Where computers are concerned, “security is a back and forth between bad actors and defenders,” according to Jeff Lang, Director of Cyber Defense Operations at Virginia Tech. Jeff and Heather Moorefield-Lang will lead this practical and informative one-session course covering strategies that will help you feel—and be—safer online. You will learn how to create secure passwords and deploy them strategically. You’ll come away with techniques for organizing, remembering, and updating large numbers of passwords, including the role of password managers. Emphasis will be placed on empowering users to prevent common and sometimes costly cyberattacks.

PRESENTERS

Heather Moorefield-Lang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at University of North Carolina Greensboro. She is interested in how technologies can enhance instruction in libraries and classrooms.

Jeff Lang has been with the Virginia Tech Security Office since August of 2012 and brings with him 16 years of IT experience. He is a SANS certified Intrusion Analyst, Windows Security Administrator, Network Forensics Analyst, Python Coder, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst and Certified Enterprise Defender.