Small Business Data Security: A Tale of Opportunity

Oxford Hills SCORE and the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a FREE program and discussion on Data Security. Consider the folowing:

Hannaford, Target, and now Home Depot. The headlines tell us of an active “hacker” community, the millions of dollars and records being lost by large companies, and even the threats to our national security, but what about your small business? Are you a target? What if you are a victim? Are you prepared? The truth is that most small businesses fall victim to opportunistic attacks which rely on automated tools that find victims on the internet who don’t even know they are at risk.

At this roundtable, we will explore the methods used by the attackers, the potential impact on your small business, and how you can defend against the most likely attacks. Monarch Information Security Consulting will be present to give advice on how to keep your data and your customers safe.

Presenter: Joe Kurlanski is the owner of Monarch Information Security Consulting. Joe has over 20 years of IT and Information Security experience and has worked with hospitals, banks, credit unions and businesses of all sizes to create sustainable risk management and information security programs. Joe holds CISSP and HCISPP certifications from ISC^2�.

Monarch ISC’s goal is to help clients secure their data. We do this by working with the client to identify what data they have to protect, understanding the threats and vulnerabilities to that data in their environment, and finally identifying the protections which should be put in place to best secure that data. Monarch ISC will work with you to conduct a risk analysis, navigate the HIPAA, PCI, and FISMA compliance rules, conduct staff trainings, and create customized information security policies and plans.

Please join us for this session which will provide both educational content and discussion opportunity.

Coffee will be available at 7:45 with the Roundtable starting promptly at 8:00 AM.