Cybersecurity Connect Discussion Group to Explore the Impact of a Cyber Event on Smaller Businesses and Nonprofits
The event, scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, brings together cybersecurity professionals and others concerned about cybersecurity for a dynamic exchange of ideas, offering insights into pressing security concerns and strategies for maintaining business operations while managing the impact of cyber disruption in an increasingly complex digital environment.
Cybersecurity Connect’s interactive discussion format is purposely designed to promote open and engaging discussions among Southern California’s cybersecurity community. The gathering encourages collaboration and participation on the founding principle that no one is as smart as everyone, and that we all do better when our mental models and perceptions are challenged.
The goal of these discussions is to provide a platform where participants can stay informed, have their assumptions challenged, and glean new insights that will enhance their approach to cybersecurity.
Regular attendees include cybersecurity and IT professionals, security and privacy attorneys, cyber-risk specialists, and others with an interest in cybersecurity. By bringing together a variety of information security practitioners across a range of industries, the event fosters an interdisciplinary approach to addressing cybersecurity issues.
As cyber threats continue to evolve, the urgency of cybersecurity awareness has never been greater. Cybersecurity Connect provides an informal educational forum on the latest in cybersecurity where colleagues and friends are invited to connect, converse, learn, exchange ideas, agree, and disagree, all in the enjoyable spirit of shared learning.
Cybersecurity Connect is one component of SecureTheVillage’s work to make Southern California the cyber safest metropolitan region in America for smaller businesses and nonprofits, and to be a role model for others.
“Smaller organizations are too often not attuned to the impact a cyber disruption can have on operations and cash flow so are not prepared when the inevitable cybersecurity incident occurs,” said Dr. Stan Stahl, President of SecureTheVillage. “The result is operational failure, the closing of revenue streams, and loss of customer trust. Sadly, the financial instability caused by an incident, often leads to the closure of many smaller businesses.”
“By bringing the cybersecurity community together to discuss this challenge, we raise awareness of the problem, Dr. Stahl continued. “We strengthen the community’s ability to help our smaller businesses and nonprofits better protect themselves from disruption and keep their operations running in the face of disruption.”
