UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Online Safety Webinar May 16

Small-business owners will have the opportunity to learn how to safeguard themselves against cyberattackers Thursday, May 16.

Paul Johnson, Jim Drever and Izzy Carbert will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled “Back It Up! Keep Your Data and Devices Safe Online” from noon-12:30 p.m. To register, go here. Registration is free.

The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow, reinvent or exit their business. The Wyoming SBDC Network is hosted by the University of Wyoming with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The webinar will provide small-business owners with quick tips and best practices for keeping their software up to date to deter cyberattackers and methods for backing up personal data in case of an attack.

Johnson is the cybersecurity program manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network.

Drever is the Wyoming SBDC Network regional director for Albany and Carbon counties. Previously, he was a marketing director and project manager at a software company, had a small consulting business and recently co-founded CyberWyoming with the Made Safe in Wyoming program.

Drever has been a source for cybersecurity for small businesses in The Wall Street Journal and has presented on the topic at national conferences. Beyond general business assistance, Drever specializes in e-marketing, e-commerce and risk management, especially cybersecurity. He is a certified ethical hacker and has a chief information security officer specialist certification with a background in vulnerability assessment, ethical hacking and cybersecurity risk assessment and management. He assists and advises clients about cybersecurity statewide.

Carbert, a UW student from Ranchester, is a cybersecurity program assistant in UW’s Cybersecurity Education and Research Center and a part-time employee with the Wyoming SBDC Network.

For more information, call Maureen Johnson, marketing, communication and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email mjohn125@uwyo.edu.