FTC Schedules Cybersecurity Discussions With Small Businesses in Oregon, Ohio and Iowa

The FTC will host roundtables with small business owners on cybersecurity across the country. In a Thursday news release, the agency said the first event will be held Tuesday in Portland, Oregon, in partnership with the National Cyber Security Alliance, the Small Business Administration and others. That will be followed by a Sept. 6 discussion in Cleveland and another that month in Des Moines, Iowa, the FTC added. The discussions are part of FTC acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen's initiative, which includes a website, to help small businesses protect themselves from cyberattacks and avoid scams. The SBA estimates there are 28 million small businesses employing nearly 57 million people, the release said.