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Virginia SBDC

Protecting Your Business in 2026: Cybersecurity Essentials for Small Business Owners

Feb
19
2026
Thu, Feb 19 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Online
Facilitated by Virginia SBDC
Topic: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue—it’s a business survival issue. This webinar introduces the core cybersecurity risks impacting small businesses in 2026 and what owners can do today to protect their operations.

Key topics include:

  • Common cyber-attacks affecting small businesses
  • Financial and operational impacts of cyber incidents
  • Data protection and privacy basics
  • Managing vendor and partner risk
  • Simple cybersecurity best practices that work

Designed for non-technical audiences, this session emphasizes clarity, confidence, and practical next steps.

Speaker: Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert

Your registration is not complete until you register in Zoom.


Fee: No Cost



U.S. Small Business Administration, George Mason University, and America's SBDC

All programs of the Virginia SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis to all legal residents and citizens of the United States.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at https://www.virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources/.

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