Fortify Your Future: Exclusive Cybersecurity Summit Arrives March 27

At a glance:

• Free cybersecurity forum for businesses set for March 27
• Organized by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce for local firms
• Expert panels on current threats and defenses
• No registration fee for attendees
• Covers local, national and global security problems and fixes

A free forum for Odessa businesses

Cybersecurity now affects every business, not only the ones with IT departments. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce has organized a cybersecurity forum for March 27 to give local businesses practical advice on protecting themselves from attacks.

Who the forum is for

The Chamber runs the forum every year. It is open to firms of any size or industry, and the goal is practical: attendees should leave with steps they can take to protect their systems and data.

Topics on the agenda

The agenda includes panel discussions and presentations on new threats and security tools. Topics include:

Data Breach Prevention

Data breaches keep getting more frequent and harder to spot. Speakers will walk through case studies and the steps that reduced the damage.

Ransomware Resilience

Ransomware can shut a small business for days. Experts will break down recent ransomware attacks and the defenses that would have stopped them.

Supply Chain Security

Many breaches now start at a supplier. The forum will look at weak points in supply chains and how to manage the risk from vendors.

Speakers

The forum will feature security practitioners and keynote speakers who will share what they have seen in real incidents. Attendees will also have time to meet other local business owners.

Built for the local business community

The forum focuses on cooperation between local businesses. Firms in different sectors face many of the same threats, and sharing what works helps everyone.

No cost to attend

The event is free. Small firms that cannot afford paid conferences can still attend, which is the point. The Chamber has said it wants every business in the community to have access.

Before you go

Attackers target small firms because they often have the weakest defenses. A free afternoon on March 27 is a cheap way to find out where yours stand. Bring a list of your critical systems and who has access to them, and leave with a short list of fixes.

Frank Jones, CISSP

Frank Jones has loved computers from the age of 13. Frank got his hacking career started when he downloaded a war dialing program that he used to detect dial up modems in his hometown of Chicago. Frank Jones now works as a JAVA coder and cyber security researcher.