Past Events

As the NICE Community continues to work towards growing and sustaining the Nation’s cybersecurity workforce, significant trends and shift in demographics will impact of education, training, and workforce development programs in 2024 and beyond.  For example, the U.S. is experiencing a declining birthrate, college enrollment is down, workers from the “great resignation” are not returning at the rate that was expected, and the aging workforce will result in more retirements in the months ahead.  Combined with record low unemployment and competing demands in other technology and service fields, the cybersecurity community may need to rethink their approach and double-down on efforts to diversify the workforce.  This webinar will examine the changing demographics of the U.S. workforce and its impact on cybersecurity. 

Please join us as our facilitator navigates us through the evolving cyber landscapes and discusses the three pillars of cyber security:  technology, training, and cyber insurance.

CISA is proud to offer the cybersecurity awareness webinar, Introduction to Log Management (IR110), on Thursday, January 11, 2024, from 11 a.m. to noon EDT.  We are excited to share this information with stakeholders across the federal enterprise and nationally. 

The target audience for this webinar is non-technical and beginning incident responders. 

Log files provide the data that are the bread and butter of incident response, enabling network analysts and incident responders to investigate and diagnose issues and suspicious activity from network perimeter to epicenter. CISA is proud to present this one-hour webinar introducing the fundamentals of investigating logs for incidents.  

This webinar includes the following information and more:   

• Common attack methods: Understand log analysis, and its importance as a crucial component of incident response and network security.   

• Key Guidance for organizations: Introduce resources and tools that enable organizations and individuals to use log analysis to query for threat activity including SIEM, FPCAP analysis, and using PowerShell and Active Directory to run scripts.  

• Case studies: Explore the methods and impacts of real-life cyber-attacks, and how the victims responded and recovered.  

• Knowledge check: The course concludes with a brief knowledge check section to reinforce key concepts and takeaways. 

Event Logistics:  

• Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024 

• Time: 11 a.m. - noon EDT 

• Location: Online via WebEx 

• CPE Credit: Participants can earn 1 CPE credit for attending this course. 

• Note: Audio is through WebEx; there is no external dial-in. Closed captioning (English only) will be available during this training event. Previously recorded webinars are available on the CISA YouTube channel for playback in other languages, if required.  

If you require a reasonable accommodation to fully participate in this virtual event, please contact [email protected] at least five business days prior to the training with the type of support you need. 

Many small business owners rely on the Internet and email to keep their businesses going. But just going online puts you and your business at risk. There are many myths associated with online safety. This webinar explores myths such as cyber-attacks are inevitable (they’re not), you need an IT expert to protect your data, and that your behaviors don’t affect cyber-attacks.

Be prepared. Find out what you need to do to protect your small business from cybersecurity threats in the coming year!

Speaker: Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert

In today's digital age, small businesses are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals who exploit vulnerabilities to steal sensitive data and disrupt operations. This webinar will equip you with the knowledge and strategies to protect your business from these threats without breaking the bank.

Key Takeaways:

Top Five Cybersecurity Concerns for Small Business: An understanding of the most pressing cybersecurity threats facing small businesses today, including weak passwords and phishing attacks.

Low-Cost Mitigation Strategies: Practical, low-cost strategies to address these top concerns, emphasizing solutions that don't require significant investment.

Who Should Attend:

• Small business owners and managers
• Business professionals responsible for cybersecurity
• Individuals interested in learning more about cybersecurity for small businesses

Overview of this Live, webinar (Protect Yourself Against Holiday Scams - Cybersecurity)

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Attention all small business owners!

This session will help you protect your business over the holidays, so you won’t fall victim to the latest scams and cyberattacks. Bad actors are dusting off their dirty tricks to take advantage of busy business owners, who are looking forward to enjoying some time off with family and friends like everyone else. We will share examples to heighten your awareness of the hackers’ favorite techniques. You will learn about some of the latest types of cyberattacks, and how to defend your business against them.

Who should attend: Small business owners who want to avoid falling victim to common holiday scams and cybersecurity attacks.

Topic: Technology

MOVE OVER VIRUSES, step aside worms: Ransomware has the spotlight and isn't about to give it up. From taking down entire fuel pipelines to hijacking hospital networks, it's the cyberattack du jour. Not only do you have the potentially disastrous consequences of being locked out of your most important files and systems, you also have to decide if you're willing to pay cold, hard cash to get access to them again, if you even get access after paying.

This webinar will help you with your small business to Identify – Detect and Protect.

• Will learn about comprehensive Ransomware Recovery Plan,
• Gain access to the tools to develop your own ransomware recovery playbook.
• How to respond quickly and confidently in a crisis setting
• Step to Recover data and restart applications faster
• Reduce business interruptions and costs related to remediation
• Meet requirements from auditors and cybersecurity insurers
• Above all: Avoid paying data ransoms

PRESENTER

Nalit Patel-All Solutions Inc.

With an innate ability to actively listen and discern, Nalit Patel has been helping clients optimize their IT infrastructure and streamline their business processes by delivering world-class managed and professional services through client-centric business methods for over 25 years. His company All Solutions Inc has been focused in providing data center/cloud computing, collaboration, IT infrastructure, and security – complemented by software. Nalit and All Solutions Inc continues to develop and deliver innovative, scalable and financially sound solutions to a myriad of industries.

Fee: No Cost

Topic: Technology

This webinar is designed to provide business owners and their management teams with Cyber Security awareness. The goal of the webinar is for participants to understand the importance of implementing a consistent, and continuously improving Cyber Security program for their organization.

The webinar goes beyond intrusion detection and reactive remediation. It will provide insight on how to prevent cyber criminals from compromising the integrity of your business-critical assets and information on a daily basis. This webinar will also provide best practices and helpful tips to educate end-users who access your company's information systems.

If cyber security for your small businesses is still an afterthought, keep in mind that for your customers, suppliers, and partners it is still a very important concern!

How well will your small business survive a natural disaster, cyber-attack, or any other major disruption? According to FEMA, 25% of business won't survive a disaster. Join former business owner and current SBDC Advisor David Kreiter on a step-by-step approach to disaster and business continuity planning that can be implemented with ease. He will share the fundamentals to building your own plan and available third-party resources.