Cybersecurity Workshop

Cybersecurity Workshop

This workshop is tailored to empower SMB businesses with real-world cybersecurity awareness.

By BizDiversity

Date and time

Location

Online

Agenda

11:00 AM - 11:02 AM

Introduction and Opening Announcements

Carmel Cantrand Lyons, , LegalShield & IDShield Ind Asso


Carmel comes with 30 years in the insurance industry helping several hundreds of people protect their life savings from the devastating cost of long term care. This experience reinforced her belie...

11:02 AM - 11:30 AM

Small & - Cybersecurity Workshop

Dan Velando, Founder, dvaDataStorage & Bizdiversity COO


As an advisor, we assist in simplifying and expediting the procurement process for IT infrastructure needs and services related to Data Center, Telecom, Managed Services, and Security. No more length...

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM

Questions & Answers

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing Announcements

Carmel Chartrand-Lyons, LegalShield & IDShield Ind Assoc

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

What You will Learn

This workshop is tailored to empower small and mid-sized, minority-owned and community-focused businesses with real-world cybersecurity awareness, tools and action plans delivered in a relatable and culturally aware format.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for business owners, non-profit leaders, IT managers CIOs, leadership and other leaders.

Topics covered

Understanding of Today’s Cybersecurity Threat Landscape

  • Learn the top threats affecting SMBs – phishing, ransomware, social engineering and data breaches.

Cybersecurity Risks Facing Diverse Small Businesses

  • Specific to businesses with limited IT staff, remote workers or serving multicultural communities.

Common Attacks

  • Examples of phishing emails, compromised websites and what to watch out for.

Practical Prevention Techniques

  • Simple, affordable steps you can take today to protect your business (firewalls, MFA, backups, etc.).

Cybersecurity Checklist for SMBs

  • Essential protections your business should have in place.

Guidance on Cybersecurity Compliance

  • Overview of regulations like HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and how they may apply to your business or nonprofit.

AI & Automation Tools for Cyber Defense

  • Intro to using AI for threat detection, email filtering and reducing human error.

Employee Training & Policy Templates

  • Cybersecurity policies and best practices for training staff and volunteers.

Incident Response Basics

  • What to do if your business is hacked – who to call, what to protect, how to recover.'

Workshop Details

  • Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
  • Time: 11:00 - Noon PST
  • Location: Online

How to attend this workshop

  1. Register for your spot.
  2. You’ll receive a confirmation email with the event instructions including the Zoom link.On the day of the workshop, we will send you a reminder with link to the Zoom meeting.please note that registration will be required.
  3. Log in to Zoom 10 minutes early so that you can make sure your video and microphoneare working properly.

Troubles joining the meeting or any other questions

If you have trouble joining the meeting online, please email dan@bizdiversity.net.

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FreeAug 12 · 11:00 AM PDT