UW Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Host Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Webinar Sept. 18

Small-business owners can gain a solid understanding of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and learn essential Level 1 and Level 2 requirements Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Scott Dawson will lead a Wyoming APEX Accelerator webinar titled "Introduction to CMMC Levels 1 and 2" from 11 a.m.-noon. To register, go here. Registration is free. The webinar is sponsored by the Wyoming Small Business Administration (SBA), Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Wyoming APEX Accelerator.

Wyoming APEX Accelerator, part of the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network housed at the University of Wyoming, is the state's expert in government contracting assistance.

The webinar will cover basic and intermediate cybersecurity practices and compliance frameworks, and it will introduce maturity models. The webinar will include a question-and-answer segment to address specific questions and provide further insights.

Dawson is co-founder and president of Core Business Solutions Inc., an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and cybersecurity consulting company headquartered in Lewisburg, Pa. A quality management expert and consultant with over 30 years of experience, Dawson has helped thousands of American businesses implement ISO 9001 and other ISO and cybersecurity standards. At Core Business Solutions, he co-created the first cloud-based document control system -- the CORE Compliance Platform -- which helps thousands of users achieve and maintain ISO certification.

For more information, call Tyler Schanck, marketing, communications and database manager for the Wyoming SBDC Network, at (307) 343-0925 or email [email protected].

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 UW with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. SBA.