We’ve all seen them. Scams, malicious emails, and threatening phone calls have increased at exponential rates since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic. By some reports, cybercrime is up 600% since March 2020. Changes in work environments, consumer behaviors, and supply chains have also migrated even more of our business lives to virtual platforms. So how should a business prepare to mitigate the risks of cybercrime?

Travis Clark, Senior Service Support Technician with Helena-based Anderson ZurMuehlen Technology Services, will help entrepreneurs understand why starting with a cybersecurity risk assessment is the best place to start. Mr. Clark will also help entrepreneurs understand why completing a cyber assessment may help lower your insurance bill and how the assessment can help your marketing strategy.

By utilizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) cybersecurity framework, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, leaders, and advisors in every industry can better understand how a cyber assessment can be used and why communicating that plan to customers and partners are smart business decisions.

This training is being offered to highlight October as cybersecurity month.

This is a 30-minute webinar from 11-11:30am Mountain Time.

Presenter: Ravis Clark, Senior Service Support Technician with Helena-based Anderson ZurMuehlen Technology Services

This training event will be presented online at: https://www.montana.edu/extensionecon/smallbusiness/

Hear experts provide an overview of small business development topics and phone in or type/chat questions or comments. We will follow-up with requests for additional information. All webinars are free and open the public at 11 a.m. and will be recorded and archived.

The Small Business Development Webinar Series is presented in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Montana Small Business Development Centers, Montana State University Extension, Montana Economic Developers Association, the Montana Department of Commerce with additional assistance from the University of Montana and Great Falls Development Authority.

Registration Deadline: 10/7/21 11:00 AM (MDT) – REGISTER
Fee: No Fee

Point of Contact: Jason Nitschke (406) 750-0314

Program Format: Online Meeting (Live)

Instructions:
Join the webinar live, access the recorded webinar and for additional resources, go to: https://www.montana.edu/extensionecon/smallbusiness/ For questions, email: