Twelve young women have been selected as winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing – South Carolina from dozens of applications. They will be honored in April at a reception sponsored by Columbia College. The award is part of a national effort to encourage more young women to…
Approximately two years ago, Coursepower, a minor in applied computing, was implemented at four Columbia- area universities and colleges. Since that time the following milestones have been reached: In just two years, nine South Carolina colleges have approved the minor/certificate and now have it available to students. There is now…
Name Michael Santarcangelo Occupation Founder, Security Catalyst What do you do? I develop exceptional leaders and powerful communicators with the security mindset for success. I help organizations through measurement & analysis, training & development, and high-performance advising. The bulk of my work is helping individuals and teams build foundations for their leadership…
Todd Lewis was recently interviewed by ETV Carolina Money. Read what he had to say about a minor in applied computing (offered at nine South Carolina universities and colleges). Research shows that South Carolina will experience a shortfall in tech talent in the next decade. This comes at a time…
Have you ever asked a stranger how many passwords he or she has? I have. (It’s an occupational hazard.) I’ll start by saying that I don’t harass strangers in shopping malls. But, when I’m at a conference or trade event, or at a party, and I find myself talking with…
Following Trends: WISE Columbia LeadHERship Meetup: Securing the Future for Women in IT Sponsored by Google Women Techmakers Moderator: Joyce Vonada, CIO and Managing Director, EDENS Panelists: Mimi Shaw, Senior Application Sales Executive, AT&T’S Advanced Enterprise Solutions Csilla Farkas, USC Associate Professor, with focus on cybersecurity and recipient of…
Considering the title phrase, A Sense of Security, can tend to make someone uneasy just thinking about it. In our cyber world today, every person and business is potentially vulnerable to some sort of cyber threat. Knowing more about this topic, the issues, the techniques and the personal responsibility involved…
IT-oLogy to host annual Trends conference Wednesday, October 28 For a full agenda or to register, go to https://it-ologytrends2015.eventbrite.com Technology is driving business at an unprecedented speed. But, on an almost daily basis, cyber security breaches or hacks are taking place throughout the world. So, how do you…
Since we celebrated teaching our 100th student what seems like such long ago we are now looking beyond and to our great lineup for Fall classes. We are continuing strong in the Upstate with our Cyber Studio Classes and hope to reach more children in the coming months. Thanks goes…
Congratulations Greater Columbia BDPA HSCC Team for placing 3rd in the country at the 37th National BDPA High School Computer Competition held in Washington, DC. August 18th – 22nd, 2015 Pictured: National BDPA Vice President, Mike A. Williams; Briana Abraham, Braxton Robinson, and Jalil Peterman The three HSCC team members did…