(SAVANNAH, GA) Seimitsu will present a free virtual workshop on Thursday, October 6 to help small business owners learn about cyber security threats and protection. The one-hour ZOOM class will be hosted by the City of Savannah’s Entrepreneurial Center and SCORE and will be held from noon to 1 p.m.
Leading the session will be retired Lt. Col. Scott Scheidt, chief security officer for Seimitsu, a family-owned IT and high-speed broadband business established in Savannah 38 years ago.
His presentation, entitled “Protecting Your Business Through a Strong Cybersecurity Posture,” is designed to help business owners:
• discern if their information is on the dark web.
• understand the cost of a cyber breach.
• discover different ways the organization may be at risk.
• learn the measures to take to better protect their organizations for clients as well as in-house and remote workforce members.
“Cyber attacks occur every 39 seconds and as a small business you need to protect yourself, your staff and your clients,” said Scheidt. “Business owners work endlessly to build the trust of their clients and employees and if there is a security breach of private information, there is nothing more grounding than having to send out a mass email to all of your clients and employees that there was a breach of security on your client’s private information.”
Scheidt says the ‘clean-up’ of a cyber attack can be costly as well.
“This workshop will walk business owners through ways they can mitigate a potential threat and help them discover areas of vulnerability and exposure to potential threats,” he said.
To register for this free event, please visit: https://www.savannahga.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=5516&month=10&year=2022&day=6&calType=0
ABOUT SEC
The mission of the Savannah Entrepreneurial Center (SEC) is to increase local business creation and to support the economic empowerment of Savannah residents. Primary services provided by the SEC include professional business mentoring, one-on-one business technical assistance and classroom training. https://www.savannahga.gov/calendar
ABOUT SCORE
SCORE is the nation’s largest provider of free business mentoring services and educational programs for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Savannah SCORE was named SCORE’s “2019 Mid-Market Chapter of the Year”, is one of the only Diamond Level SCORE chapters in the country and was named the 2021 “Outstanding Chapter for Community Partnerships.” https://savannah.score.org. (912)-652-4335
ABOUT SEIMITSU
Seimitsu Corp., founded in 1984 and named as Georgia’s Family Owned Business of the Year in 2016, is a Savannah-based business specializing in IT services and high-speed broadband fiber. With its 70+ mile company-owned fiber network, Seimitsu is able to provide a complete suite of tailored business IT solutions ranging from installation and maintenance to infrastructure services, voice, and cybersecurity. The business is owned by Seimitsu “Sam” Cook and his wife Cindy and is located at 1523 Bull Street Savannah, GA 31401 USA. For more information call +1.912.352.3690 or visit www.seimitsu.com
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