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Watt Center livestreams weekly cyber security lecture series

By Blythe Steelman, Watt Family Innovation Center

Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center is livestreaming SC Cyber’s Fall Lecture Series each Friday during the fall semester. The series focuses on a wide range of topics, including approaches to cyber security, compliance and data-driven security strategies.

SC Cyber is a statewide initiative with partners across all levels of academia, industry and government with a mission to develop the talent, techniques and tools to defend critical, connected infrastructure in South Carolina and the United States.

The series includes 13 speakers from across South Carolina and various businesses and universities. This free one-hour webinar is open to all students, faculty and staff members at the University.

Each lecture begins at 9:30 a.m. in room 323 of the Watt Center.

Remaining fall 2017 webinars:

Sept. 29: Brian Bannister, DHEC — “Health Care InfoSec”

Oct. 6: Barry Newkirk, iCap — “Security Consulting”

Oct. 13: Randy Rambo, Rambo Consulting — “Incident Response”

Oct. 27: Marc Punzirudu, Control Scan — “Compliance”

Nov. 3: Joe Merrifield, SC Department of Corrections — “The Uneasy Marriage of Security and Privacy”

Nov. 10: Tab Clardy, FBI — “Cyber and Intelligence”

Nov. 17: Leo Chavez, EITS — “Threat Hunting”

Dec. 1: Mark Lester, SC Ports — “ISAO”

Dec. 8: Barry McIntosh, SRNL — “Building a Culture of Security”