The Computer Systems Technician and Bachelor of Information Technology – Network Technology programs will be incorporating Aruba Networks content into their Wireless Networking courses beginning this fall, following the signing of an agreement with the networking company.
The Aruba Mobility Academy is the world’s first accredited mobility education program designed for universities and colleges. Mobility is one of the fastest-growing networking technologies, with wireless traffic expected to exceed wired traffic by the end of 2015. The Aruba Mobility Academy enables students who want to become Mobility Engineers to build secure, scalable and reliable enterprise-class WLANs. It is taught in a vendor-agnostic fashion while leveraging Aruba Networks products for the hands-on learning labs.
Another great learning opportunity for our students!
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Click on the following link to read more about Algonquin College’s Cyber-Security Day event held on October 3, 2014.
Ottawa cyber-security panel pulls back curtain on battle against hackers
Join Algonquin College and its partners from the education, high technology and government sectors on October 3 in a free, one-day conference to share ideas about the hottest topics in cyber security, data privacy, ‘dark actor’ tactics, identity theft, the future of cyber security careers, and much more.
In support of International Cyber Security Month, events include a program of presentations and discussions led by leading players from Canada’s cyber security-rich community held in Algonquin’s beautiful new 700-person theatre, plus a trade show fair featuring industry vendors, activities, and technology prize giveaways.
For more information
www.algonquincollege.com/infosec/ac-cyber-security-day or to register for tickets for this event click here.
Contact Event Organizer
Craig Delmage, CISSP
tel: 613.727.4723 / email: craig.delmage@algonquincollege.com
New apps, trails, and other innovative products from the bright minds of Algonquin students were showcased at the Applied Research Day on December 3. Starting at 9:30 a.m., groups of students presented their projects in booths, many with hands on demonstrations for the public to see. Projects were judged by a panel and awards were given to the top three who showed an innovative solution to a common problem.
The first place prize was given to the Security Emergency Contact App, which was created by students Ryan Hughes, Nick Briglio, Alex van der Mout, Andre Drapeau, Gabriel Edwards and Keithton Li under the supervision of Professors Edmund Strange and Mel Sanschagrin. The app, created for Algonquin College Safety, Security & Emergency Management, uses GPS tracking on cell phones to alert campus security of persons in distress.
Second place was awarded to the KI Nature and Wellness Trail Signage and Development, a project created by Pembroke students Kate Ming-Sun and Ria Quik with Professors Ian Pineau and Cameron Dube. The group was tasked with designing physical activity and interpretive signage displaying the local history of the area and providing health and exercise tips along the trail (which was started as part of another Applied Research project!).
The third place prize went to PsychWizard Treatment/Response Monitoring, created by students Eric Llewellyn, Tamara Grbo, Riza Baltazar, Angela Kwok, Hamdan Al-Buhaisi and Abhishek Joshi with Professor Edmund Strange. The project aimed to take complex and sophisticated electronic health records to a computer, tablet, and smart phone, allowing them to update their medication and symptom changes prior to their next visit, and follow their treatment progress.
Applied Research Day is an event held at the College three times a year, and includes projects that are recognized on an international scale. Each unique project is designed to solve an every-day problem while creating a new product or service. Groups pair up with clients to create an innovation solution to a problem they have encountered within their business.
The event is an opportunity to acknowledge the hard work, dedication and creativity of Algonquin’s student body and showcase their achievements to the community and employers. Congratulations everyone on another successful day!
The Algonquin College School of Advanced Technology, in collaboration with HackingAway.org, has set up a realistic virtual corporate infrastructure to give students a real-life experience. The event, called CyberGonq, is to be held on Sunday, October 27th, from 11:30am to 4pm (+/-).
The event costs $20, which covers setup costs + snacks, lunch and drinks for the event.
Students can apply their classroom learning in a real world situation by competing to attack and defend a “live” company infrastructure from cyber security threats of all kinds.
The goals for the students and the College are to:
– Solidify and expand their knowledge by working in a realistic corporate environment.
– Prepare for future employment by developing many practical job skills that can be immediately applied to help their future employers.
– Algonquin College School of Advanced Technology is proud to fulfill their mandate, and help the students have some fun!
– HackingAway.org is pleased to help organize the event, and glad to motivate the students to keep Hacking Away.
To sign up for the event, visit http://hackingaway.org/cybergonq/registration/
NOTE: The CyberGonq event is specifically for Algonquin students, their invited guests, and recent graduates.
If you are interested in other upcoming “open” events aimed at IT Security Professionals, see “Upcoming Events” at HackingAway.org: – http://hackingaway.org/events/cybersnatch/
– Nov 24th, 2013, 11:30am to 4pm
For more information you may also connect with
Patrick Ouellette
Program Coordinator – Computer Systems Technology – Security Programs
Email: ouellep@algonquincollege.com
The Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) invites you to the National
Technology Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 26-28, 2013.
The National Technology Conference will bring together business leaders,
educators and skilled technicians from across all sectors in order to ensure
that the workforce of the future is ready for the challenges that lie ahead.
More details can be found at cctt.ca or by contacting CCTT at 1-800-891-1140
ext 224 or visiting http://www.cctt.ca/home.asp?lang=1.
EVENT NAME: CCTT National Technology Conference
DATES: September 26-28, 2013
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba
WEBSITE: http://www.cctt.ca
CONTACT: Issy LeBlond
EMAIL: ileblond@cctt.ca
TEL: 1-800-891-1140 ext 224
As a current student OR graduate of the Computer systems Technician program,
you are eligible to join the CCTT local chapter.
The Computer Systems Technician program at Algonquin college has been
accredited through CCTT / CTAB since June, 2004.
This means the program is not only an Ontario recognized program, but has
achieved National Accreditation.
Membership as a Technician affords you the potential to use/transfer your
credentials outside of Ontario to the rest of Canada.