By Keziah G. Huelar

Engr. Giovanni Gerard A. Araque talked about the different opportunities brought about by the cyber age.

Advocating cybersecurity awareness among Centralians—The College of Computer Science held a seminar on cybersecurity at the Education Media Center on July 24, 2018. The event aimed to orient the CPU community on the different challenges of the cyber age, its opportunities, and its impact to progress and development.

Featured lecturers included Engr. Giovanni Gerard A. Araque, managing owner of ETEL Electronics Construction Supply and Services and Mr. Aifree A. Canuto, co-founder of Project Access Granted. Engr. Araque talked about “Engineering Communication Technologies and its Accompanying Challenges” while Mr. Canuto discussed “Technology in the Cybersecurity Industry.”

Joel Sumadic, co-founder of Project Access Granted, encouraged participants to be vigilant in sharing information on-line.

Participants enjoyed a fun-filled and information packed seminar on cyber security.

According to Mr. Canuto, there is a growing need to emphasize the importance of cybersecurity in the era of social media: “Hacking has been very prevalent nowadays. Project Access Granted has been advocating cyber security for about four years now. We were organized last 2015 and have been promoting our advocacy all around the country.”

To ensure one’s protection in the cyber age, he advises vigilance and alertness, “Be wary of suspicious links. In social media sites, do not accept friend requests from strangers, don’t post everything on-line—be vigilant with the information you share.”