Events

You've heard about AI for two years. You might even be using it. But here's what nobody is telling you — the same AI tools that can save your business 15 hours a week are being weaponized against businesses just like yours right now.

In 2026, 72% of small businesses use at least one AI-powered tool, but most owners are flying blind - feeding sensitive data into tools that aren't protecting it, while AI-crafted scams land in their inbox that are completely indistinguishable from legitimate emails.

This month's Tech Talks with Rob cuts through the noise with "Friend or Fraud: How to Put AI to Work Without Getting Burned" — a no-jargon, no-hype, 20-minute session that covers both sides of the AI story. You'll learn which free and low-cost AI tools are actually saving small business owners time right now (writing, customer service, scheduling, bookkeeping), what data you should never put into an AI tool and why, how voice cloning and deepfake video calls are being used to trick employees into authorizing wire transfers, the one protocol that stops AI-powered payment fraud cold, and how to write a one-page AI use policy for your staff in a single afternoon.

This webinar is for any small business owner or manager who has heard "you should be using AI" but has no idea where to safely start, anyone who uses ChatGPT, Canva, or similar tools but has never thought about what happens to the data they type in, any business with employees who handle vendor payments or customer financial information, and anyone who received a suspicious email recently and wasn't sure if it was real.

Roughly one in four small business owners has already been targeted by an AI-driven scam - most didn't know it until it was too late. No technical background required, no products to buy, no agenda except making sure you leave with a plan you can act on the same day. Register free - your competitors are already using AI, and so are the people trying to scam you.

The Public Private Partnership Security and Resilience Seminar Series brings together government and industry professionals for a forward-looking exploration of how organizations can strengthen safety, continuity of operations, and emergency communications in an evolving risk landscape. 

The 2026 series will explore asymmetrical threats which pose a significant risk to organizations, impacting physical security, digital integrity, and operational resilience in three 90-minute sessions. 

• This series, guided by CISA’s Insider Threat Mitigation Guide, equips leaders, teams, and individuals with practical strategies to identify behavioral indicators, strengthen layered defenses, and foster a culture of vigilance. 
• Through focused sessions on physical security, cyber resilience, and responsible AI integration, participants will gain actionable insights to detect, deter, and mitigate insider risks—building a safer, more prepared, and resilient organization.

This webinar -- Seminar 1 -- will explore strategies for controlling access, monitoring sensitive areas, and fostering a culture of awareness. Learn how physical safeguards and employee engagement can reduce opportunities for insider threats. 

The NIST NCCoE will host a virtual event on June 4, 2026, to provide an overview of upcoming guidelines on improving cybersecurity incident response and recovery capabilities for organizations operating industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments. This event will highlight approaches organizations can use to strengthen operational resilience. 

NIST's Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI) has been established to convene the public and private sectors to share business insights, expertise, challenges, and perspectives to guide our work and assist NIST in addressing the cybersecurity needs of the small businesses community. NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest calls meet quarterly to present recent updates in the NIST small business program, to engage in topical discussions, and to answer audience questions. 

CISA has announced a revised schedule of town hall meetings for the CIRCIA rulemaking in the Federal Register. CISA is hosting these town halls 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) that was published in Federal Register on April 4, 2024.

The virtual town hall meetings will take place from 11:30am to 3:30pm Eastern Time on the following dates:

• Monday, June 15
• Tuesday, June 16
• Wednesday, June 17
• Thursday, June 18

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. 

If a participant wants CISA to consider data or specific written materials as part of a town hall meeting, stakeholders must provide that information to CISA in writing no later than seven calendar days after the meeting. Participants may email written material to CIRCIA. The material will be publicly available in the docket for the CIRCIA rulemaking.

CISA will record and transcribe town hall meetings. After a meeting takes place, CISA will publish transcripts of town hall meetings in the docket for the CIRCIA rulemaking.

CISA is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access to this opportunity regardless of disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact CISA at [email protected] as soon as possible prior to the town hall meeting that you wish to attend.