Unlocking Cyber Secrets: BC3 Hosts Game-Changing Security Symposium

By Fred Templeton, CISA, CASP, SEC+   Published: 04/05/25   Updated: 10/23/26   2 min read
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Unlocking Cyber Secrets: BC3 Hosts Game-Changing Security Symposium

Summary

Introduction

Butler County Community College (BC3) is hosting a cybersecurity symposium on October 27, 2023, open to educators, police, businesses and the public. The goal is practical. Organizers want people in the region to recognize cybercrime before it costs them money.

Making the public aware of cyber risk

The symposium is about awareness. Cybercrime keeps rising, and the organizers want people to learn basic cyber hygiene like updates and spotting scams.

The keynote

Tyler Hatch, a certified Digital Forensic Examiner, gives the keynote on current threats and how investigators trace them back to the people behind them.

Panel and sessions

The FBI’s role

FBI Pittsburgh representatives will explain how they investigate cybercrime. They will also say what victims should do first.

A business perspective

Billie Phillips, founder of BP Methods, will speak about approaching cybersecurity from a business perspective, including how companies can protect their assets and customer data without a large security team.

Why local events matter

Regional events reach people national conferences miss. Think local business owners and teachers.

Who should attend

Anyone in the Butler County area who runs a small business or works in a school will find something useful here. Most attacks start with a habit someone could have changed.

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Fred Templeton, CISA, CASP, SEC+

Fred Templeton is a practicing Information Systems Auditor in the Washington DC area. Fred works as a government contractor and uses his skills in cyber security to make our country's information systems safer from cyber threats. Fred holds a master's degree in cybersecurity and is currently working on his PHD in Information Systems.