Griffiss Institute and Cyber Research Institute Present a Dine & Development Training Series Workshop – Cybersecurity: The Final Countdown

Dine & Development Training Series: Cybersecurity - The Final Countdown

ROME, NY — The Griffiss Institute and the Cyber Research Institute, together, present a Dine & Development Training Series Workshop: Cybersecurity – The Final Countdown, on Thursday, July 26, 2018, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, at Delta Lake Inn, 8524 Fish Hatchery Road, Rome, NY. The cost to attend is $16 and includes a lunch buffet. Interested parties are asked to register by Tuesday, July 24, at www.griffissinstitute.org/dineanddevelopment.

The Dine & Development Training Series is a collaborative effort, bringing together local businesses, Air Force Research Laboratory researchers, and academia to expose and inform the Central NY business and research community on technology-driven topics of common interest, and to also promote business development by providing networking opportunities among researchers and attendees.

 

Topic: Cybersecurity – The Final Countdown

Are cyber threats like the movie “Groundhog Day”? Never ending? Like having the worst day of your life…over and over again? Are we doomed to repeat the same fate repeatedly?

Don’t despair — there are many simple steps you can take to improve your cyber hygiene and to be cyber healthy.

Join Griffiss Institute and Cyber Research Institute for a dynamic multi-media presentation on cyber threats and how you can break the cycle to lead a better, more cyber-safe life.

 

Speaker: William F. Pelgrin, Esq.

Mr. Pelgrin is Co-Founder and Partner of CYBERWA, Inc., an exclusive cyber security service to help protect corporate executives, celebrities, politicians, and other high net worth (HNW) individuals from successful cyber-attacks.

Among his many accomplishments, he served as first chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Cyber Alliance, an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to eradicating cyber risk and improving the safety and security of our connected world.

Mr. Pelgrin was appointed to serve as a Commission Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security to brief the 44th President of the United States on critical cyber security issues.

RSVP by July 24 at www.griffissinstitute.org/dineanddevelopment.

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