While we could not hold the CyberUp Summit this October due to COVID-19, the Southern Piedmont Technology Council in conjunction with Averett University are bringing together cybersecurity experts to discuss cyber attacks and provide guidance on how to prevent them, in honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness month. Allen Jenkins, Sycom Technologies, will discuss cybersecurity fundamentals, emerging threats to business and industries and the steps needed to take to protect your business. Chris Puryear with Person County NC and Greg Manson with Logically will discuss how Person County government was affected from a ransomware cyber-attack. They will share how they quickly responded and remedied the attack and how they are recovering from the attack.
Speakers: · Allen Jenkins, CISO/Vice President of Cybersecurity Consulting, Sycom Technologies
Chris Puryear, IT Director, Person County NC
Greg Manson, Vice President of Security, Audit and Compliance, Logically