Get in Front of Digital Security
Florida Gulf Coast’s Lutgert College of Business (Information Systems and Operations Management) and Small Business Development Center, announces it will be co-sponsoring a two-day Small Business Cybersecurity Academy for businesses in SWFL. The Academy has been developed with the support of local cybersecurity executives, FGCU faculty, FGCU’s SBDC and the University of Texas- San Antonio where a similar program has been conducted. The Academy is being partially funded by a grant from Cyber Florida. Expert course instructors will include Ralph Quarles, Assistant VP, Operational Risk at Wells Fargo, Andrew Cooper, Executive Director, IT at Naples Community Hospital, Dr. Robert Totterdale, Professor at FGCU LCOB-CIS and Marc Farron, IT Consultant with SBDC@ FGCU
The Academy has been designed to help businesses assess their cybersecurity health and preparedness, identify cybersecurity risks and threats, and to begin the development of action plans for securing information. Additionally, the course will provide participants with an understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and how their organizations can better meet cyber compliance requirements. It is designed for IT professionals and executive/managers with responsibility for cybersecurity in mid-market companies.
Who It Designed For?
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- General IT personnel
- Business owners and managers
- Those new to or involved in cybersecurity
Insights and framework
The Cybersecurity Academy has been designed to help businesses assess their cybersecurity health and preparedness, identify cybersecurity risks and threats, and to begin the development of action plans for securing information. Additionally, the course will provide participants with an understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and how their organizations can better meet cyber compliance requirements. It is designed for IT professionals and executive/managers with responsibility for cybersecurity in mid-market companies.
- Assess your business’ cybersecuirty health and preparedness
- Identify cybersecurity risks and threats
- Know the right cyber incident response practices
- Develop action plans for securing information through the adoption of cybersecurity best practices
- Explain cybersecurity and the right cybersecurity strategy to organizational stakeholders
Attendees will receive
- Binder with Presentation Slides
- USB with
- Self-Assessment Tool to self assess your business
- Instructions for using the Self-Assessment Tool
- NIST 800-171 information
- Slides
- Policy Templates
- Action Plan Templates
