Cyber security seminar Friday 31 July at 6pm

Venue - The Seminar Room at Guildford Library

We shop, we play, we work online but how safe are we?

Come along to this session and explore the issues. Share your experiences.

Places are limited so book now
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cyber-security-seminar-tickets-17830485462

Checkout a cyber security booklist from our library catalogue tinyurl.com/oddclug

Cyber Security.

Explore the issues.

Britain is being targeted by up to 1,000 cyber attacks every hour.
Only a small proportion of breaches are reported.
It is estimated that 70% of organisations keep their worst security incidents quiet.

Listen by video recording to some authoritative speakers on the issue (creative commons videos).

Hackers - are they the problem or could they be part of the solution?

Share your experiences.
What are the threats?
What is malware?
Have you any examples of phishing?
Have you been breached?
How safe is your password?

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