Cybersecurity Awareness: Recognizing a Threat, and Protecting Your Data
Secure Your Digital Operations at the CANA Convention
WHEELING, IL— In many cases, the technological solutions that funeral businesses adopted to serve families during social distancing have now become core processes critical to our productivity and success. Unfortunately, this increasingly online business also makes our work more vulnerable to cyber threats. Enter Lee Hovermale. A cybersecurity expert, Lee takes the stage at the Cremation Association of North America’s 106th Cremation Innovation Convention, September 11-13, 2024 in Chicago. He’ll help attendees navigate the online world with confidence.
In today’s digital age, the threat of a personal or business cyberattack looms over all of us. You can take a proactive stance against cyber threats and learn how to identify phishing attacks and malware schemes to be better prepared to safeguard your data. In his session, Cybersecurity Awareness: Recognizing a Threat, and Protecting Your Data, Lee Hovermale will empower you with information you can use to access the internet securely and protect yourself and your company.
“Cybercriminals are constantly looking for ways to steal, compromise, or destroy your data, and they often target small businesses that have fewer resources and security measures than larger organizations,” explains Lee Hovermale. He warns that, on top of ransom and fees, the cost of such invasions often include loss of customer trust and organizational productivity to the tune of more than $8,000 per hour.
Lee Hovermale is currently the Strategic Advisor to the CEO of KiZAN Technologies and has over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and 15 years in compliance. His cybersecurity experience comes from his time in the Navy and in a federal government agency. He discovered a new software line that optimizes and manages the cost of cloud-based workloads (Azure, AWS, and Google). He brings the full force of his experience to the CANA stage to help you safeguard your data.
Innovative sessions are the core of every CANA Convention, and Lee is joined by:
- Choosing to be a better leader for your team, your business, and yourself in Being a Leader of Influence with Robbie Pape, Senior Vice President & Regional Partner, Carriage Services.
- By popular demand, Sara Murphy, PhD, FT, Death Educator & Suicidologist with the University of Rhode Island, returns with Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk Within the Deathcare Profession.
- Jolena Grande, faculty with the Mortuary Science Program at Cypress College, discussing the role of women in funeral service from her unique perspective in Death Becomes Her: The Changing Demographics of Funeral Service Practitioners.
- Information is Power: Updates from Industry Experts feature insights on three forces on your business. CANA President Robert Hunsaker discussing how CANA’s 2024 Annual Cremation Statistics Report impacts your business. He’s joined by Assistant Vice President of Government & Industry Relations of Service Corporation International, Caressa Hughes who will provide an update on the regulatory and legal landscape of the profession. Plus, Vice President of Cemetery Operations of Legacy Funeral Group, Steve Bassett, offering lessons learned from Cemetery Consumer Service Council (CCSC).
- The Cremation Historian Jason Engler, regional sales manager for the Wilbert Group looks to history’s strategies for modern permanent placement in The Eternal Value of Cremation Memorials/Avoiding Mistakes of the Past: Cremated Remains Belong in Cemeteries.
- Sharing the stage, Dean of the InSight Institute Glenda Stansbury and Homesteaders Director of Consumer Marketing Kelly Manion talk about modern ways to address families’ grief in a combined presentation on The Power of Service & The Power of Human Connection.
Dr. Sara Murphy also leads a special pre-Convention workshop with Aaron Pelchat, a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. Together, they’ll say the quiet part out loud on The Silent Problem: Talking about Mental Health and Funeral Service. Their workshop will help us understand realities of common mental health issues – think compassion fatigue and burnout – unpack the challenges to self-care and discover therapeutic tools for improving mental health. Registration is available separately from the Convention or as an add-on!
Protect your business and your families’ data. Navigate the web with confidence with Lee Hovermale!
Join your colleagues at CANA’s 106th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention. Enjoy Chicago in September and book yourself for September 11-13, 2024, at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park: cremationassociation.org/CANA24
About CANA
Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,700 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization.
