Finish Strong: Your Small Business Cybersecurity Year-End Checklist for 2027

About this workshop

Year-end is a good time for small businesses to review their cybersecurity practices and address gaps before starting a new year. This practical session will walk you through a year-end cybersecurity health check and help you identify priorities for a more secure 2027.

You’ll learn how to:

• Review user access and remove or update unnecessary permissions
• Identify software and system updates that need attention
• Verify that critical business data is backed up and recoverable
• Assess cybersecurity risks associated with third-party vendors
• Review and test your incident response plan and set priorities for 2027

Who should attend

This workshop is designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and staff responsible for technology, operations, or cybersecurity. It is especially useful for businesses that want a practical way to review their cybersecurity readiness before the new year.

What you’ll walk away with

You’ll leave with a practical year-end cybersecurity checklist to help review key protections, identify areas that need attention, and establish cybersecurity priorities for a secure start to 2027.

Presented by

Speaker: Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert

Registration is required.

Funding Disclosure

The Virginia SBDC Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Commonwealth of Virginia, George Mason University, and local host institutions. Full disclosures regarding federal funding are available at virginiasbdc.org/funding-sources. The Virginia SBDC is nationally accredited by America’s SBDC.

A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration - a day before before the event - please be on the lookout for it.