What threats do school districts and small businesses face and how can they be prevented? Based on information gleaned from audits performed by UW—Whitewater on local K-12 schools, we’ll discuss the threats they face and recommend cost-effective and easy-to-implement actions that schools and small businesses can take to prevent security breaches.
Attendees will learn:
- Common threats and areas of weakness between schools and businesses
- Tools and techniques to mitigate threats
- How to investigate their environments for vulnerabilities
- How to apply common fixes for vulnerabilities, for example deploying GPOs to disable legacy protocols
Presenters:
Alex Jensen, Information Security Analyst, West Bend Mutual Insurance
Jason Gahr, Cybersecurity Analyst, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater