Our annual Christmas Social and final club meeting of the year, on December 17th will be a time of fun and frivolity! Get ready to play some Reindeer Games, win prizes, imbibe in some eggnog, and celebrate the holidays with new and old friends. Mr. Scrooge himself will join us along with the Players Theatre Company from the Owens Theater production of ‘A Christmas Carol – The Musical”. And…Santa will make a special appearance for Lions on the “Nice” list!
At our meeting on December 3rd, Lions were educated on the dangers lurking in the digital world by Lion David Heath, who explained how social media platforms both help and hurt us, and how we should be alert to targeted efforts to harm us. David shared the definition of SOCIAL ENGINEERING: The process of attempting to trick someone into revealing information, such as a password, or taking an action that can compromise security… It involves deceiving an individual by building trust to obtain unauthorized access or committing fraud. He shared a process that we should go through every time we receive an email, text, or phone call. Being wary and careful will keep your information, identity, and life savings safe. David said that we should be aware of the “bad guy” tactics of making false promises to lure victims into sharing sensitive information or installing malware on their system. Ronald Reagan gave the sage advice to “Trust but verify” which we can use in our highly digitized environment. He also updated us on the rise of Artificial Intelligence in every aspect of our lives saying that “in 12-24 months, you won’t be able to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s generated by AI”. Lions are smart and protective life-long learners, and we received great information to help us support each other and stay safe!
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