Webinar - Cybersecurity for Small Business Owners Session 1 (Online)

Small businesses are targeted precisely because they're seen as easy marks 43% of cyberattacks hit them, the average incident costs around $200K, and 60% of affected businesses close within six months. This session cuts through the jargon and shows what practical protection actually looks like on a small-business budget. We'll cover: Why small businesses get targeted limited IT resources, valuable customer data, and access to bigger partners The most common threats: phishing, ransomware, weak credentials, and data breaches What security realistically costs for a small business ($10K–$50K/yr) versus an enterprise Five steps you can take today MFA, a password manager, phishing training, patching, and 3-2-1 backups Affordable tools, many free (Bitwarden, Windows Defender, Google Authenticator, Backblaze) Three real 2023–25 case studies: a medical practice shut down two weeks by ransomware, a manufacturer with no backups who paid the ransom, and a nonprofit that lost an unrecoverable wire transfer to email compromise A 30-day action plan you can start immediately

Speaker(s): Lucas Duggins, Owner/GM of Cedar Mountain Data Management

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Pre-registration required. Online registrants will be emailed the access information 24 hours before the training seminar. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

Fee: No Cost