SBA Held Its First of Two Sessions for Annual Cyber Summit

Keynote Speaker Administrator Guzman and Deputy Administrator Syed Discussed Cyber Threats to Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted the first of two sessions of its third annual Small Business Cyber Summit. The cybersecurity series provides small business owners with free educational webinars, tools, tips, and resources from the federal government and subject matter experts to bolster their cybersecurity infrastructure. Small businesses are attractive targets because they have information that cybercriminals want, and they typically lack the security infrastructure of larger businesses.

This year's summit is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's renewed commitment to unlocking digital tools to help our economy and small businesses grow while strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity apparatus.

"The rapidly evolving and interconnected world continues to present new challenges for small-business owners, and it is our objective to empower them with timely and turnkey tools they can integrate now. Through SBA’s two-week Cyber Summit, the goal is to bolster the confidence and the know-how of our resilient small businesses dealing with these cyber challenges head-on," said Acting Associate Administrator Aditi Dussault of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.

Register for the second half of this event, held on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Sign up at https://bit.ly/SBACyberSummit2024 and follow the summit on social media with the hashtag #SBACyberSummit.

The list of keynote and panel speakers for today and next week includes:

SBA Administrator, Isabella Casillas Guzman (keynote address)
SBA Deputy Administrator, Dilawar Syed
Jen Easterly, CISA
Chris Sacca, “Shark Tank” and Lower Case Capital
Erik Day, Dell
Dr. Tyrone Grandison, Microsoft
Daniel Eliot, NIST
Ola Sage, Cyber RX
Derrick Davis, Department of Defense
Karen Evans, Cyber Readiness Institute
Alfred Ortiz, CSD Cyber
Aditi Dussault, SBA
Aikta Marcoulier, SBA
Beto Yarce, SBA
Bruce Purdy, SBA
Jack Bienko, SBA
Jacob Blacksten, Delaware Small Business Development Center
Scott Taber, Michigan Small Business Development Center
Ashely Podhradsky, Dakota State University
Troy Richardson, University of Texas at San Antonio
Paul Johnson, University of Wyoming
Stu Steiner, Eastern Washington University
Dr. Thierry WANDJI K., CybastianTech
Horacio Maysonet, Cyber Security Solutions Inc.
Deron T. McElroy, CISA
David Mayer, USPTO
Additional small business owners and experts participating in interactive session

To learn more about how to secure your small business, visit https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/manage-your-business/strengthen-your-cybersecurity.

Christine Saah Nazer
U.S. Small Business Administration
(202) 756-0304
Christine.saahnazer@sba.gov

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