2nd Annual Home Computer Security Conference: April 17th in San Jose, CA:                   
 
Conference Schedule

The 2010 2nd Annual Home Computer Security Conference is made up of four 45 – 60 minute sessions covering: Securing your home computer and network, Banking Securely Online, Identity Theft, and finally Social Networking Safely.

New! In response to feedback from last year's conference, we have broken this year's conference into several sessions. You can either choose to attend a session of your choice or attend all day!

Day care will also be provided this year (
advanced notice required)

Agenda
  Start Time End Time  Session  
  8:00AM 9:00AM Sign-In and Registration  
  9:00AM 9:30AM Introduction  
  9:30AM 10:45AM SESSION 1: Securing your home computer and network
• Current events, trends and statistics
• Hacking Demonstration
• Review how data travels over the internet
• How to harden your network and computer
• Products that can help secure your computer and network
• Question and Answer Session
 
  10:45AM 11:00AM Break  
  11:00AM 12:00PM SESSION 2: Banking Securely Online
• Common methods used by hackers and internet thieves
• How to spot fraudulent activity
• What to do in the event it happens to you
• Question and Answer Session
 
  12:00PM 1:00PM Lunch  
  1:00PM 2:00PM SESSION 3: Identity Theft
• Common methods used by hackers and internet thieves
• Methods to avoid prevent and ID Theft
• What to do in the event it happens to you
• Question and Answer Session
 
  2:00PM 3:00PM SESSION 4: Social Networking Safely
• Scams, predators and does and don'ts of postings
• What to do in the event it happens to you
• Question and Answer Session
 
  3:00PM 3:30PM Conference Question and Answer Session  




 

Latest News

Recent cyber-crime articles affecting home computer users

  

Computer Attacks Via Phishing, Malicious Links & Vulnerabilities Keep Rising

February 25th, 2010

Losses totaled $560m in 2009, up from $265m in 2008, showed the annual report

              
 
 

Cyber crime losses almost 'double' in United States during 2009

March 16th, 2010

In 2009, a report showed, more than 6,600 new document vulnerabilities were discovered

 
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New Password-Stealing Virus Targets Facebook

March 17th, 2010

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook users in an effort to steal banking passwords and other sensitive information.

 


What They Said
Find out what last year's attendees had to say about the conference
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  "Finally! Someone who can explain how to protect myself from being attacked on the internet in simple, easy terms"
Bill - Antioch, CA 
           
  "Auston is so knowledgeable and took the time to answer all of our questions. I can't wait to attend again next year"
Carla
- San Jose, CA