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SUMMARY:ONLINE COURSE! Cybersecurity Awareness – A Guide to Safeguarding Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Point of Contact: Meri Birhane (619) 258-3670\n\n\n\nProgram Format: Online Meeting (Live)\n\nTraining Topics: Technology\n\nDescription:\n\nCYBERSECURITY AWARENESS   A GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING YOUR BUSINESS\n\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION\n\nAs the business world increasingly shifts towards remote work\, the importance of maintaining robust cybersecurity measures has never been more critical. "Cybersecurity Awareness   A Guide to Safeguarding Your Business" is designed to equip business owners\, remote workers\, and teams with the essential knowledge and tools needed to protect their digital workspace. This comprehensive class covers the fundamentals of cybersecurity\, best practices for data protection\, and an exploration of collaborative tools that enhance remote working without compromising security.\n\nWhat to Expect:\n\n\n	Cyber-Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of basic cybersecurity concepts\, including the types of cyber threats that can target remote workers and businesses. Learn about malware\, ransomware\, phishing\, and other common cyber-attacks.\n	Best Practices for Data Protection: Discover the most effective practices for safeguarding your business data\, including the use of strong passwords\, multi-factor authentication\, secure Wi-Fi networks\, and data encryption. Learn how to implement these practices in your daily work routine to ensure the highest level of security.\n	Secure Use of Collaborative Tools: Get an overview of various collaborative tools and software that facilitate remote work\, including their benefits and potential security risks. Learn how to choose and use these tools safely\, ensuring that your team's collaboration is secure and efficient.\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR\n\n\n\nMike Olivier\n\nWith 30 years of experience in information technology\, Mike Olivier brings his expertise to system security planning. As a small business owner working in the federal space both as a prime contractor and as a subcontractor\, he understands the realities of running a small business. His security experience includes providing system engineering support in developing the security model for the US Navy\, NIWC   San Diego\, Advance Container Security Device\, the security architecture for wireless tactical networks\, and first responder emergency management networks\; to name a few. This experience in planning\, and in dealing with system security compliance in commercial and federal systems allowed for a commonsense approach   one that's rooted in the fact that businesses must survive while meeting their compliance requirements. He's the author of several articles that focus on cybersecurity in terms of its impact on business. He holds the title of CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)\, AB Registered Practitioner\, and a certified PMP through PMI. Mike also has a BA from UCLA\, and an MBA and a Master of Science in cybersecurity from National University in San Diego.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<label style="font-weight: bold\; line-height: 20px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Point of Contact:</label><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;</span><a href="mailto:meri.birhane@eastcountyedc.org" style="color: rgb(45\, 119\, 179)\; text-decoration-line: none\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Meri Birhane</a><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;(619) 258-3670</span><br style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<br style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<label style="font-weight: bold\; line-height: 20px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Program Format:</label><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;Online Meeting (Live)</span><br style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<label style="font-weight: bold\; line-height: 20px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Training Topics:</label><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\;Technology</span><br style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;" />\n<label style="font-weight: bold\; line-height: 20px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Description:</label>\n<div class="conf-desc" style="padding-top: 0px\; padding-bottom: 10px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;"><strong>CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS &ndash\; A GUIDE TO SAFEGUARDING YOUR BUSINESS</strong></p>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;"><strong>COURSE DESCRIPTION</strong></p>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;">As the business world increasingly shifts towards remote work\, the importance of maintaining robust cybersecurity measures has never been more critical. &quot\;Cybersecurity Awareness &ndash\; A Guide to Safeguarding Your Business&quot\; is designed to equip business owners\, remote workers\, and teams with the essential knowledge and tools needed to protect their digital workspace. This comprehensive class covers the fundamentals of cybersecurity\, best practices for data protection\, and an exploration of collaborative tools that enhance remote working without compromising security.</p>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;">What to Expect:</p>\n\n<ul style="margin-top: 3px\;">\n	<li style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-left: 0px\; line-height: 25.6px\;">Cyber-Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of basic cybersecurity concepts\, including the types of cyber threats that can target remote workers and businesses. Learn about malware\, ransomware\, phishing\, and other common cyber-attacks.</li>\n	<li style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-left: 0px\; line-height: 25.6px\;">Best Practices for Data Protection: Discover the most effective practices for safeguarding your business data\, including the use of strong passwords\, multi-factor authentication\, secure Wi-Fi networks\, and data encryption. Learn how to implement these practices in your daily work routine to ensure the highest level of security.</li>\n	<li style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-left: 0px\; line-height: 25.6px\;">Secure Use of Collaborative Tools: Get an overview of various collaborative tools and software that facilitate remote work\, including their benefits and potential security risks. Learn how to choose and use these tools safely\, ensuring that your team&rsquo\;s collaboration is secure and efficient.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;"><br />\n<strong>INSTRUCTOR</strong></p>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;"><strong><img alt="" height="200" src="https://sdivsbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/headshot-Mike-Olivier.jpg" style="max-width: 90%\;" width="200" /></strong></p>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;"><strong>Mike Olivier</strong></p>\n\n<p style="margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 10px\; line-height: 23.2px\;">With 30 years of experience in information technology\, Mike Olivier brings his expertise to system security planning. As a small business owner working in the federal space both as a prime contractor and as a subcontractor\, he understands the realities of running a small business. His security experience includes providing system engineering support in developing the security model for the US Navy\, NIWC &ndash\; San Diego\, Advance Container Security Device\, the security architecture for wireless tactical networks\, and first responder emergency management networks\; to name a few. This experience in planning\, and in dealing with system security compliance in commercial and federal systems allowed for a commonsense approach &ndash\; one that&rsquo\;s rooted in the fact that businesses must survive while meeting their compliance requirements. He&rsquo\;s the author of several articles that focus on cybersecurity in terms of its impact on business. He holds the title of CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)\, AB Registered Practitioner\, and a certified PMP through PMI. Mike also has a BA from UCLA\, and an MBA and a Master of Science in cybersecurity from National University in San Diego.</p>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:COURSE FORMAT This session is available as a live webinar. Upon sign-up\, you'll receive a link to the webinar. Instructions: Zoom invitations to access the webinar will be sent via confirmation email upon registration and the morning of the event. These often land in the spam/junk folders so please check there if it is not found in the email inbox.
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