1. Cybersecurity: What Your Business Needs to Know!
Monday June 17, 2013
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20431 (HQ2)
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Applied Science Foundation for Homeland Security, District of Columbia’s Homeland Security and
Emergency Management Agency, InfraGard National Capital Region Members Alliance, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and The George Washington
University would like to invite you to a special program focusing on helping small and mid-sized businesses
understand and prepare for cybersecurity threats. The event will be held on Monday, June 17, 2013 from 9
a.m. until 12 p.m. at the International Monetary Fund, 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20431
(HQ2).
Threats to cyber space pose one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a
country, but one that we are all inadequately prepared to counter. In fact, intelligence officials recently ranked
cybersecurity as a greater threat to our security than international terrorism. In 2011, accordingly to a study
released last year, there were 5.5 billion cyber attacks on computer networks in the United States … an 81%
increase from the year before!
Regrettably, there is no simple solution to solving this problem. With 95% of our nation’s businesses being
small and mid-sized the government cannot just deploy a “protective shield” over the internet. What is even
more disturbing is that, when polled, 83% of small businesses don’t have a cyber security plan in place.
Therefore, we all must do more to ensure that our networks are protected.
During this event you will hear from some of the best people in the country on the current threats your business
faces and, more importantly, learn ways that you can better protect your company.
Please register by no later than Tuesday, June 11th
at http://cyber06172013.eventbrite.com. There is no charge
for this event and seats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
This is a must attend event for every business in the National Capital Region!