Learn how to protect your small or medium business from cybersecurity threats.
Cybersecurity for Small and Medium Businesses: Essential Training
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Securing your business
- Why you should care
- Physical security vs. cybersecurity
- Anyone can improve the cybersecurity of their business!
- What are the cybersecurity threat actions facing businesses?
- What are the cybersecurity threats?
- A five-step process to improve cybersecurity
- Step 1: Identify key assets
- Inventory sheet: Data and devices
- Account access best practices
- What about the cloud?
- Step 2: Protect data and accounts
- Humans: Education and awareness is essential
- Sharing online: How to prevent a phish
- Technology solutions to protect a business
- Passphrases and authentication
- Culture of security: Policies, procedures, and attitude
- Step 3: Detect a breach
- Detecting a compromise: The human element
- Cybersecurity assessments and detection technology solutions
- Step 4: Respond to a cyberbreach
- Cybersecurity response plans for business
- Key elements of a cyber incident response
- Federal government response, support, and guidance
- State breach response laws
- Step 5: How to recover from a cyberincident
- Cybersecurity insurance
- Reputation management
- Technology checklists for small and medium business
- More cybersecurity resources
- Scam and threat alerts
- Continue training in cybersecurity
Taught by
Kristin Judge
