New Academy for Excellence Graduate Course Focuses on Cybersecurity Challenges

The Academy for Excellence in Local Governance Graduate Program is designed to provide continuing education to public leaders in Maryland to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities. The Graduate Program is open to those Academy Fellows who have completed the Academy core program. Our newest graduate course, “Managing the Strategic Cybersecurity Challenge,” will be offered at LGIT on January 31, 2025.

DETAILS:

Date: Friday, Jan 31, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (lunch provided)
Location: LGIT (7225 Parkway Drive, Hanover, MD 21076)
Cost: $125 (includes lunch and materials)

The Academy for Excellence in Local Governance will be offering, “Managing the Strategic Cybersecurity Challenge” at LGIT on January 31, 2025.

This course explores the key issues facing municipal and county employees attempting to manage the problem of cybersecurity including the technical foundations underpinning modern public services, the threat landscape, and the strategic consequences and risks facing leaders. The course is designed for county and municipal government leaders with little to no background in information technology and will provide the principles to understand the current debates shaping a rapidly evolving security landscape. The instructor will be Associate Research Professor Charlie Harry from the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Sponsored by: the MD Municipal League, the MD Assoc. of Counties, the University of MD, and the Local Government Insurance Trust.

REGISTRATION:

REGISTRATION FORM – complete and return to ehinson@umd.edu with payment (more details on form)

Registration is ONLY open to county or municipal officials and staff who have graduated from the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance certificate program. Not sure if you’re a graduate? Contact ehinson@umd.edu.

Not yet a graduate of the Academy program? MACo is offering core and elective courses at the upcoming Winter Conference. Read more about the courses being offered and plan to attend!

Learn more about MACo’s Winter Conference: