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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University To Host Cybersecurity Symposium

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 3:13pm
Updated: Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 3:14pm
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The need to increase cybersecurity has heightened in recent days — from the espionage level of Russia allegedly getting involved with U.S. elections to the impact on consumers of the Equifax data breach. That one could affect more than 140 million Americans.

But most of us are so used to spending hours every day on the web — via a computer or smart device — that simple answers don’t really exist.

On Saturday in Prescott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is hosting a Cybersecurity Symposium.

And to learn more, I spoke with Jon Haass, chair in the Department of Cyberintelligence and Security at Embry-Riddle.

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