The webcast that will teach your employees information on the latest threats they may come across while they use the Internet at work (unencrypted data, spear phishing and malicious codes) will be hosted by The National Cyber Security Alliance and its partners (Small Business Administration, the Maryland Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council and the Department of Homeland Security). Here we can find precautions employees can take to help guard sensitive and important information at your company or organization and how to operate in a wireless world.

We can find information about:

    * Functioning in a wireless world…are the threats different and how do we protect ourselves from any new threats;
    * The latest threats employees may come across while they use the Internet at work (spear phishing, unencrypted data and malicious codes);
    * Precautions employees can take to help guard sensitive and confidential data at your company or organization;


The Confirmed Panelists:

    * Supervisory Special Agent Charles Pavelites, Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Division-Internet Crime Complaint Center
    * Uriel Maimon, Senior Researcher -- RSA, The Security Division of EMC
    * Moderator -- Ron Teixeira, Executive Director for the National Cyber Security Alliance

    The webcast will take place Thursday, June 21st - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EST), more information here: http://staysafeonline.org/basics/smbwebcast.html. There is no fee, 100 attendees spaces available. Registration required at: http://staysafeonline.org/basics/smbwebcast.html. Any employees of small and mid-sized businesses, organizations or government agencies can attend.

    Offering employees continued Internet security awareness training is important to securing government agencies'/small businesses' networks. Without proper awareness training, employees may engage in dangerous cyber security habits like downloading unsolicited email attachments, divulging critical information to phishers or not encrypting critical company or customer information.

    Just last year, a government agency employee had their laptop stolen, which contained thousands of unencrypted files of sensitive information on it. Such mistakes have cost small/large businesses and government organizations dearly in the past. The result of such a breach cost that agency embarrassment, loss of confidence and possibly millions of dollars. This threat is not contained to government agencies. According to a 2005 FBI Cyber Crime Study, nearly nine out of ten companies and public institutions surveyed suffered a cyber security incident in 2005. Moreover, the average loss per incident was $203,606.