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3:45–4:00 PM – Networking & industry updates
4:00–5:00 PM – Expert-led discussion & audience conversation
Post-event – Stay on for continued discussion if you’d like
March Discussion Leader: Stan Stahl, PhD, Founder / President, SecureTheVillage.
March Discussion Topic: How to Build the Cybersecurity Habits You Need to Protect Yourself and Your Organization from Cyber Crime and Other Cyber Disruptions.
Why You Need To Attend:
At Cybersecurity Connect in March, we’ll take AARP’s powerful messaging—Pause. Reflect. Protect.—and turn it into an automatic habit to keep the door closed to the cybercriminals and scammers.
In those moments of truth, it's not what you know, it's what you do. In life—and in cybersecurity—that distinction matters. Phishing remains the front door to most cyber incidents. Depending on the study, upwards of 40% of breaches begin with a phishing attack. Not because people are uninformed. But because in that split second—when the email looks urgent, personal, legitimate—knowledge alone isn’t enough. In this moment of truth, the question isn’t “Do you know what to do?” The question is "Do you open the door?"
That’s where habits come in. Like Pavlov's dogs, repetitive automaticity —the brain’s neuroplasticity — allows us to transform deliberate actions into reflexive ones. As we do so, we build habits that activate every single time.
Dr. Stan Stahl will lead an interactive discussion on turning email safety from something you know into something you do—habitually every time you open your inbox.
Join us in March. Build the habit. Protect the front door.
About the speaker: Dr. Stan Stahl is founder and president of SecureTheVillage, a nonprofit working to make Southern California the cyber-safest region in America for small businesses, nonprofits, families, and individuals—while advancing education and training nationwide. He has a passion for turning people and organizations into CyberGuardiansTM with the knowledge, skills, and commitment they need to meet the ongoing challenges of cybercrime, cyber privacy, and information security.
A former research mathematician who once secured top secret nuclear missile communications, Stan has spent three decades helping small organizations implement practical, reasonable cybersecurity. He is an invited member of Fast Company’s Executive Board, where he writes a monthly cybersecurity column, and his Substack newsletters are read by thousands: stanstahl.substack.com.
What to Expect:
The SecureTheVillage Cybersecurity Connect Discussion Forum is NOT a webinar. It is an interactive gathering, and a place to connect, challenge assumptions, and gain fresh perspectives in a trusted, no-pressure environment, where cybersecurity professionals, IT leaders, attorneys, risk managers, educators, investors, and law enforcement come together to discuss challenges, exchange ideas, and strengthen our collective defenses.
Engaged Discussions – No lectures, no passive listening. This is a place for real conversations.
Valuable Connections – Meet professionals who are driving cybersecurity initiatives in Southern California and across the country.
Actionable Insights – Hear real-world experiences, discuss strategies, and walk away with ideas you can apply.
Chatham House Rule:
Open discussion, candid insights, and trust in the room.
Who Should Attend?
Cybersecurity is bigger than any single industry.
If you work in or care about cybersecurity, this space is for you.
We welcome:
Cybersecurity & IT Professionals, CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, vCISOs, others
Security & Privacy Attorneys
Accountants & Auditors
Cyber-Risk & Insurance Professionals
Victim Support Professionals
Business Professionals & Financial Institution Leaders
Investors
Cyber Educators & Students
Law Enforcement & Government Cybersecurity Professionals
Nonprofit & Philanthropy Cybersecurity Leaders
Invite your peers to apply to attend at this link.