As October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, CBTS Hawaiian Telcom Presents Free Educational Event for Local Businesses “Cybersecurity Trends You Need to Know”

Honolulu (September 30, 2021) - The world of cybersecurity can change in a nanosecond. In recognition of October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, CBTS Hawaiian Telcom is offering a free educational virtual event for businesses to share the trends that our local experts are seeing and what businesses need to know to protect themselves.

"Our team is passionate about bringing people together and offering training and education to help them understand how to leverage technology to their best advantage," said Marcus Yano, Executive Director - Architecture and Cloud Services who will be kicking off the event. "Keeping up to date with what's happening and with the available technology is a critical first step, especially in cybersecurity."

The virtual event, which will take place on Thursday, October 7, from 10:30 to 12 noon, will feature a general session led by Evan Horton, Senior Manager - Network Security Operations at Hawaiian Telcom. The general session will be followed by a choice of two workshops:

• What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and How to Prepare for it led by Jordan Silva, Senior Manager - Service Delivery
• Protecting Your Business Against Cyber Attacks led by Marc Masuno, Director - Professional Services and Cloud Architecture, and Michael Taratko, Principal Architect - Security

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About Hawaiian Telcom

Hawaiian Telcom, established and headquartered in Honolulu since 1883, offers a full range of services to business and residential customers including Internet, video, voice, data network solutions and security, colocation, and managed and cloud services - all supported by the reach and reliability of its next generation fiber network and 24/7 state-of-the-art network operations center. With employees statewide sharing a commitment to innovation and a passion for delivering superior service, Hawaiian Telcom is proud to be Hawaiʻi's Technology Leader. For more information, visit hawaiiantel.com

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