To cybercriminals, your startup is a goldmine of enticing data: passwords, intellectual property, access to newly funded accounts. Indeed, hackers and cybercriminals have always targeted startups. And unfortunately, things have only gotten worse since the pandemic began, pushing virtually everyone to work remotely, and putting young companies at greater risk than ever.
Distributed workforces are more vulnerable
Attacks against distributed and remote workforces – regardless of business type – have skyrocketed for several reasons. Foremost among these reasons are weaker network and device protections, as well as the operational challenges inherent with being distributed.
For startups, a breach can be devastating.
If your company’s work gets stolen or compromised, you may never make it to market. And, if you do, it could be in a greatly diminished position. But there’s plenty of things you can -- and should -- do now to minimize risks. That is what we’ll discuss in this important webinar.
Join us for an exclusive virtual event
We are excited to have a panel of entrepreneurs and experts who have grappled with these issues. Together with Lewis Hower, Managing Director of Startup Banking for SVB and Vouch General Counsel Kelly Wulff, we’ll be joined by Christina Cacioppo, founder and CEO of Vanta and Kirk Nahra, a partner at Wilmer Hale.
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Read our article to find out how you can protect your data security, permissions and compliance in today’s work-from-anywhere world. You’ll discover vital security tips and strategies from our panel of experts and entrepreneurs. Go to svb.com.
This is the final of three virtual panel discussions about how founders can manage risk as they adapt their startups to our new work life.
Kelly Wulff is general counsel of Vouch Insurance, a startup that develops and markets insurance products that are tailor made for startups. Vouch is SVB’s partner and sponsor in this series of articles and webinars on topics related to mitigating risk. Prior to Vouch, Kelly was vice president of legal at Zenefits, and worked on the legal team at Adobe. She is a graduate of University of Santa Clara Law School.
Christina Cacioppo is founder and CEO of Vanta, a fast-growing startup whose software helps other startups make sure they’re in compliance with certain industry standards, including data security protocols. (Like Vouch, Vanta is a YCombinator alum.) Before that, Christina was a product lead at Dropbox, was part of the investment team at Union Square Ventures and taught a course in entrepreneurial design.
As a Managing Director at Silicon Valley Bank, Lewis Hower connects SVB and VC/startup communities and is a Managing Director with our Early Stage Practice.
Lewis has spent the past decade working to research, develop, and invest in innovation at the intersection of rapid business growth, large markets, and massive global challenges. Through various stints in research, diligence, fundraising, investment management, education and formation of new concepts he has been at the bleeding edge of innovative investments that are changing the world.
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