NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is set to hold webinars and shred events to encourage cybersecurity, and one will be in North Charleston.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and SCDCA will hold three free webinars to help improve cyber safety and online scams.
There are three free events for all consumers to shred sensitive documents.
The shred event is set up as a drive-through if consumers want to shred documents quickly.
They will also hold two webinars to help educate businesses to protect private and confidential information.
Several topics will covered during the months including multi-factor authentication, strong passwords and [asswors managers, updating software and phishing.
Webinars for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Click the title links below to register for a webinar:
Free Shred Events
SCDCA is partnering with Shred360 to offer the following free events:
Monday, Oct.14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – North Charleston Coliseum, Parking Lot A, 5001 Coliseum Dr, North Charleston, SC 29418
Thursday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Shandon Baptist Church, Back of the Parking Lot, 5250 Forest Dr, Columbia, SC 29206
Tuesday, Oct. 29 from Noon to 3 p.m. – Anderson County Senior Citizens Program, McCants Community Campus, 101 South Fant Street, Suite A, Anderson SC 18511
People who are attending are encouraged to stay in their vehicles and will be limited to (3) three boxes or (3) three kitchen/trash bags per vehicle.
SCDCA says all webinars and shred events are free to attend. Attendees are encouraged to download the SCDCA’s “Cybersecurity Basics” flyer or request physical copies by filling out the Brochure Order Form.
Follow SCDCA’s Facebook and X accounts for cybersecurity tips throughout October.
Sign up with the link in the Big Red Box for the first cybersecurity webinar Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m. or click here.
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