OHIO VALLEY — Both Farmers Bank and Ohio Valley Bank hosted a cybersecurity summit with local businesses Thursday in Gallipolis and Pomeroy to answer questions and inform community members about the dangers of hackers and electronic fraud perpetrators.
Chistopher Joseph, a cybersecurity consultant, spoke to community members in Gallipolis at a 2 p.m. session at the Ohio Valley Bank Annex Community Room and in Pomeroy at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmers Bank Pomeroy Community Room. According to him, cyber attacks have existed for as long as the internet. Gary Stewart, information technology officer with Ohio Valley Bank, agreed with him.
According to Stewart, the one answer to all cybersecurity related questions was “it depends.” Cybersrecurity can range from individuals attempting to hack into someone’s system, to stealing credit card information by using “skimming” machines For the full article click here
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