With the holiday season quickly approaching, it’s important to keep cybersecurity and safety at the forefront of our minds while checking off our holiday shopping lists. Based on a Statista study, it’s estimated that 230.5 million Americans shop online, making online shopping a large opportunity for cyber attackers to gain your information or make other…
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Career Launch DSM: IT/Tech, hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and powered by Tallo, will kick off a new career exploration series. On Thursday, Oct. 14, the Greater Des Moines Partnership and Tallo hosted an education pathway panel covering IT degree options and company spotlights, to showcase Iowa’s in-demand tech opportunities and share how…
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Iowa State University (ISU) partnered with Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) and The Iowa Cyber Hub to review educational pathways into cybersecurity. The organizations hosted a workshop in June, inviting businesses and educators across the state. The purpose of the workshop was to determine if there is a gap between cybersecurity needs and those…
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As school starts, there is an increase in the number of attacks that target students, teachers and staff. Attackers use basic knowledge of how several schools function, to help trick users into downloading malware, providing login information, or providing personal and financial information. Many of these attacks are through email and phone. For example, at…
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By Dr. Doug Jacobson There is a new cybersecurity event nearly every day. Terms like ransomware, data breach, and threat actors become common to hear, leaving more people wondering what they can do to avoid them. There is a lot of advice on keeping data in your possession safe, but what about the data you…
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There is a new cybersecurity event nearly every day. Terms like ransomware, data breach, and threat actors become common to hear, leaving more people wondering what they can do to avoid them. There is a lot of advice on keeping data in your possession safe, but what about the data you have entrusted to someone…
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The Iowa Cyber Hub was featured in the Manufacturing Strategic Plan from Iowa Economic Development on page 41. “The Iowa Cyber Hub: A Partnership of ISU and Des Moines Area CommunityCollege (DMACC) to Protect the Nation through Cyber Education & Training “The Cyber Hub, which started as a pilot project between ISU and DMACC, is…
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“DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds is pleased to announce that Iowa is partnering with SANS to offer the Girls Go CyberStart competition again this year. Iowa first participated in CyberStart in 2017 and Girls Go CyberStart just one year later. As a result, several Iowa students received scholarships for advanced education in cybersecurity and…
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“The amount of information farmers move around the internet has more than tripled in the last five years, opening up many new tech in the farm operation possibilities, but also creating a need for good cyber security. Having access to data in the cloud over various devices is king, according to Jeremy Hoffmann, Chair of…
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“A new partnership between Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College seeks to create more pathways for Iowa students to train as cyber security professionals.” Read the full article here: https://businessrecord.com/Content/Tech-Innovation/Tech-Innovation/Article/ISU-DMACC-partner-to-beef-up-cyber-security-offerings/172/834/78846
