BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260212T133000Z DTEND:20260212T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:How Hackers Target Your Business- POSTPONED: Date TBD DESCRIPTION:Think your small business is too insignificant for cybercriminals?\nThink again. A staggering 43% of all cyber attacks specifically target small businesses\, and the numbers reveal why: hackers see you as the easier target.\n\n\n\nThe reality is sobering:\n\n\n Over half of small businesses operate with zero cybersecurity protection.\n 82% of ransomware victims are companies under 1\,000 employees with 37% having fewer than 100 staff.\n 6 out of 10 small businesses hit by cyber attacks permanently close within six months.\n Small companies face malicious emails at nearly triple the rate of large corporations.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin David Hunt\, a former government cybersecurity specialist and founder of a Reading-based IT security firm\, as he pulls back the curtain on how cybercriminals really operate. This eye-opening presentation will reveal:\n\n\n Why hackers specifically hunt small businesses\n The actual methods they use to infiltrate your systems (yes we will hack!)\n Practical\, affordable defenses you can implement immediately\n\nYou'll walk away with actionable strategies from free tools to simple process changes that can dramatically reduce your risk and make your business a harder target. Don't become another statistic. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

\nThink your small business is too insignificant for cybercriminals?
\nThink again. A staggering 43% of all cyber attacks specifically target small businesses\, and the numbers reveal why: hackers see you as the easier target.
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\nThe reality is sobering:\n\n\n\n
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Join \;David Hunt\, a former government cybersecurity specialist and founder of a Reading-based IT security firm\, as he pulls back the curtain on how cybercriminals really operate. This eye-opening presentation will reveal:\n\n
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  • The actual methods they use to infiltrate your systems (yes&mdash\;we will hack!)
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  • Practical\, affordable defenses you can implement immediately
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\nYou'\;ll walk away with actionable strategies&mdash\;from free tools to simple process changes&mdash\;that can dramatically reduce your risk and make your business a harder target. Don'\;t become another statistic.\n\n

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\n LOCATION:Conference Center\, Suite 2350 500 W. Cummings Park Woburn Massachusetts 01801 UID:e.1685.4891 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T140020Z URL:https://business.arlcc.org/events/details/how-hackers-target-your-business-postponed-date-tbd-4891 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR