Registration is open for the 2018 North Dakota Cyber Security Conference, scheduled for Thursday, March 15, at the NDSU Memorial Union. The one-day conference is an annual gathering for information security professionals in the region. Participants exchange new strategies, best practices and innovative solutions to address today's challenges in cyber security.

Interested persons are reminded early bird registration, offering discounts, ends Friday, Jan. 26.

The 2016 and 2017 events each sold out with more than 300 attendees from education, government and industry.

The conference is hosted by NDSU in partnership with the North Dakota Education Technology Council, EduTech and the North Dakota Information Technology Department.

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