The Slate of Officers for the next Rotary year has been emailed to everyone. Voting will take place at the December 13th meeting. Additional nominations are still possible. Contact Past President Michael if you have one.

 

Sigur Whitaker thanked all members for their generosity on Giving Tuesday in 2021. Members giving on Tuesday, November 29th will have their donations matched up to $500 for those giving up to the Paul Harris Plus 8 level. If you are not now signed up for My Rotary remember to sign up at least three days in advance to be able to give online.

Sigur also asked that we all consider donations to ensure we maximize our Every Rotarian Every Year goal of 100%.

 

Barbara LIpksis introduced the Rotarian of the Day, Jim Tucker. Jim is retired after 38 years in IT. Among his pride and joy is a 1954 Chevy Pickup.

 

Jim Tucker introduced Greg Tomchick and Jeff White, partners at Cybersecurity Management. Both are graduates of ODU. Greg played professional baseball for three years before rejoining the software company he started while at ODU. After being a victim of a cyber-attack, he decided to focus on cyber security. Jeff White served as a Defense Contractor for 6 years before joining Cybersecurity Management to focus on minimizing cyber risks to local companies.

 

Greg and Jeff reviewed just how connected is, reminding us of the potential invasiveness of the internet and the potential for cybercrime to affect everyone. The opportunities to unintentionally make ourselves susceptible to fraud is expensive and expensive with the average account takeover costing $290 to resolve and over 15 hours of your time. The most common threats are email phishing and access to business emails, romance scams and ransomware.