Events

Recent disruptions—from pandemics to infrastructure failures to (rapidly) changing trade policies —have exposed critical vulnerabilities in the U.S. supply chain. These challenges demand coordinated, data-informed responses that bridge the gap between siloed operations and system-wide visibility, and yet be privacy preserving. This workshop will convene experts from academia, industry, and government to address the vision laid out in the OKN Roadmap: an Open Knowledge Network (OKN) to enable real-time visibility and resilience across the national supply chain.

The workshop will be structured around three concrete supply chain scenarios: water supply, manufacturing contracts and freight transportation. For each of these scenarios, we will assess the state of practice and emerging challenges. We will use that information to formulate concrete project proposals to accelerate their solutions.

Registration fee is $215. Fee includes: AM Break and Snacks, Lunch on both days, PM Break and Snack and Dinner on March 9. Registration will close by COB March 3, 2026.

This presentation will walk small business owners through the basics of (i) why cybersecurity is important; (ii) high level cybersecurity and privacy obligations a business owner might have; (iii) steps business owners can take to help protect their business and their customers; and (iv) what to do in the case of a cybersecurity incident.

As announced in the Federal Register on February 13, 2026, CISA is holding a series of virtual town hall meetings to allow external stakeholders a limited additional opportunity to provide input on refining the scope and burden of the CIRCIA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024. You may view the announcement in the Federal Register announcement. 

Registration is required to attend a town hall meeting. Registration for each town hall meeting will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time two business days before the meeting.

Explore advanced cybersecurity tactics to strengthen your business against ever-evolving threats. In this no-fee webinar, we will guide you beyond the Cybersecurity Basics trainings into a deeper exploration of essential topics for building cyber resilience.

Join us for this webinar hosted by the NorCal Small Business Development Center. Zack Barton will lead a discussion with renowned cybersecurity specialist, Jacob Blacksten, to highlight the importance of password management, multi-factor authentication, emergency response plans, and staff training within today's digital space.

This workshop will discuss emerging and future trends for IoT technologies and their implications for IoT cybersecurity. As IoT becomes more sophisticated, automated and ubiquitous, it becomes increasingly important for IoT cybersecurity considerations to keep pace with emerging risks and threats.

Over two days, the workshop will feature presentations and discussions on many IoT topics, including Federal sector concerns as the NIST Cybersecurity for IoT program works on preparing to update NIST SP 800-213, considerations for federal healthcare use cases, emerging use cases for IoT in the private sector, and the increasing automation of IoT and integration of IoT with AI technologies.

Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated—and more automated. This webinar explores how traditional threats like phishing and ransomware are being amplified by artificial intelligence.

Attendees will learn about:

• Modern phishing and impersonation attacks
• Business email compromise and payment fraud
• AI-driven scams and social engineering
• Supply-chain and third-party cyber risks
• Cost-effective ways to improve cyber hygiene

Perfect for small business owners looking to understand today’s risks without becoming cybersecurity experts.

Speakers:

Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert and CEO of SecureTech360

Lori Zeoli, CEO and Founder of xpLORIZE AI – an artificial intelligence consulting agency that primarily services small business owners and solopreneurs

Learn how to prevent and protect from data loss and data leakage resulting from cyber threats. At the end of the course, participants will have multiple, actionable steps to both recognize attacks as well as new behaviors that will thwart attacks.