We have all read the headlines and we are seeing that cyber attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, the ransom amounts are going up exponentially. Businesses are under pressure to have prevention measures and a solution in place. With new varieties of ransomware threats on the rise, your data is continually at risk.
Despite prevention efforts, the attacks still capitalize on human error. So when prevention fails, will you still be prepared to recover your data? How can you weather these attacks and come out unharmed on the other side?
Learn from cybersecurity experts that can assist businesses large and small in ways to be successful in defending against paying the hefty sum. Join us to learn how your organization can:
- Learn how having robust cybersecurity and compliance practices can lead to more opportunity, revenue, and profit for your business.
- Learn how Utah State House Bill 80 can help protect your company in the event of a cyber-incident.
- React faster, improve compliance and reduce errors.
- Mitigate threats before, during, and after malicious events.
- Keep your data ready and prevent mission downtime.
PANEL:
Tara Anderson, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Nexus IT Consultants
At 18 years old, Tara's first career began in banking/finance where she spent 16 years in various leadership positions. She later found a passion for entrepreneurism and realized fulfillment out of sourcing capital for startups and scaling middle market companies. To help solve her client's cybersecurity, IT, and compliance challenges, Tara became familiar with the work of Nexus IT Consultants, which she later joined as Director of Global Strategy. As a show of devotion to mitigating cyber security risks to business owners and leadership, Tara sits on numerous committees to ensure the needs of our small to medium sized businesses are being represented and low barrier solutions are reaching the front lines.
Earl Foote, Founder & CEO, Nexus IT Consultants
Earl is a serial entrepreneur with a massive itch to see and experience the world, its cultures, people, and food. Earl strives to make a positive impact in the world and the lives of those that surround him, including his team at his primary venture - Nexus IT; an IT company he founded 22 years ago to provide IT support and solutions so outstanding, they enable business leaders to focus on their business and forget about the intricacies of technology.
JR Maycock, Chief Information Officer, Perpetual Storage, Inc.
JR Maycock is a 14-year IT veteran with a background spanning corporate, service provider, freelance, and K-12 education environments. His areas of expertise include identity management, behavioral security, systems architecture, business continuity planning, and exploring the alignment of technology with business strategy. He is best known for his accessibility and easy-going attitude, always making time to turn over a topic of interest or answer a question.
Jeff Smith, Chief Strategy & Corp Dev Officer, Webcheck Security, a World-Class Pen Testing and Cyber Risk Mitigation Company
Jeff Smith is an industry tech/cyber veteran, with experience building multi-million dollar SaaS companies and working with Fortune 500 brands. Jeff is skilled in strategic alliances, channel development, strategic leadership, risk management, cyber security, enterprise software, mergers & acquisitions, and venture funding. He is a strong business development professional with an entrepreneurial background having served on multiple executive boards for early growth companies. Jeff holds a BS in Business & Marketing from the University of Utah.
