UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Webinar on Cybersecurity Basics Aug. 8

Small-business owners who have concerns about the online safety of their companies will have an opportunity to learn cybersecurity basics Thursday, Aug. 8.

Paul Johnson and Jim Drever will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled "Cybersecurity Basics: The Core Four" 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 recaps some of the core issues covered in previous sessions to help small-business owners take simple steps to become more cybersecure. The "core four" issues are password security, software updates, phishing scams and USB storage/backups, Johnson says.

Johnson is manager of the Wyoming SBDC Network's Cybersecurity Program.

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.

For more information, email Johnson at [email protected].