This webinar, organised in the framework of Working Group 9 of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council, addresses small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Atlantic that would like to be better understand cyber risks and protect themselves from cyber-attacks.

The webinar will take place on 25 January 2022 from 15:00 to 17:00 (Brussels time) and will be organised in two parts.

In the first part, Lucio Gonzalez Jimenez from SGS Brightsight CyberLab and MJ Shoer from CompTIA will give a training on:

• Strategies of cybercriminals to attack companies;
• Methods through which SMEs can protect themselves from cyber risks; and
• Aspects to consider in creating cyber-secure products and services.

In the second part of the webinar, there will be an opportunity for SMEs to share their experiences and formulate recommendations on which tools or policy measures they would need from policymakers in the EU and U.S. to become more cyber resilient.

The webinar will be held on the platform Interactio offering the possibility of following the event in seven languages, namely English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, and Romanian.

While the training will be recorded and made available for public use after the meeting, the discussion will not be made available.

There will be space for 750 participants. All confirmed participants will receive a link to the meeting. All non-confirmed participants will be able to access the recording after the meeting.

Fill in this form to register to the webinar.

For any question, feel free to contact us at TTC-WG9@ec.europa.eu 

Agenda

• Introduction (10 min) – TTC Working Group 9 chairs (Lucilla Sioli, Director DG CONNECT A , European Commission; Valentina Superti, Director DG GROW G, European Commission; David De Falco, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Europe and Eurasia, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)

• Part 1 (50 min) - Training for SMEs on Cybersecurity and Q&A (Mr Lucio Gonzalez Jimene, Manager at SGS Brightsight CyberLab)

     Topic 1:

• Introduction to cybersecurity
• Types of attackers and motivation
• Attacks
• Security threats and taxonomy

     Topic 2:

• Introduction to security, organizational, technological and physical measures.
• Applicable security measures

     Topic 3:

• Main measures to strengthen your developments
• Market Barriers
• Regulation                                                                                                                                                              
• Part 2 (50 min) - Experiences of SMEs with cybersecurity and recommendations

      European speakers

1. Matthias Kampmann, IT security Cluster Regensburg (DE)
2. Iulian Florescu,  Cornerstone Technologies (RO)
3. Pietro Perlo, I-FEVS (IT)
4. Ulrich Seldeslachts, 3if.eu – lsec.eu DIH (BE)

      U.S. speakers 

1. Kyle Neuman, Zeva (U.S.A.)
2. Karl Cureton, Council Exchange Board of Trade (U.S.A.)

• Conclusion (10 min) - TTC Working Group 9 chairs (Lucilla Sioli, Valentina Superti, European Commission, David De Falco, David De Falco, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Europe and Eurasia, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)