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:20260421T183414Z UID:9375D23F-D1A8-4740-80A4-BD4A51DB8C3D DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260518T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260522T160000 DESCRIPTION:This workshop is especially valuable for organizations seeking to strengthen their cybersecurity posture in response to rapidly evolving threats.\nWhy This Workshop Matters\nCyber threats are becoming increasing ly sophisticated\, impacting organizations of all sizes. This workshop pro vides practical\, hands-on training and expert insights to help participan ts better understand\, prevent\, and respond to real-world cybersecurity c hallenges.\nWhat You Will Gain\n\n- Hands-on training with real-world cybe r attack and defense scenarios\n- Understanding of emerging threats\, incl uding ransomware\, phishing\, and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities\ n- Practical strategies for risk management\, compliance\, and incident re sponse\n- Exposure to AI-driven cybersecurity\, including how AI is used i n both attacks and defense systems\n- Introduction to quantum-era cybersec urity concepts\, including future risks to encryption and secure communica tion\n- Insights into modern security tools\, standards\, and frameworks u sed in practice\n- Direct interaction with expert speakers from academia\, industry\, and government\n\nWorkshop Highlights\n\n- ✅ FREE registrati on (limited seats available)\n- ✅ Certificate of completion awarded\n- ✅ No prerequisites required – open to all relevant sectors\n- ✅ Work ing lunch provided daily\n- ✅ Interactive labs and discussions\n-\n✅ N etworking with professionals across sectors\n\nStrong Institutional Suppor t\nThis workshop is proudly supported by:\n\n- FEMA (Federal Emergency Man agement Agency)\n- Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security\n\nThese partnersh ips ensure alignment with national and regional cybersecurity priorities.\ n\nCo-sponsored by: INQUIRE Lab\, University of Oklahoma\n\nRoom: 205/206\ , Bldg: Carson Engineering Center\, 202 W Boyd St\,\, Norman\, Oklahoma\, United States\, 73019 LOCATION:Room: 205/206\, Bldg: Carson Engineering Center\, 202 W Boyd St\,\ , Norman\, Oklahoma\, United States\, 73019 ORGANIZER:reza.kandezy@ou.edu SEQUENCE:14 SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Essential Training Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556457 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">&nbsp \;</div>\n<div>This workshop is especially valuable for organizations seek ing to strengthen their cybersecurity posture in response to rapidly evolv ing threats.</div>\n<div><strong>Why This Workshop Matters</strong></div>\ n<div>Cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated\, impacting or ganizations of all sizes. This workshop provides&nbsp\;<strong>practical\, hands-on training and expert insights</strong>&nbsp\;to help participants better understand\, prevent\, and respond to real-world cybersecurity cha llenges.</div>\n<div><strong>What You Will Gain</strong></div>\n<ul data-e nd="2760" data-start="2324">\n<li><strong>Hands-on training with real-worl d cyber attack and defense scenarios</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Understand ing of emerging threats\, including ransomware\, phishing\, and critical i nfrastructure vulnerabilities</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Practical strateg ies for risk management\, compliance\, and incident response</strong></li> \n<li><strong>Exposure to AI-driven cybersecurity\, including how AI is us ed in both attacks and defense systems</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Introduc tion to quantum-era cybersecurity concepts\, including future risks to enc ryption and secure communication</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Insights into modern security tools\, standards\, and frameworks&nbsp\;used in practice< /strong></li>\n<li><strong>Direct interaction with expert speakers from ac ademia\, industry\, and government</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<div><strong>&nbs p\;</strong></div>\n<div><strong>Workshop Highlights</strong></div>\n<ul d ata-end="3097" data-start="2796">\n<li>✅&nbsp\;<strong>FREE registration (limited seats available)</strong></li>\n<li>✅&nbsp\;<strong>Certificat e of completion awarded</strong></li>\n<li>✅&nbsp\;<strong>No prerequisi tes required</strong>&nbsp\;&ndash\; open to all relevant sectors</li>\n<l i>✅&nbsp\;<strong>Working lunch provided daily</strong></li>\n<li>✅&nb sp\;<strong>Interactive labs and discussions</strong></li>\n<li>\n<div rol e="presentation">✅&nbsp\;<strong>Networking with professionals across se ctors</strong></div>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<div><strong>Strong Institutional Supp ort</strong></div>\n<div>This workshop is proudly supported by:</div>\n<ul data-end="3278" data-start="3183">\n<li><strong>FEMA (Federal Emergency M anagement Agency)</strong></li>\n<li><strong>Oklahoma Office of Homeland S ecurity</strong></li>\n</ul>\n<div>These partnerships ensure alignment wit h&nbsp\;<strong>national and regional cybersecurity priorities</strong>.</ div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR