Past Events

To support a community effort to advance SBOM technologies, processes, and practices, CISA will facilitate a virtual SBOM-a-Rama on February 29, 2024. This meeting will build on the work of previous SBOM-a-Ramas in helping the broader software and security community understand the current state of SBOM and what efforts have been made by different parts of the SBOM ecosystem, including CISA-facilitated community-led work and other activity from sectors and governments. 

Join us as we share information about Project Spectrum, a cybersecurity initiative supported by the Department of Defense.

Small businesses who are working with or desire to work with the Department of Defense should attend this webinar.

Participants will learn what Project Spectrum is and how to utilize Project Spectrum services.

This webinar will be presented by a Project Spectrum cybersecurity expert.

In today's digital age, businesses of all sizes are vulnerable to cyber threats and data breaches. It is crucial for business owners to understand the risks they face and implement effective security measures to protect their sensitive information. 

In this workshop, we will cover:

• Understanding attackers, their motivations, and types of attacks.
• How to protect yourself and your team, minimize your risk, and fly under attackers' radar.
• How to plan ahead for the unfortunate case of a breach occurring.

Do you currently possess a cybersecurity response plan, or are you contemplating its adoption in the near future? In this session, we will delve into the fundamentals, emphasizing the critical significance of an incident response plan. We will explore the essential components that should be integrated into a comprehensive incident response strategy. Additionally, we'll highlight Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) services that can serve as proactive measures, ideally minimizing the need to activate your incident response plan.

Empowering your workforce with cybersecurity awareness and best practices is crucial in safeguarding your small business against cyber threats.

This training is tailored for small business owners seeking to cultivate a cybersecurity-conscious culture and equip their employees with the knowledge and skills necessary to mitigate cyber risks effectively.

Speaker: Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert

With all the opportunities social media offers so to come risks. This webinar demonstrates the importance of social media protection and how to manage the responsibilities of keeping a small business' image clean as well as protecting customers’ personal or sensitive information.

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 on Tuesday, February 13th, at 1:00 pm PST / 4:00 pm EST 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.

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.

Fee: Free.

Copy of the recording and materials will be sent to all attendees.

We hear it all the time: use strong passwords, change them often, and don’t use them more than once. So how do you put that into practice? This webinar will give you best practices for using and creating passwords, which are the front door for hackers to disrupt your business operations, data, and customer records. We’ll help you keep that front door locked!

Presenters: Paul Johnson, Cybersecurity Program Manager, and Jim Drever, Regional Director and Certified Ethical Hacker will lead this informative, lively, and interactive session to help you and your business become more cyber-ready.

Presented in partnership with the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project and the Pace Small Business Development Center, this presentation will walk small business owners through the basics of

• why cybersecurity is important;
• high level cybersecurity and privacy obligations a business owner might have;
• steps business owners can take to help protect their business and their customers; and
• what to do in the case of a cybersecurity incident.

A Q&A session will follow.