WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, October 18, IBM's IBM X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center (C-TOC) – a first of-its-kind mobile security operations center – will be providing cybersecurity training and exercises to congressional staff and other public officials on the National Mall.

The C-TOC is industry's first mobile Security Operations Center, capable of traveling onsite for cybersecurity training, preparedness, and response. It will be touring schools, events, and government facilities across the U.S. and Europe through 2019.

There will be two training sessions for Congressional staff on Thursday, at 9:00 AM and 10:15 AM EDT. Media are welcome to attend. A media briefing and tour will occur immediately afterwards at 11:30 AM EDT. For media interested in learning more, Caleb Barlow, Vice President, Threat Intelligence at IBM Security, can be available for interviews. Full event details are included below:

Date:  Thursday, October 18, 2018
Time:  
9:00 AM & 10:15 AM ET – Congressional Staff Trainings
11:30 AM – Media Briefing and Tour

Location: National Mall, Enter Near 900 Jefferson Dr SW (Near the Carousel on the National Mall)

Map Location on Mall: https://goo.gl/maps/QY7GY4JqQJP2 [goo.gl]

For more details about IBM's C-TOC, please click here.

Press Contact: Ashley Bright, brighta@us.ibm.com, (202) 551-9519

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SOURCE IBM