Recent studies reveal scary data about data security and small business. According to a report from Nationwide Insurance 65 percent of business owners surveyed said they've been hit by a cyber-attack, with virus attacks the leading type at 33 percent, followed by phishing at 29 percent. And even though 86 percent of business owners believe that digital risk will continue to grow, only 4 percent of U.S. small business owners have implemented all the cyber security best practices and recommendations from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Small business owners lose billions of dollars a year as a result of data security lapses. So what can be done to protect your business and your data?
Join us for a 60-minute discussion with our expert panel that will help you better understand the different types of security threats could affect your business as well as the best practices you need to take to ensure that you're doing everything you can defend yourself and minimize the cost of business interruptions, data loss and potential lawsuits from your customers.
The Marks Group P.C.
President
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(888) 224-0649
Gene Marks is a CRM consultant and the author of six books on business management. Gene bi-weekly Forbes column On CRM is read by tens of thousands of readers. He also writes regularly on business, technology and public policy topics for The Guardian, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, and Entrepreneur and Inc. Magazines. Gene runs a ten person financial and technology management consulting firm near Philadelphia.
Rightworks
Director of Firm Technology Strategy
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(678) 495-0508
Roman Kepczyk is Director of Firm Technology Strategy for Rightworks and a long-time trusted technology consultant to the accounting profession. He has partnered with more than 400 CPA firms to effectively utilize their information technology and accounting applications by optimizing their tax, assurance, and administrative production workflows. In addition to being a CPA, CITP, and CGMA, Roman is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt which he utilizes to transform accounting firms in his consulting practice. Roman has been recognized as one of Accounting Today’s Most Influential People in Accounting fifteen times, a CPA Practice Advisor Top Thought Leader each of the past ten years, and one of INSIDE Public Accounting’s Most Recommended Consultants to the Accounting Profession fifteen years. Roman is a prolific author and speaker to the accounting profession helping firms transform their practices.
The McMillen Group, LLC
Chief Security Architect
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(214) 810-4864
Eric is the CEO and Chief Security Architect with The McMillen Group, LLC in Plano, Texas. He has been providing consulting services for clients in a wide variety of industries for the last 18 years. Eric’s primary responsibilities are leading risk assessments, IT control reviews, information security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments using both cutting-edge technologies and old school techniques for clients in various industries.