Category: Community

June 19th, 2018 by John

CornCon is an annual midwest cybersecurity conference, with training and a kids’ camp.

It will be held in Davenport, Iowa on Sep 7-8th. Read More

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June 4th, 2018 by John

CornCon Kids’ Hacker Camp was held on May 19, 2018 at St. Ambrose University. Over 40 kids of all ages showed up for the event, which included electronics, games, coding, lockpicking and the tools and methods of hackers and the importance of the ethical ‘white hat’ use and protection of technology. For photos from the May 19 event, visit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nullsession/albums/72157697084279585

This is the first mid-year hacker camp held for The Children of the CornCon, which is run alongside the CornCon (Quad Cities Cybersecurity Conference) each Fall. On September 8, 2018, the fourth annual CornCon conference will be held at SAU Rogalski Center for both kids and adults, with world-class speakers, vendors, an expanded hacker village and competitions. For more information, and to register, visit www.corncon.net.

Posted in Community, Events, Kids

May 5th, 2018 by John

RSVP – –  https://goo.gl/forms/q9R3pIZYCHbAdhmw1

Join us May 19th for our first mid-year kids’ camp. Read More

Posted in Community, Kids

April 11th, 2018 by John

Why are we paying attention to our online privacy now? In March 2018, it was discovered that Cambridge Analytica had been harvesting Facebook user information, and using it to build voter profiles which they then sold off to groups who wanted to influence the 2016 Presidential Election.

The issues we are facing today aren’t new. The Internet puts your personal information at risk: on your computer and mobile devices, in email and social media. It just becomes harder to protect your privacy and personal information, as the Internet and social media become more complex. Read More

Posted in Blog, Community, Cybersecurity & Infosec, Privacy

February 8th, 2018 by John

QC Cybersecurity Alliance worked with the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce and others in the Quad Cities to develop best practices and guidance for local businesses. Check it out!

Quad Cities Chamber › PDF of Cybersecurity Playbook

Posted in Community, Cybersecurity & Infosec

September 18th, 2017 by John

Join us for our first Cyber Town Hall along with the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, Quad Cities Cybersecurity Alliance and the QC Manufacturing Innovation Hub – For more information and to register:

Posted in Community, Events

August 25th, 2017 by John

If you are an InfraGard member, they are sharing a great, no cost, online training opportunity provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). The ICS-CERT works to reduce risks within and across all critical infrastructure sectors. The Virtual Learning Portal (VLP) provides online training for those involved in the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Please sign in to register for free VLP courses: https://ics-cert-training.inl.gov/lms/

The INMA Education Committee is working to compile a directory of free and/or low cost training opportunities, like the one above, provided online and/or in-person by government and other non-profit organizations. We understand that there is a lot of excellent training available in the “for profit market” but for now we are focusing on government and nonprofits sources only.  Consider joining InfraGard (free) at https://www.infragard.org

Posted in Community, IoT, IIoT, ICS-SCADA

August 11th, 2017 by John

CornCon Kids’ Hacker Camp (The Children of The CornCon) will feature dozens of kid-friendly activities in 2017. These activities range from lock picking and dumpster diving, to learning about electronics, coding and blacksmithing. The intention of the kids’ camp is to open the eyes of kids to the benefits and vulnerabilities of technology. This is done every fall in the Quad Cities, 100 kids at a time.

For the first time, kids at “CornCon 3: The Courne Ultimatum” will be able to “Hack The Pentagon”. This program started as a bug bounty, developed by the DoD to uncover vulnerabilities in their computer systems and web applications. The program uncovered 138 vulnerabilities and now the U.S. Army Cyber Command is sending First Lieutenant Daniel Lim on the road to show kids and adults how bug bounty programs work, and the methods used by penetration testers to uncover and responsibly report vulnerabilities. Responsible disclosure is key, as finding and exposing vulnerabilities to the public can lead to malicious attacks, if it is not preceded by software patches to address the vulnerability first. Read More

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