Past Events

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.

One click of a scam email link can completely disrupt your business. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to spot scams to avoid online chaos. The scammers keep getting better but there are always fairly clear signs that betray their bad intentions. Get the most up-to-date information on how to protect yourself and your business from scammers.

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.

Join CISA at Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America (CIPRNA) Conference!

CISA is exhibiting and speaking at the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America (CIPRNA) Conference on March 12-14, 2024, in Lake Charles, LA. This three-day event will feature speakers from CISA and bring together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments to collaborate on the issues and the threats securing North America.

This event will occur at the L’Auberge Hotel located at 777 L’Auberge Ave, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601.

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!

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.