Iain Sloan: Home Office: Keep the Cyber Gremlins Out!

Description

In this presentation, we'll explore common cyber threats and how to protect yourself by securing your home network, ensuring your devices are safe, and practicing smart habits online. We'll cover secure file sharing, recognizing and reporting security incidents, and the best practices for remote working to keep you safe in today's digital world. Along the way, we'll provide useful resources and tools to help you stay protected,

Speaker

Iain Sloan
IT Operations and Security Manage
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis board

Iain Sloan is the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis board IT Operations and Security Manager. An IT Veteran has a career spanning 40 years, starting with large IBM mini computers, through bringing in the first IBM PC’s, networks, replacement for those old aging systems while working at his first job in a West of Scotland Steelworks. Having subsequently worked for the Stakis Group (now Hilton UK) local Government and VAR’s in Scotland until 2001 when he moved to Texas (where his wife is from) and spent the next 17 years working for the State of Texas’ biggest Agency. The call of the Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Trees and coastal waters of his homeland drew his family to Western Washington in 2018. Before moving to LCB in 2021, Iain worked for the Washington Department of Natural Resources.