Practical Workshop for Business Owners and Managers

Many small businesses underestimate the risk of cybercrime, considering themselves “too small” to be a target. The truth is that SMEs have long been a prime target for hackers. One careless click or a weak password is often enough to paralyze the operations of an entire company.

However, effective protection does not require an IT degree – all you need is the right knowledge and the implementation of simple measures. In this compact workshop, we remove the complex technical jargon and focus on direct practical application.

Event details

• Date: 01/30/2026
• Time: 10:00 – 13:00 (3 hours)
• Format: Online (Zoom)
• Speaker: Georgi Balev

What will you learn?

We will guide you step by step through the basic measures to protect your business from digital threats:

1. Phishing Protection: How to instantly recognize fake emails and protect your company from digital traps and fraud.
2. Access Control: How to move from “forgotten password stress” to seamless security with password managers, Passkeys, and multi-factor authentication (MFA).
3. Vulnerability Management: How to find vulnerabilities in your IT infrastructure before attackers do, and how to respond in the event of an incident.

Georgi Balev is a certified cybersecurity expert with over 9 years of professional experience in building security strategies for large organizations. He currently holds the position of Lead of Security Operation Center (SOC) at Dormakaba – an international technology corporation, where he leads security operations for the markets in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

His expertise combines academic training from the UK with high-level technical certifications and management experience:

• Education: He holds degrees in Information Technology from University of London (Birkbeck College) and London South Bank University.
• Certifications: He has completed elite training in “Offensive Security” (OSCP) and specialized courses at the SANS Institute (542, 560, 575), which allows him to know in detail the methods of hackers.
• Regulations and Standards: Expert in the implementation of ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, as well as in the regulatory requirements for data protection – GDPR and the new directive NIS2, which are critical for business today.
• Technical arsenal: Proficient in leading monitoring and testing tools such as Splunk, MS Sentinel, ArcSight, Nessus and DUO.

Georgi has the rare ability to translate complex technical concepts into understandable business language, helping companies turn cybersecurity from a problem into a competitive advantage.