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Anatomy of a Murder: How hackers are killing small businesses — And here’s what you need to do to protect yourself

(Co-Presented by Teresa Piliouras and Gary Alfano)

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When you read about cyber scams, do you ever think, “I would’ve never fallen for that!”

In this webinar, you will learn to see your blind-spots and how they can be used to compromise your business.

Who should attend: This presentation is designed for small businesses that want practical help with cybersecurity

Topics to be covered:

• BEC (Business Email Compromise) and how it’s bankrupting small businesses
• What BEC is and the psychology behind it
• Why BEC is so effective and dangerous
• Trends in BEC attacks
• Examples – Learn to recognize BEC
• What you should do to protect against BEC attacks

• Guest Speaker from Webster Bank: Kevin Thompson, SVP, Manager of Fraud Services, will discuss trends Webster Bank is seeing with respect to BEC, and what they are doing to protect customers against it.
• Guest Speaker from John M. Glover Insurance Agency: Tammy Lee Dunn, VP, Business Development, will discuss different types of cybersecurity insurance.

Speaker(s):

• Dr. Teresa Piliouras – CEO and Founder, Technical Consulting & Research, Inc
• Gary Alfano – Senior Business Counselor (Government Contracting Specialist), Mason SBDC
• Kevin Thompson – SVP (Manager of Fraud Services), The Webster Bank
• Tammy Lee Dunn – VP (Business Development), John M. Glover Insurance Agency

Co-sponsor(s) & Partner(s): Prince William County Department of Economic Development & Prince William Chamber of Commerce

Cancellation Policy: Please provide 24 business-hours notification prior to the event. Kindly email – help@masonsbdc.org (preferred) or call 703-261-4105 to notify the team.

Special Instructions: This live webinar will be on the Zoom platform. Zoom invitation link will be emailed after registration.