Cybersecurity leaders, executives, educators, and students will gather at Laramie County Community College on Oct. 16 for Cyber Cheyenne 2026, a regional summit during Cybersecurity Awareness Month designed to advance tech security, AI, and workforce development across Wyoming and Northern Colorado.
CyberWyoming is announcing the 2026 Made Safe™ program outcomes which show how personalized counseling helps small business owners reduce cyber risk, achieve security goals, and build lasting confidence.
If your business relies on Hilltop Bank, the past several days have likely been a blur of stress and triage. When you’re scrambling to make sure your employees get paid and your operations stay afloat, you don’t need a lecture on technology. You need practical, immediate solutions.
Here is what business owners are doing on the ground to navigate payroll right now, how to set up true financial redundancy for the future, and why we as a business community need to change how we talk about cybersecurity.
Join us at Cyber Cheyenne 2026 on Oct. 16 at Laramie County Community College. It brings cybersecurity, technology, business, education, and policy leaders together to explore emerging challenges in AI, critical infrastructure, operational technology, and regional tech development.
Hilltop Bank Incident – Here’s What I’m Learning as a Small Business (and for the Made Safe™ Program and the Small Businesses It Serves)
The recent cybersecurity incident at Hilltop Bank has sent shockwaves across Wyoming. As news spread that the bank had to disconnect its main and backup systems from the internet to isolate a breach—taking online banking, mobile apps, phone customer service, and branch operations offline—it brought normal business operations to a sudden halt for thousands of customers.
Check out our link for a free “Microbusiness Coming Back Online” Checklist.
Dr. Erik J. Huffman challenges the cybersecurity industry’s fear-based approach, revealing how understanding human psychology and emotional triggers, not just technology, can create lasting behavioral change and stronger security.
From privacy codes to hidden slang and emotional red flags, knowing the language young people use online can help adults spot what’s really being communicated.
Kids can hide chats and social networks inside seemingly harmless apps, creating digital blind spots for parents. Learn how to spot these disguises, identify potential risks, and keep your child safer online.
Cybersecurity doesn’t have to be complicated or built for a Fortune 500 company—small businesses can start with practical, right-sized steps that protect what matters most.
From the Wyoming Nonprofit Network — Wyoming nonprofits are opposing proposed federal grantmaking rule changes while a federal court has blocked a Department of Education rule that would have restricted Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for certain nonprofit employees.
Learn how Registered Apprenticeships are transforming today’s technology workforce on August 6th at 11:00am. Discover apprenticeship pathways in IT and cybersecurity, employer benefits, available funding, and cost-free training opportunities that can help you recruit, develop, and retain technical talent. Ideal for small tech employers, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and business advisors seeking innovative workforce solutions.
Starting August 20th, learn how Solopreneur Matt Shepard runs 4 businesses with the help of Claude AI. As a general contractor that remodels houses, Matt creates a Gantt chart for each house that controls communications and delay notifications to all subcontractors involved. Matt has been running businesses in Colorado for 15-plus years, and over the last two to three years he has been building AI automations into those businesses. He wants to share what he has learned with other solopreneurs, nonprofits, and microbusiness leaders.
Learn how Wyoming microbusiness owners can protect and grow their business value, prepare for retirement or a future sale, and create more options at this free webinar on Sept 9th at 9:00am featuring exit planning expert Jason “Wally” Waldron.
Austin Banks of PDS Manage graduated from CyberWyoming’s IT Specialist Registered Apprenticeship program, underscoring the growing role of technical apprenticeships in developing Wyoming’s cybersecurity and IT workforce.
This practical guide shows small businesses and microbusinesses how to create a simple AI governance framework that reduces cybersecurity, legal, and hiring risks while enabling employees to use AI tools responsibly and securely.
Take a peek into the wide range of tools, devices, and terminology hackers use so you can better understand and recognize cybersecurity risks while navigating modern IT environments.
Learn how virtual machines (VMs) let small businesses securely run multiple operating systems on one computer, isolate work and personal environments, and improve backup and ransomware protection.
Physical security is a critical but often overlooked part of cybersecurity, requiring small businesses to protect devices, workspaces and employees from theft, tampering and in-person social engineering through simple habits.
Six Wyoming school teams competed in the MAGIC cybersecurity Capture the Flag challenge, with all placing in the top 20, highlighting strong student engagement and statewide support for cybersecurity education.
CyberWyoming celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2026 with a virtual STEM proclamation while highlighting its expansion into Colorado and the impact of apprenticeships on cybersecurity and IT.
CyberWyoming Alliance’s annual scam report highlights fraud patterns across the state, with familiar tactics continuing to surface in new forms and notable impacts reflected in nationwide reporting trends.
