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Most small business owners feel their businesses are vulnerable to a cyberattack. Yet many small businesses cannot afford professional IT solutions and don’t know where to begin. Start by learning about common cybersecurity best practices and FREE resources to address and improve your cybersecurity.

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Speakers include:

Robert M. DelMastro, Regional Director, MA Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDC)

Susan Lourie, Business Opportunity Specialist - U.S. Small Business Administration

Stay tuned for agenda and more guest speakers...

Why cybersecurity matters!

Cyberattacks cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars a year and pose a threat for individuals and organizations. Small businesses are especially attractive targets because they have information that cybercriminals (bad actors, foreign governments, etc.) want, and they typically lack the security infrastructure of larger businesses to adequately protect their digital systems for storing, accessing, and disseminating data and information.

All SBA programs and services are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis and SBA’s participation, or support is not an endorsement of any product, service, or entity.

A TEAMS link will be sent via email prior to the webinar.

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What is Social Engineering?

Learn more in this informative webinar. Including examples and techniques!

Speaker: Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert

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Attention all small business owners!

Navigating the blurred lines between reality and deception is increasingly difficult given recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Join us for an engaging live webinar where we delve into the intricate world of cyber threats. Witness firsthand sophisticated AI tactics used by malicious actors to exploit small business owners. In this session, you will:

• Gain a Deeper Understanding: Explore real-life instances showcasing the fusion of AI and cybercrime.
• Arm Yourself with Knowledge: Discover emerging dangers that could impact your business.
• Strengthen Your Defenses: Learn effective strategies to safeguard your company against AI-fueled scams.

Who should attend: Small business owners who want to avoid being scammed by attacks targeting their company.

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Learn the “why” for Big Cybersecurity for Small Businesses and how to…

• Execute the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements

• Report Cyber Incidents

• Protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) – and your Intellectual Property!

• Implement the National Institute of Standards Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-171

• Get Your Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) On!

• Share CUI when you are ready to protect it

• Get all the help available to the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Small Business communit

Facilitator Ms. Kelley S. Kiernan, CISM, CRISC, CEH

Department of the Navy

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is proud to offer the Incident Response Training event, Preventing Web and Email Server Attacks Cyber Range Training (IR205), on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. The 200-level training events are open to government employees and contractors across federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government, educational partners, and critical infrastructure partners. Please use your organization email address when registering. 

This course is ideal for those working in cybersecurity roles who are interested in learning technical incident response skills and requires active engagement from all participants. The course assumes a mixed audience (e.g., from disparate teams and organizations) of mixed capability. 

Participants will be introduced to common web and email vulnerabilities, as well as the technologies of encryption and authentication to enhance web and email security. This course uses an active participation approach to facilitate realistic technical training and interaction opportunities for learners. 

Experience these benefits and more: 

• Practice in a realistic environment: Analyze network and host-based artifacts and implement remediation changes for the identified vulnerabilities.  

• Learn how to implement CISA guidance: Course exercises include implementation of the recommendations in BOD 18-01. 

• Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in real time: Students will identify common web and email vulnerabilities and mitigate them by reconfiguring the web server and DNS settings. 

• Expert facilitation and peer discussion: Throughout the course, expert cybersecurity engineers will moderate discussion and conduct a recovery debrief for the exercises. Participants are also encouraged to help one another and address peer questions. 

This exercise is a step-by-step, facilitated experience that uses a keyboard approach to understand these topics in a realistic technical environment. 

Approved registrants must attend a mandatory student technical check the day before the training to establish a connection to the course content and lab environment. 

• CPE Credit: Participants can earn 4 CPE credits for attending this course. 

• Attendee Requirements: This course requires active participation. Attendees can use government-issued computers or personal computers. A second monitor is recommended. 

Learn tips for safe, secure, and effective remote working. This class provides information on cyber-fundamentals, best practices for protecting your data, plus an overview of the various collaborative tools you can use to empower your remote-working capabilities.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is proud to offer the Incident Response Training event, Preventing DNS Infrastructure Tampering Cyber Range Training (IR206) on Thursday, September 21, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. The 200-level training events are open to government employees and contractors across federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government, educational partners, and critical infrastructure partners. Please use your organization email address when registering. 

This course is ideal for those working in cybersecurity roles who are interested in learning technical incident response skills and requires active engagement from all participants. The course assumes a mixed audience (e.g., from disparate teams and organizations) of mixed capability. 

DNS is one of the core foundations of the internet however, it continues to be one of the mechanisms attackers use to perform malicious activities across the globe. In this course participants will learn about various concepts associated with DNS, become familiar with DNS tools and mapping information, get introduced to common DNS tampering techniques, and gain an understanding of DNS mitigation strategies to enhance security. 

Experience these benefits and more: 

• Practice in a realistic environment: Analyze network and host-based artifacts and implement remediation changes for the identified vulnerabilities.  

• Learn how to implement remediations: Course exercises include remediating vulnerabilities. 

• Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in real time: Students will identify DNS infrastructure tampering techniques and mitigate them. 

• Expert facilitation and peer discussion: Throughout the course, expert cybersecurity engineers will moderate discussion and conduct a recovery debrief for the exercises. Participants are also encouraged to help one another and offer relevant input to address peers' questions. 

This exercise is a step-by-step, facilitated experience that uses a keyboard approach to understand these topics in a realistic technical environment. 

Approved registrants must attend a mandatory student technical check the day before the training to establish a connection to the course content and lab environment. 

EVENT LOGISTICS 

• Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 

• Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT 

• Location: Online via WebEx 

• CPE Credit: Participants can earn 4 CPE credits for attending this course. 

• Attendee Requirements: This course requires active participation. Attendees can use government-issued computers or personal computers. A second monitor is recommended. 

• 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. 

Due to participation requirements, please register no later than 48 hours before the course starts. Cyber Insights will not accept registrations made less than 48 hours before the course start. 

With the impact of the pandemic and some stores closed or partially open, more businesses are looking to bring their “shop” online. How do we protect ourselves and our companies against cyber criminals? We all know that we shouldn't email our account information to someone claiming to be a Nigerian prince. We've heard the terms "spyware", "ransomware", "hacking", "phishing", etc. But, what do we need to know to avoid these things? How can non-technical people identify attacks and how should we respond? Join Zack Barton as he discusses the basics of cybersecurity and goes over some of the details that every computer user should understand to protect themselves and their businesses.

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Join a panel of experts as they discuss real-life scenarios of how small businesses can mitigate disasters, such as: hurricanes, flooding, cyber-attacks, frozen bank accounts, fires, loss of power, partner departures, and death. Leave with connections and practical knowledge to put financial, HR, and insurance plans in place. 

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Roughly 88% of small business owners in the US stated that they were vulnerable to a cyber-attack for their small business.

Join us, learn & prepare:

• How to spot a cyber-attack
• Training resources for your employees
• Digital cleaning
• What to do if this does happen to you.

Be prepared and don't be part of the statistics!