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New school building not ready yet By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
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Construction of a new school building at Saint Anthony School in San Antonio should be completed in November, with classes scheduled to move into the structure after the holiday break. Ground was broken on the new 17,905-square-foot brick structure last November, and initially the structure was supposed to be completed for the start of classes in the fall. However, the building was not ready when classes began on Aug. 18, so four portable classrooms remain on
the campus, while construction continues for students in grades five through eight. Those temporary classrooms are situated between Saint Anthony of Padua Church and the Convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth. Students in kindergarten through fourth grade, as well as the media center, computer lab, cafeteria, Spanish classroom and administrative COURTESY OF SAINT ANTHONY SCHOOL offices, continue to operate in the school’s historic building, Construction continues on a new brick building at Saint Anthony
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Golf is a favorite pastime of many older players, but it has not really attracted the younger generation. For golfers like Richard Buddy of Wesley Chapel, it might be harder to find golf courses in the future.
Dwindling ranks of golfers handicap golf courses By Michael Hinman mhinman@lakerlutznews.com
Golf courses are in trouble, and Florida — which boasts more golf courses than any other state in the nation — could be hit the hardest. The latest to experience trouble is Scotland Yards Golf Club on U.S. 301 in Dade City.The bank that holds the mortgage
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Arlys Springer, 75, of Zephyrhills, brought her 2-year-old granddaughter, Sophia Douglas, along with her to the polling place. She has never missed an election. “I’m an American citizen,” Springer said.“If I’m going to complain, I’m going to vote.” Spring was a poll worker for 27 years, and was disappointed in the low turnout last week. “I wish more people would come out to vote,” she said. “When my neighbors start to complain, I say,‘Did you vote?’”
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Saint Leo unveils cybersecurity masters program By Michael Murillo
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on the course, First National Bank of Pasco, started foreclosure proceedings against the 100-acre course last month. However, course owner David Rinaldo says those problems look worse than they actually are. “The course has financial issues like every golf course in America,” Rinaldo told The Laker/Lutz News in an email.“But it is not shutting down.” Golf courses are suffering financially in
different parts of the country, especially Florida, as interest in the sport wanes from its peak over the last few decades. Last year, 160 golf courses shut down in the nation, and 300 have closed in the last few years, the National Golf Foundation reported, according to published reports. Florida has more than 1,200 courses, enough to have one course for every 16,000 people.That’s just too many for the market to sustain, one golf pro says, especially with other recreational activities that may be less time consuming and less expensive competing against the game. “Golf was in its heyday 20 or 30 years
Providing personal information on the Internet can save time and offer convenience, but it also carries well-known risks. Hackers, identity thieves and malicious software can jeopardize someone’s financial and personal well-being with just a few clicks of a mouse. Even if you try not to share your information online, companies that have your data and store it on their computers can make you susceptible if they become a target of hackers. As a result, cybersecurity — the efforts of organizations to thwart attacks on networks and sensitive data — has become an important focal point for information technology professionals. At Saint Leo University, it’s about to be a masters degree program. And according to Vyas Krishnan, a professor with the department of computer science and information systems as well as the lead academic technologist, it couldn’t come at a better time. “You hear in the news about so many data breaches, and hackers getting onto corporations’ networks and stealing either customers information or stealing their proprietary information,” Krishnan said. “This problem has been worsening over the past five years.” Because of increased demand, the industry is seeing a shortage of trained cybersecurity professionals, he said, making the program valuable to prospective students. Krishnan will oversee the new 36-credit hour program beginning this fall.The first offerings will be on-campus only, with online availability coming early next year. A combination of five existing courses offered at the university and seven new
courses make up the program, which attempts to cover the areas of vulnerability that exist in systems run by corporations or government agencies. And those systems, Krishnan said, are getting more complicated and more vulnerable as time goes on. “A lot of the complexity of information technology infrastructure has resulted in multiple points of weakness,” he said. As a result, a professional in that field needs to know the various areas where threats can manifest, how to defend against them, and how to maintain the integrity of the entire system. Class subjects include database security, risk management, cloud computing security, systems security management, network seSee CYBER, page 6
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Vyas Krishnan will oversee Saint Leo University’s new cybersecurity masters program, which was 18 months in the making.
Protecting yourself from cyber threats While no system is 100 percent safe, there are some common sense steps individuals can take to keep themselves better protected from threats, said Vyas Krishnan, who oversees the new cybersecurity masters program at Saint Leo University. • Make sure your computer has an antivirus program and firewall installed. These tools help identify existing threats and prevent them from getting through to your computer. • Keep your operating system up to date, and let it update automatically if possible. ‘It’s a complex piece of software, and when it’s initially released in the market, there could be some vulnerabilities that they may not be aware of,’ Krishnan said. Updates
allow the company to close potential holes in the system, but they can’t fix the problems if the user doesn’t allow it to be updated. • Make sure any website where you give personal information is secure. A website where you have to type in personal information should have ‘https://’ instead of ‘http://’ in the address bar. That extra ‘s’ means the information is encrypted and better protected. • Be careful about responding to emails that look like they’re from companies you know. Legitimate correspondence from a company won’t ask you to provide sensitive information. If it does, it could be a scam designed to look like a real email from a known company.