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#ChatSTC Twitter Chat: Freshen Up Your Online Life with a Digital Spring Cleaning!
APRIL 18, 3 P.M. EDT/NOON PDTWarmer weather and sunshine are finally here, and the tax filing deadline is – thankfully – behind us. Chances are that your seasonal chores include a spring cleaning. For the fifth consecutive year, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Better Business Bureau (BBB) have teamed up to remind everyone that when clearing out clutter, don’t forget about the critical need to take action and protect the volumes of valuable personal information you have online. In this #ChatSTC we’ll share tips to help tidy up your home or work office space and freshen up your digital security.

BUCHAREST SYMPOSIUM ON GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA | JUNE 26-27, 2019

Previous In-Person Events To learn more about past #ChatSTC Twitter chats, check out the transcripts in the STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ blog. 

Lock Down Your Login – Social Engineering: How yo Protect Yourself at Home and at Work

• When: Thursday, May 25, 12-1:30 p.m.
• Where: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2043, 45 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C.
• Featured Guests: U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin (RI-02), Co-Chairman, Congressional Cyber Caucus; Randy Vickers, Director of Information Security, U.S. House of Representatives; Jamie Crotts, Cybersecurity Outreach and Training Manager, U.S. House of Representatives; Jeff Schultz, Director of State and Local Government, ID.me; Jeff Greene, Sr. Director, Global Government Affirs & Policy, Symantec; Michael Kaiser, Executive Director, NCSA; Kristin Judge, Director of Government Affairs, NCSA

Lock Down Your Login – Charleston, SC

• When: Monday, April 10, 1-4 p.m. 
• Where: Trident Technical College – Nursing Auditorium, 7000 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC

Understanding Cybersecurity: 5 Steps to Protect Your Business

• When: Nov. 21, 2016
• Where: Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, Room 101, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
• Featured Guests: U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, Member, Senate Committees on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Small Business & Entrepreneurship; Amy C. Hocevar, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission East Central Region; Catherine Gase, Lead Economic Development Specialist, Michigan District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration; Dr. Rose B. Bellanca, President, Washtenaw Community College; Kristin Judge, Director of Special Projects, NCSA

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Hollywood, CA

• When: Oct. 17, 2016
• Featured Guests: Sen. Ben Allen (CA-26), California State Senate; Steve McFarland, president and CEO, Better Business Bureau of Los Angeles and Silicon Valley; Frederick J. Simon, special agent, FBI, Los Angeles Division Joint Regional Intelligence Center; Ben Raju, deputy district director, U.S. Small Business Administration Los Angeles District Office; Michael Kaiser, executive director, National Cyber Security Alliance

Two Steps Ahead: Learn to be safe at work and at home – Wichita, KS

• When: Oct. 12, 2016
• Featured Guests: Todd M. Kossaw, acting director, Federal Trade Commission; Tom Ensz, Cyber Security Unit, FBI Wichita; Lt. Col. Lincoln Schroeder, director of operations, 177th Information Aggressor Squadron; Amy Nofziger, regional director, AARP Foundation/Fraud Watch Network; Kristin Judge, director of special projects, National Cyber Security Alliance 

Pre-National Cyber Security Awareness Month Event: Empowering Users to Protect Themselves (With Honorary Cohosts The Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus)

• When: Sept. 26, 2016
• Featured Guests: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Representatives
• Featured Panelists: Randy Vickers, director of information security, U.S. House of Representatives; John Krebs, DPIP identity theft program manager, U.S. Federal Trade Commission; Scott Montgomery, vice president, chief technical strategist, Intel Security; Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher, ESET; Michael Kaiser, executive director, National Cyber Security Alliance

Two Steps Ahead: Cybersecurity for Business...Made Simple – Ann Arbor, MI

• When: Aug. 15, 2016
• Featured Guests: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (M-12), U.S. House of Representatives; Patricia Rossiter, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation – Detroit Division; Jerry Clayton, Sheriff, Washtenaw County; Kristin Judge, Director of Special Projects, National Cyber Security Alliance
  
  

Two Steps Ahead: Cybersecurity for Business...Made Simple – San Jose, CA

• When: Aug. 9, 2016
• Featured Guests: Andy Steingruebl, Senior Director, Product and Ecosystem Security Architecture, PayPal; Ryan Pardee, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Rachel Wilner, Vice President for Media and Community, The Tech Museum of Innovation; Steve McFarland, President and CEO, Better Business Bureau of Los Angeles and Silicon Valley; Patrick Lane, Senior Manager, CompTIA; Kevin Rock, Senior Director o f Products and Programs, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers; Joe Mignano, Vie President, Channels, Logical Operations; Kristin Judge, Director of Special Projects, National Cyber Security Alliance

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – The Future of Authentication
(With Honorary Co-Hosts The Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus) 

• When: June 22, 2016
• Featured Guests: U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin (RI-02), Congressional Cyber Caucus Co-Chairman; Jacqueline Connor, Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Ben Petrosky, Senior Council, Public Policy and Government Relations, Google; Dug Song, CEO, Duo Security; Brett McDowell, Executive Director, FIDO Alliance; Michael Garcia, Deputy Director, National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, National Institute for Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce; Michael Kaiser, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance
   

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life - Denton, TX

• When: June 2, 2016
• Featured Guests: Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade; Tom McCoy, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of North Texas; Jiang Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science, Texas Woman's University; Dama Brown, Regional Director, Southwest Region, Federal Trade Commission; Phylissia Landix, J.D., Vice President of Public Relations & Communications, Better Business Bureau Serving Dallas and Northeast Texas; Alain Espinosa, Board Secretary, North Texas InfraGard Members Alliance; Michael Kaiser, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Denver, CO

• When: April 26, 2016
• Featured Guests: Deborah Blyth, Chief Information Security Officer, Governor's Office of Information Technology, Colorado State; Josh Hares, Chief Revenue Officer, Better Business Bureau of Denver/Boulder; Patrick Lane, Senior Manager, CompTIA; Nick Esselman, Regional Sales Manager, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers; Michael Kaiser, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance; Jill Heath, Director of Special Projects, National Cyber Security Alliance

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Arlington, VA

• When: Dec. 14, 2015
• Featured Guests: Terrell McSweeny, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Kristina Dorville, Branch Chief, Cyber Education and Awareness Branch, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Kara Sidener, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Jack Bienko, Acting Director, Office of Entrepreneurial Education, U.S. Small Business Administration; Mary E. Power, President and CEO, Council of Better Business Bureaus; Dr. Kenneth Ball, Dean, Mason Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University; Michael Kaiser, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance; Kristin Judge, Director of Special Projects, National Cyber Security Alliance

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Rochester, NY

• When: Dec. 8, 2015
• Featured Guests: Honorable  Joseph D. Morelle, Majority Leader, New York State Assembly; William W. Destler, President, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bill  Rosenthal, CEO, Logical Operations; Warren Clark, President & CEO Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York; FBI Special Agent, Buffalo Division Cyber Squad; Bo  Yuan, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair Department of Computing Security Rochester Institute of Technology; Kristin  Judge, Director of Special Projects, National Cyber Security Alliance; Michael Kaiser, Executive Director, National Cyber Security Alliance

International #2FactorTuesday Event – Washington, D.C.

• When: Oct. 6, 2015

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Raleigh, NC

• When: Sept. 21, 2015
• Featured Guest: U.S. Rep. David Price (D-NC)

Congressional Staff Pre-National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) Event – Washington, D.C.

• When: Sept. 18, 2015
• Featured Guests: U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (TX); Katherine McCarron, Attorney in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Kristina Dorville, Branch Chief, Cyber Education & Awareness, National Protection and Programs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Chris Boyer, Assistant Vice President of Public Policy, AT&T Services, Inc.; Dena Graziano, Director of Federal Government Affairs, Symantec

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Sioux Falls, SD 

• When: Aug. 18, 2015
• Featured Guest: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) 

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Kalamazoo, MI 

• When: July 13, 2015
• Featured Guest: U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) 

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Brooklyn, NY 

• When: May 18, 2015
• Featured Guests: U.S. Rep. Yvette Clark (D-NY), William H. Efron, director, northeast region, Federal Trade Commission, Brian Rauer, executive director & general counsel, Better Business Bureau Serving Metropolitan New York, Mitch Thompson, supervisory special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Minneapolis, MN 

• When: Dec. 9, 2014
• Featured Guest: St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman 

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Chicago, IL

• When: Dec. 5, 2014
• Featured Guest: U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) 

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Ames, IA 

• When: Sept. 4, 2014
• Featured Guests: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller 

Two Steps Ahead: Protect Your Digital Life – Omaha, NE 

• • When: June 4, 2014
  • Featured Guest: U.S. Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE)