IAVA Partners with Cybercrime Support Network to Host Live Event on Cybercrime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 15, 2021
CONTACT: press@iava.org
New York, NY – On Thursday, June 17th, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will partner with Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) to host a live event on cybercrime awareness.
IAVA’s Executive Vice President Tom Porter will be joined by Ursula Palmer, Executive Director of Military & Veteran Programs, Cybercrime Support Network to discuss cybercrime awareness tips for the veteran community.
“The veteran community is a huge target for cybercriminals. They are disproportionately targeted for a variety of criminal activities – everything from online scams to identity theft,” said Ursula Palmer, Executive Director of Military & Veteran Programs, Cybercrime Support Network. “Servicemembers have devoted their lives to protecting ours. It is our duty to protect them from these emerging cyber threats.”
“The veteran community faces unique challenges when transitioning back into civilian life,” said Tom Porter, Executive VP, Government Affairs for IAVA. “Those challenges shouldn’t be compounded by cyber criminals taking advantage of military and veteran families. One of our focuses at IAVA is to make the transition as seamless as possible. We are thrilled to partner with Cybercrime Support Network to address this important issue with the veteran community.”
This event will provide an overview of the partnership between Cybercrime Support Network and IAVA, how the military and veteran communities are targeted, how to identify, report and recover from cybercrime, and IAVA’s focus on cybercrime prevention and increased awareness.
| WHO: | Tom Porter, EVP, Government Affairs, IAVA Ursula Palmer, Executive Director, Military & Veteran Programs, Cybercrime Support Network |
| WHAT: | IAVA to Host Facebook Live Event on Cybercrime Awareness with Cybercrime Network |
| WHEN: | Thursday, June 17th at 4:00PM EST |
| WHERE: | Join the Facebook Live event here. The event is open to the press. |
IAVA is the voice for the post-9/11 veteran generation. With over 400,000 veterans and allies nationwide, IAVA is the leader in non-partisan veteran advocacy and public awareness. We drive historic impacts for veterans and IAVA’s programs are second to none. Any veteran or family member in need can reach out to IAVA’s Quick Reaction Force at quickreactionforce.org or 855-91RAPID (855-917-2743) to be connected promptly with a veteran care manager who will assist. IAVA’s The Vote Hub is a free tool to register to vote and find polling information. IAVA’s membership is always growing. Join the movement at iava.org/membership.
About Cybercrime Support Network
Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) is a public-private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit collaboration whose mission is to serve individuals and businesses impacted by cybercrime. With the strong support of our sponsors, Craig Newmark Philanthropies – AT&T – Capital One – Cisco Systems – Comcast – Early Warning – Google – Microsoft – NordVPN – Proofpoint – Trend Micro – Tripwire – Verizon – Zelle, CSN can continue to support individuals and small businesses through FightCybercrime.org, a resource database for those impacted by cybercrime and online fraud, and ScamSpotter.org, a website to help identify scams and stop fraudsters. For more information, please visit: Cybercrimesupport.org
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