with their colleagues and have a Q&A session with the keynote speakers.
Mark your calendars now and register for this valuable opportunity to improve your IT security knowledge and skills.
