With October being National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Innovate Lynchburg Technology Council hosted its first Cyber Security Tabletop Workshop at Central Virginia Community College.
Scott Pleasants, coordinator for business partnerships and data research at CVCC, said whether you’re a superintendent, CEO of a company or the head of a nonprofit, it’s important to understand that digital security is not just something the “technical experts” take care of.
“A lot of people will look at cyber [security] from just the technical standpoint, but the people that need to be most aware of this are sometimes in the executive suite,” Pleasants said.
The Innovate Lynchburg Technology Council is a group that’s committed to educating, informing, growing and uniting the region’s growing technology community, according to their website.
About 30 people from local area organizations and businesses including L3Harris, Glo Fiber and Campbell Insurance attended Monday’s event.
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