The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a cybersecurity forum, “Cybersecurity: Take Control Before It Controls You,” on Wednesday, November 6.

The Forum, to be held at a location to be announced, will focus on providing practical information to help protect your business’s sensitive information, financial transactions, and computer software. To address these important issues, leading industry experts will share their professional experience through a series of presentations.

“We’ve invited nationally renowned and industry experts to provide our local businesses with real-world, practical information on how to protect their businesses from cyber-attacks,” said Nancy Starczyk, Chair of the SCV Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. “This will be an engaging forum every type of business will want to attend.”

Nationally recognized cybersecurity expert Dr. Kent Rhodes will keynote the Forum. Rhodes serves as a faculty member for the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University and is chair of the Executive MBA program where he teaches executives about the latest in cybersecurity. Rhodes is also Senior Consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group based in Chicago.

“Cybercrime is one the biggest challenges facing businesses of all sizes. It’s essential that businesses are fully informed and prepared,” said Ivan Volschenk, Managing Partner for Evolve Business Strategies which manages the SCV Chamber. “The SCV Chamber is proud to be creating relevant value-driven programming for our members.”

Additional high-level speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. The Forum’s title sponsor is Resurgence IT.

On November 6, registration, networking and a continental breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by presentations from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Tickets will be available starting Monday, September 9 at www.scvchamber.com and sponsorships can be requested by emailing hello@scvchamber.com.

About the SCV Chamber
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce is the largest business membership organization in the Santa Clarita Valley representing more than 65,000 member employees. The Chamber serves as “The Voice of Business” working as the SCV’s leading business advocacy organization in the third-largest city in the county of Los Angeles. Founded in 1923, the Chamber works to advocate for, educate and connect the business community.