Empowering Hawaii Small Businesses with
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What We Do
Our Main Services are:
Cyber awareness training for companies to offer their employees, technical assessments of IT systems to identify vulnerabilities, and penetration testing to validate security, and recovery services if applicable.
Technical Assessment
Identify gaps in your IT systems that could be exploited by cybercriminals. These assessments provide actionable recommendations to enhance your security.
Cyber Awareness Training
After completing a technical assessment, businesses can enroll in training for employees and employers. This training focuses on common cyber threats and teaches practical strategies for maintaining good cyber hygiene.
Ongoing Business Security
Based on the insights gained from the program, Cybersafe Hawai’i provides businesses with access to local and national resources that are able to implement cybersecurity measures. These resources can be retained by your business to upgrade your defenses or aid in recovery from a cyberattack.
Penetration Testing
To ensure vulnerabilities have been addressed, penetration testing simulates real-world attacks to validate your IT network’s security. Upon completion, you will receive a report and debrief that includes recommendations for remediation.
Who Can Benefit
The Online Application Submission for Local HI Businesses for cybersecurity services is based upon the following eligibility criteria.
You must:
- Be a Hawai‘i-based business with 50 or fewer employees.
- Be generating revenue or operating as a nonprofit.
- Commit to enrolling as a client of a small business resource partner, if not already registered.
Benefits
How it Works & Benefits
First:
There is NO COST to your business to participate.
Second:
Business owners will gain a greater sense of security knowing their employees are trained and their systems are tested and secure.
Third:
Letting your customers know that your business has gone through these services may differentiate you from your competitors.
Training is available to all businesses that apply!
Who We Are
Cyber Safe Hawaii is a collaborative effort led by the State of Hawaii Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism and community resource partners to highlight the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.
In the News
As featured in Local News KHON 2 Hawaii:
Cybersecurity funds & training available for small businesses
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A cyber security program to help small businesses strengthen their defenses and protect client information is the first of its kind in Hawaii.
“If you are a victim of a cyberattack , you could be down for a week, a couple of weeks, you might have ransomware, you could lose customer records, you could really face a lot of material injury.” - DBEDT’s Branch Chair, Mark Ritchie.
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250 S Hotel St #5,
Honolulu, HI 96813
Contact Us
Applicants with questions may contact Mark Ritchie at: mark.j.ritchie@hawaii.gov