Protecting Family in Cyberspace is Topic of Presentation Nov. 20 at MATC’s Oak Creek Campus

“The Internet… the Good the Bad and the Ugly: Protect Your Family in the Cyber Age” will be the topic of a free, public lecture from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Lecture Hall, Room A241, at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Oak Creek Campus, 6665 S. Howell Ave. The presenters will be Tony Reinhart and Molly Koby, operations program associates with the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which is administered through the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation.

The lecture will cover current trends related to Facebook, Twitter, other social media and the digital world, as well as potential threats to children on the World Wide Web. Topics also will include protecting young people from online predators, cyberbullying and “sexts.”

The event is co-sponsored by MATC’s IT Information Systems Security Specialist Associate Degree Program and MATC’s IT Security Club. For more information, contact Rafat Elsharef at (414) 571-4759, elsharer@matc.edu.

Wisconsin’s largest technical college and the most diverse two-year institution in the Midwest, Milwaukee Area Technical College is a key driver of southeastern Wisconsin’s economy and has provided innovative education in the region since 1912. Approximately 50,000 students per year attend the college’s four campuses and community-based sites or learn online. MATC offers affordable and accessible education and training opportunities that empower and transform lives in the community. The college offers 200 academic programs; nearly 400 transfer options leading to bachelor’s degrees; and a Pre-College Education division that assists people to complete high school, prepare for college or enter the workforce. Overwhelmingly, MATC graduates build careers and businesses in southeastern Wisconsin. The college is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission, the national standard for academics and student services