Today's Message
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2022WNY GenCyber Conference on Cybersecurity: October 29
The Computer Information Systems Department will host the GenCyber Conference in Western New York, a free cybersecurity conference sponsored by the National Security Agency for in-service secondary school teachers in Western New York, on Saturday, October 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The goals of the conference are increasing interest in cybersecurity careers and diversity in the nation’s cybersecurity workforce and improving teaching methods for the delivery of cybersecurity content in secondary curricula. Keynote speakers of the conference from the Buffalo FBI office will address issues of digital citizenship and safe online behavior. Breakout sessions will consist of several cybersecurity topics, including data security, cyber ethics, ethical hacking, social engineering, cryptography and cybersecurity career awareness.
If you know of any high school mathematics, science, or technology teachers who might be interested in attending, please encourage them to visit the Buffalo State GenCyber website and register for the free cybersecurity conference.
