UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Current Cybersecurity Threat Panel Jan. 15

Cyber criminals are constantly changing their approaches to breach your systems and steal your data. Small-business owners, entrepreneurs and startups will have the opportunity to learn how to effectively defend against such practices Thursday, Jan. 15.

 

Paul Johnson, Jim Drever and Laura Baker will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled “Current Cybersecurity Threats: Panel Discussion” 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.

 

During the webinar, the panel will discuss current cybersecurity threats and best practices for avoiding hackers and scammers. The most current scams will be discussed to keep small-business owners informed and safe online.

 

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

 

Drever is the associate state director for the Wyoming SBDC Network and a certified ethical hacker.

 

Baker is the executive director of CyberWyoming.

 

For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communications and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email tschanck@uwyo.edu.