BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Port_of_Spain BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:AST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260520T195951Z - 81837@ampp200 DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20241009T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20241009T200000 CREATED:20260520T195951Z DESCRIPTION:Small Talk BIG Links - Cybersecurity & YOU! \nCybersecurity & YOU! Let’s face it\; we live in a digital world. O ur work lives\, personal lives\, and finances have all begun gravitating t oward the world of the internet\, mobile computing\, and electronic media. Unfortunately\, this widespread phenomenon makes us more vulnerable than ever to malicious attacks\, invasions of privacy\, fraud\, and other such unpleasantries. That’s why cybersecurity is such a vital part of a secur e and well-ordered digital world. Cybersecurity keeps us safe from hackers \, cyber criminals\, and other agents of fraud. But how good is your cyber security knowledge?What is Cybersecurity and Why it is Needed? Cybercrimes have cost the world $2 trillion so far in 2019\, according to recent rese arch. Cybersecurity Ventures predicted in 2017 that damages would hit $6 t rillion by 2021\, prompting global spending of roughly $10 billion in cybe r-security measures by 2027 to protect against these catastrophic losses. But it’s not just the big companies and organizations that get hit. Aver age\, everyday consumers experience phishing schemes\, ransomware attacks\ , identity theft\, data breaches\, and financial losses. For instance\, it takes just five minutes to hack an internet-connected device\, which incl udes your smartphone\, smartwatch\, on-board automobile computer\, smart t elevision\, and home control systems\, according to a Netscout report. Thi s means the more we rely on the internet\, the more we need good cybersecu rity in all its forms. DTSTAMP:20260520T195951Z LOCATION:Rizzoni's Ristorante Italiano\, Movietowne\, POS SUMMARY:Small Talk BIG Links - Cybersecurity & YOU! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Small Talk BIG Links - Cyb ersecurity & YOU!\nCybersecurity & YOU! Let’s face it\; we live in a digital world. Our work lives\, personal lives\, and finances have all be gun gravitating toward the world of the internet\, mobile computing\, and electronic media. Unfortunately\, this widespread phenomenon makes us more vulnerable than ever to malicious attacks\, invasions of privacy\, fraud\ , and other such unpleasantries. That’s why cybersecurity is such a vita l part of a secure and well-ordered digital world. Cybersecurity keeps us safe from hackers\, cyber criminals\, and other agents of fraud. But how g ood is your cybersecurity knowledge?What is Cybersecurity and Why it is Ne eded? Cybercrimes have cost the world $2 trillion so far in 2019\, accordi ng to recent research. Cybersecurity Ventures predicted in 2017 that damag es would hit $6 trillion by 2021\, prompting global spending of roughly $1 0 billion in cyber-security measures by 2027 to protect against these cata strophic losses. But it’s not just the big companies and organizations t hat get hit. Average\, everyday consumers experience phishing schemes\, ra nsomware attacks\, identity theft\, data breaches\, and financial losses. For instance\, it takes just five minutes to hack an internet-connected de vice\, which includes your smartphone\, smartwatch\, on-board automobile c omputer\, smart television\, and home control systems\, according to a Net scout report. This means the more we rely on the internet\, the more we ne ed good cybersecurity in all its forms. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR