BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260409T180533Z UID:2B4755E7-D157-452A-AE67-77910C4EADB4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T170000 DESCRIPTION:Personal IT Security\n\nHow to practically apply cybersecurity principles in everyday home life\n\n(With a brief but through review of cr yptography concepts)\n\nRobert Bleidt - Streamcrest Associates\n\nAs an IE EE member\, others probably look to you for computer and network support a nd you’re likely the default home network manager\, even if you don’t have any background in security. This seminar is designed to help you with some practical advice beyond the simple platitudes told to the public\, b ut below hacker level and extreme measures.\n\nWe will start with a brief high-level summary of the cryptography that secures digital communications – RSA\, Diffie-Hellman\, AES\, PDFs\, etc. – and touch on what will c hange as quantum computers mature.\n\nThis background will help in discuss ing how long passwords should be\, and what VPNs are good (and not good) f or.\n\nUnfortunately\, correct cryptography only protects computers – it ’s not protecting against things you do or let happen. So\, the rest of the seminar will focus on practical ways to harden your network\, and more importantly\, your users.\n\n- Why your users (and you) can’t be truste d with passwords and how to fix that.\n- How to get insecure IoT devices o ff your home network.\n- What type of router is best for your house?\n- Wh at should you do when traveling?\n- You’re having a great time on vacati on and suddenly your phone is missing.\n\nThis will be in the spirit of an informal “lunchtime seminar” and should be fun. The presenter is an e ngineer with a side interest in security who has developed secure systems but is not employed in the security industry and has no “axe to grind” .\n\nPLEASE register for this event to help have a list of participants to mark present and email PDH forms. Continue requesting PDHs to ensure you receive your PDH.\n\nPlease email [RoyBrown@southernco.com](mailto:roybrow n@southernco.com) after attending the event if you want a PDH certificate. \n\nContact Roy lee brown if you cannot log in: 205-842-6761 or email for help.\n\nI will email you a Link that works for me.\n\nWe look forward to you joining us and sharing this exciting program.\n\nIEEE wishes to thank Victor Ivanov\, Georgia Tech grad student and works for Mercedes\, for ass isting Roy Brown to enter this eNotice program.\n\nIEEE and SCS are proud sponsors of the USA college COOP program!!!! EAGA\, Educating America to b e Great Again!\n\nSpeaker(s): Robert Bleidt\, \, \n\nAgenda: \n4:00 PM Pre sentation\n\n5:00 PM - Adjourn\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/ m/485554 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485554 ORGANIZER:Chair-ALSect@ieee.org SEQUENCE:75 SUMMARY:Personal IT Security URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/485554 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;"><strong>Perso nal IT Security</strong></p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">How to pract ically apply cybersecurity principles in everyday home life</p>\n<p style= "margin-bottom: 0in\;">(With a brief but through review of cryptography co ncepts)</p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">Robert Bleidt - Streamcrest A ssociates</p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">As an IEEE member\, others probably look to you for computer and network support and you&rsquo\;re li kely the default home network manager\, even if you don&rsquo\;t have any background in security. This seminar is designed to help you with some pra ctical advice beyond the simple platitudes told to the public\, but below hacker level and extreme measures.</p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">We will start with a brief high-level summary of the cryptography that secur es digital communications &ndash\; RSA\, Diffie-Hellman\, AES\, PDFs\, etc . &ndash\; and touch on what will change as quantum computers mature.</p>\ n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">This background will help in discussing h ow long passwords should be\, and what VPNs are good (and not good) for.</ p>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">Unfortunately\, correct cryptography o nly protects computers &ndash\; it&rsquo\;s not protecting against things you do or let happen. So\, the rest of the seminar will focus on practical ways to harden your network\, and more importantly\, your users.</p>\n<ul type="disc">\n<li style="margin-bottom: 0in\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">Why your users (and you) can&rsquo\;t be trusted w ith passwords and how to fix that.</li>\n<li style="margin-bottom: 0in\; m so-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">How to get insecure IoT devices off your home network.</li>\n<li style="margin-bottom: 0in\; mso-l ist: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">What type of router is best for your house?</li>\n<li style="margin-bottom: 0in\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list .5in\;">What should you do when traveling?</li>\n<l i style="margin-bottom: 0in\; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1\; tab-stops: list . 5in\;">You&rsquo\;re having a great time on vacation and suddenly your pho ne is missing.</li>\n</ul>\n<p style="margin-bottom: 0in\;">This will be i n the spirit of an informal &ldquo\;lunchtime seminar&rdquo\; and should b e fun. The presenter is an engineer with a side interest in security who h as developed secure systems but is not employed in the security industry a nd has no &ldquo\;axe to grind&rdquo\;.</p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(22 4\, 62\, 45)\;">PLEASE register for this event to help have a list of part icipants to mark present and email PDH forms. Continue requesting PDHs to ensure you receive your PDH.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;">Please email&nbsp\;</span><a href="mailto:roybrown@southernco.co m">RoyBrown@southernco.com</a><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"> aft er attending the event if you want a PDH certificate.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0000\;">Contact Roy lee brown if you cannot log in: 205- 842-6761 or email for help.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ff0 000\;">I will email you a Link that works for me.</span></p>\n<p><span sty le="color: #ff0000\;">We look forward to you joining us and sharing this e xciting program.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(185\, 106\, 217)\; ">IEEE wishes to thank Victor Ivanov\, Georgia Tech grad student and works for Mercedes\, for assisting Roy Brown to enter this eNotice program.</sp an></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(185\, 106\, 217)\;">IEEE and SCS are p roud sponsors of the USA college COOP program!!!! EAGA\, Educating America to be Great Again!</span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><span style="fo nt-size: 12pt\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;" >4:00 PM Presentation</span></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: aria l\,helvetica\,sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\;">5:00 PM - Adjourn</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR