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EWU Expert Offers Insight into Our Cyber Reality

Security vs. Privacy

December 2, 2020 By David Meany

The pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely from home. We are doing more shopping online. Relying more on email and social media. But is this new cyber reality compromising our privacy? Stuart Steiner, assistant professor of computer science at EWU, joins “Experts @ EWU” on Spokane Talks to discuss cyber security during this time of uncertainty.

Even the most common internet products on the market could leave you vulnerable to some type of cyber issue. Steiner warns consumers have to weigh how much security they would like at the cost of sacrificing privacy. Steiner is joined by one his students, Vernice Keyes, to talk all things related to cyber security.