The simple act of opening an email can leave businesses and private individuals vulnerable to cyber attacks — from hackers who hold data for ransom to thieves who compromise legitimate business email accounts to steal thousands of dollars through unauthorized wire transfers.
California State University, Northridge faculty and students teamed with federal law enforcement officials to create a series of public service announcements to educate the community about trending cyber crimes, as well as remind people about the consequences of online piracy.
“Cyber crimes are increasingly becoming more and more detrimental to all of us,” said CSUN cinema and television arts professor Nate Thomas, who oversaw the university’s involvement in the project. “We worked on a similar campaign on intellectual property theft with the federal Department of Justice and FBI three years ago that got some attention. I guess they liked what we did and asked us to work with them again.”
Thomas, who has his own production company that has created PSAs for a variety of organizations over the years, said he saw an opportunity to teach his students about their responsibility to use their craft for more than just making entertainment. For the full article click here
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