Join us for the webinar “Cybersecurity for Startups: Strategic Protection in the Digital Age 2025” on Thursday,12 June 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (GMT-5) /10:00 a.m. (AST). Hosted by the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator partners, Tecnalia Research & Innovation and Caribbean Export, this session will underscore cybersecurity as a strategic pillar for startups and small tech companies. We’ll examine why young ventures are prime targets for cybercriminals, review real-world attack cases, and unpack both economic and reputational fallout. You’ll learn how to identify your most critical digital assets, assess risks, and establish effective security policies—even on a limited budget.
Throughout the webinar, we’ll delve into today’s most relevant threats, including ransomware, social engineering, and vulnerabilities unique to early-stage companies. You’ll gain practical tools and strategies for protecting information, managing passwords, implementing backups, and securing cloud environments. We’ll also highlight the human factor, sharing guidance on team training, awareness-building, and incident response protocols tailored for startups.
What you will get from the webinar:
· An understanding of why startups are frequent targets and how to anticipate attacks
· Insight into the true cost of a breach and its impact on business continuity
· Techniques to identify and protect your company’s most critical digital assets
· Essential security policies and tools you can implement on a shoestring budget
· Up-to-date intelligence on the most common threats in 2025 and how to address them
· Practical advice for training your team and fostering a security-focused culture
Our speaker, Santiago de Diego
Santiago de Diego is a mathematician and computer engineer (University of Granada), CPHE-certified, with a Master’s in Information Security (International University of La Rioja), and currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Granada. As a cybersecurity researcher in Tecnalia’s Digital Core division, he leads R&D projects on blockchain and Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs), Self-Sovereign Identity, and cybersecurity for industrial and critical systems.
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