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  4. Ma and Pa Sleep with the Door Unlocked: A Look at Information Security in the Small Business

Ma and Pa Sleep with the Door Unlocked: A Look at Information Security in the Small Business

Presented at DerbyCon 2.0 Reunion (2012), Sept. 29, 2012, 3 p.m. (30 minutes).

Most news coverage is about large enterprises getting hacked, or data breaches which result in thousands of records being breached. It’s a rare occurrence for coverage to be done on a smaller organization being affected, yet it happens more frequently. Often the SMB space claims they cannot afford to pay for IT, let alone infosec. This talk examines the causes for this, what the SMB space should be doing, and how we as Information Security professionals can help.


Presenters:

  • Ryan Sevey
    Ryan Sevey is currently a information security consultant for a utility company. He started his love for IT building awesome website with marquees back in 1998… and got involved with information security shortly after. He has been a consultant most of his career and has extensive experience dealing with security challenges in both SMBs and F500 companies. He also holds multiple certifications including CISSP and CCNP.