Alabama Seniors Offered Free Cybersecurity Courses

The University of Alabama's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) is now offering seniors free online adult education courses in cybersecurity, reports InfoSecurity . To maintain safety during the current pandemic, the courses are now being taught on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. "OLLI is privileged to be in a position to provide educational and social opportunities online for its members and the community, some of whom are the most vulnerable to coronavirus and may be among the last of our citizens to emerge from their homes, even as social distancing guidelines are lifted in our community," said OLLI Director Jennifer Anderson. She added that adults older than 50 were just as much in need of social and intellectual stimulation as any other demographic. "OLLI students will not just 'view' their classes," Anderson explained. "They will participate because the classes are synchronous. Participants can speak in class and the instructors can have discussions in addition to the lectures provided."