Cybersecurity for Startups & Growth: When to Invest in What? (Presented by Code/+/Trust & SCRA)

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Too many discussions of cybersecurity offer generic best practices without addressing resource constraints. Most founders don’t have unlimited dollars and minutes in the day to install the cybersecurity policies, systems, applications, and personnel necessary to compete for every contract, qualify for every partnership opportunity, or secure additional funding.

Few people would argue that a Chief Information Security Officer needs to be among the “Day One” hires to launch your startup.

• But what should your security staffing look like when you reach 25 employees? Or 100?
• What cybersecurity-specific policies and documentation do you need to establish in Year One?
• How much cyber insurance coverage should you have?
• When is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification relevant to you, how long will it take to achieve, and what will it cost?
• Most importantly, when does not meeting these benchmarks expose you to a bit of risk, and when does it block your access to critical funding, partnership, and growth opportunities?
• When does it leave you one incident away from shutting down your business?

Join us on January 15th at 665 Johnnie Dodds in Mount Pleasant to discuss practical guidance on making smart security investments at the right time. We won’t be diving into the technical weeds, and we won’t be pitching solutions—we’ll be helping you make sense of the trigger events and decision points for maturing your cyber framework.

This event is free and sponsored by Code/+/Trust and The South Carolina Research Authority

Panelists include:
Brian Shea - Director of the South Carolina Cybersecurity Center
Ross Clarke - CEO & Co-Founder of CAMA Security
Lou Vega - Senior Security Engineer @ VDA Labs
Rick Siebenaler - CEO of The Maritime Cybersecurity Institute
Chris Petrella - SBIR/STTR Force Multiplier @ SC Small Business Dev. Ctr