Please join us for the March Charlotte InfraGard meeting.

Date: March 20, 2019

Location: Microsoft Campus,8050 Microsoft Way, Charlotte, NC.

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Topic:  The Secret to Cybersecurity, Scott Augenbaum – Retired FBI Special Agent


Cybercrime is on the increase internationally, and it’s up to you to protect yourself. But how?

The Secret to Cybersecurity is the simple and straightforward plan to keep you, your family, and your business safe. Written by
Scott Augenbaum, a 29-year veteran of the FBI who specialized in cybercrimes, it uses real-life examples to educate and inform
readers, explaining who/why/how so you’ll have a specific takeaway to put into action for your family. Learn about the scams,
methods, and ways that cyber criminals operate—and learn how to avoid being the next cyber victim.

Retired FBI Special Agent Scott Augenbaum

After joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the New York Field Office in 1988 as a support employee, Scott
Augenbaum became a Special Agent in 1994 and was assigned to the Syracuse, New York Office, where he worked
domestic terrorism, white collar and hate crimes, and all computer crime investigations. In October 2003, Agent Augenbaum was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Headquarters, Washington D.C in the Cyber Division, Cyber Crime Fraud Unit and was responsible for managing the FBI’s Cyber Task Force Program and Intellectual Property Rights Program. In 2006, Mr. Augenbaum transferred to Nashville, TN and managed the FBI Memphis Division
Computer Intrusion/Counterintelligence Squad in Nashville, TN. Over the past ten years, Retired Special Agent Scott Augenbaum has had the opportunity to provide hundreds of computer intrusion threat briefings with the goal of educating the community on emerging computer intrusion threats and how to not to be the victim of a data breach.

Scott earned an MBA at American Sentinel University in Information Technology and a Masters
Certificate in Information Security Management from Villanova University in addition to holding
numerous General Information Assurance Certifications.