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Virginia SBDC

AI FUNDAMENTALS-Playbook Focus: AI and Cybersecurity

Nov
4
2026
Wed, Nov 4 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Online
Facilitated by Virginia SBDC

About this workshop

As part of the AI Fundamentals Playbook series, this session is a deep-dive on a focused area: cybersecurity. AI has been changing how small businesses work, serve customers, make decisions, and stay competitive. But with new opportunity comes new responsibility: understanding the use of AI with security in mind.
Join Lori Zeoli, founder of xpLORIZE AI Advisors, and Quiana Gainey, founder of SecureTech260 in this 2-in-1 webinar.

What you’ll learn:

  • How AI can find the hidden profit already inside your business
  • Use cases of how AI adds value to operational activities
  • Recognize cybersecurity challenges (phishing, data compromise, AI driven scams, risks)
  • Apply cost-effective practices to improve your business’s cyber hygiene

Who should attend

This webinar is designed for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to better understand how AI can improve their productivity, reduce time and costs and stay competitive, while also understanding the cybersecurity risks and safeguards that come with using new technology.

What you’ll walk away with

You’ll gain a clearer understanding of how to approach the use of AI while keeping in mind the cyber threats that evolve alongside AI so you can growth you business with AI while reducing exposure to common risks.

Presented by

Lori Zeoli, CEO and Founder, xpLORIZE AI Advisors, LLC
Quiana Gainey, Virginia SBDC Cyber Industry Expert and CEO, SecureTech360

Registration is required.

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.
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.


Fee: No Cost

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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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