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:20260819T170000Z DTEND:20260819T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Is No Longer Just an IT Responsibility DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION LINK\n\n\nBuilding Shared Ownership for Organizational Resilience \n\nCybersecurity incidents rarely begin and end in the IT department. A compromised account\, fraudulent payment request\, exposed student record\, disrupted learning platform\, or ransomware event can quickly affect finance\, operations\, instruction\, human resources\, communications\, leadership credibility\, and community trust.\n\nFor schools and small organizations alike\, cybersecurity has become an organizational responsibility. IT teams remain essential technical leaders\, but effective protection also depends on informed decisions by executives\, administrators\, business offices\, staff\, and those responsible for organizational policy and risk.\n\nPractical Takeaways\n\n\n Cybersecurity as an Organizational Risk: Understand why cybersecurity decisions affect leadership\, finance\, operations\, instruction\, customer and family trust\, regulatory responsibilities\, and business continuity.\n The Human and Operational Side of Security: Explore how phishing\, account compromise\, vendor access\, payment fraud\, data handling\, and inconsistent processes create risk beyond the technology department.\n Shared Ownership Without Blurred Accountability: Learn how IT leaders\, executives\, administrators\, business officers\, and staff can each contribute to cybersecurity readiness while preserving clear roles and responsibilities.\n K 12 and Small Business Applications: Examine security challenges that cross sectors\, including sensitive data protection\, third-party systems\, limited staffing\, operational disruption\, and the need to maintain stakeholder confidence.\n A Practical Leadership Roadmap: Identify immediate actions organizations can take to strengthen communication\, clarify responsibilities\, improve basic safeguards\, and begin building a more security-aware culture.\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nThis webinar is designed for professionals who make\, support\, or influence decisions involving organizational systems\, sensitive data\, operations\, and risk. Technical expertise is not required.\n\n\n IT and Cybersecurity Leaders: Technology directors\, CIOs\, CTOs\, network administrators\, security staff\, and technical specialists responsible for protecting systems and supporting organizational readiness.\n School and District Leaders: Superintendents\, assistant superintendents\, principals\, instructional leaders\, data governance teams\, and other education administrators responsible for student services\, operations\, trust\, and continuity.\n Business and Operational Leaders: Small business owners\, executive leaders\, finance staff\, operations managers\, human resources professionals\, and organizational decision-makers who manage sensitive information\, payments\, vendors\, and daily workflows.\n Public Sector and Nonprofit Professionals: Leaders and staff responsible for protecting sensitive data and maintaining continuity in resource-constrained environments.\n\nWhy Attend?\n\nCybersecurity is no longer only about firewalls\, devices\, or technical controls. It is about protecting the people\, services\, information\, and trust that organizations rely on every day.\n\nWith examples relevant to both K 12 education and small business environments\, the session will examine how everyday decisions about data\, access\, vendors\, communication\, training\, and incident response shape an organization's risk.\n\nParticipants will be introduced to a practical\, culture-based leadership lens that helps technical and nontechnical professionals work together more effectively. They will leave with language\, strategies\, and actionable next steps for building a culture of trusted data that connects cybersecurity with governance\, privacy\, operational continuity\, and responsible decision-making.\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nMelissa Tebbenkamp\, owner and Chief Technology Leadership Consultant at MBBT Solutions\, is an author\, national speaker\, former K 12 CIO/CTO\, and certified educator. She helps organizations connect cybersecurity\, data governance\, privacy\, and leadership strategy. Her work focuses on building cultures of trusted data where technical and nontechnical leaders share responsibility for protecting people\, systems\, and community trust. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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\nBuilding Shared Ownership for Organizational Resilience \; \;
\nCybersecurity incidents rarely begin and end in the IT department. A compromised account\, fraudulent payment request\, exposed student record\, disrupted learning platform\, or ransomware event can quickly affect finance\, operations\, instruction\, human resources\, communications\, leadership credibility\, and community trust.
\nFor schools and small organizations alike\, cybersecurity has become an organizational responsibility. IT teams remain essential technical leaders\, but effective protection also depends on informed decisions by executives\, administrators\, business offices\, staff\, and those responsible for organizational policy and risk.
\nPractical Takeaways\n\n\nWho Should Attend
\nThis webinar is designed for professionals who make\, support\, or influence decisions involving organizational systems\, sensitive data\, operations\, and risk. Technical expertise is not required.\n\n\nWhy Attend?
\nCybersecurity is no longer only about firewalls\, devices\, or technical controls. It is about protecting the people\, services\, information\, and trust that organizations rely on every day.
\nWith examples relevant to both K&ndash\;12 education and small business environments\, the session will examine how everyday decisions about data\, access\, vendors\, communication\, training\, and incident response shape an organization&rsquo\;s risk.
\nParticipants will be introduced to a practical\, culture-based leadership lens that helps technical and nontechnical professionals work together more effectively. They will leave with language\, strategies\, and actionable next steps for building a culture of trusted data that connects cybersecurity with governance\, privacy\, operational continuity\, and responsible decision-making.
\nAbout the Speaker:
\nMelissa Tebbenkamp\, owner and Chief Technology Leadership Consultant at MBBT Solutions\, is an author\, national speaker\, former K&ndash\;12 CIO/CTO\, and certified educator. She helps organizations connect cybersecurity\, data governance\, privacy\, and leadership strategy. Her work focuses on building cultures of trusted data where technical and nontechnical leaders share responsibility for protecting people\, systems\, and community trust. \; \; LOCATION:Online UID:e.2160.26530 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260730T160807Z URL:https://www.salem-chamber.com/events/details/cybersecurity-is-no-longer-just-an-it-responsibility-26530 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR