Small Companies Create Large Impression: NIST Celebrates 2025 Nationwide Small Enterprise Week

This week we’re celebrating Nationwide Small Enterprise Week—which acknowledges and celebrates the small and medium-sized enterprise (SMB) neighborhood’s vital contributions to the nation. SMBs are a considerable and demanding a part of the U.S. and international financial and cybersecurity infrastructure. In accordance with the U.S. Small Enterprise Administration’s Workplace of Advocacy,[1] there are 34.8 million SMBs in the US (making up 99% of all U.S. companies). Of these, 81.7% are non-employer companies with no paid staff aside from the homeowners of the enterprise. These companies, although small in dimension, are represented in each trade and sector of the financial system and contribute considerably to the Nation’s innovation and industrial competitiveness. 

To honor this necessary week, we’re highlighting a few of our latest and upcoming NIST SMB cybersecurity sources and occasions.

What’s Taking place this Week

At this time, you’ll be able to watch a livestream of our in-person occasion on the NIST Nationwide Cybersecurity Middle of Excellence (NCCoE): Sources and Approaches for Strengthening Small Enterprise Cybersecurity from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT. This occasion will characteristic a panel dialogue with native and regional consultants about strengthening the cybersecurity posture of the SMB neighborhood and a sequence of lightning talks will spotlight alternatives for the SMB neighborhood to have interaction with NIST’s cybersecurity efforts.

Trying Past Nationwide Small Enterprise Week

NIST’s SMB cybersecurity outreach program extends past Nationwide Small Enterprise Week to supply occasions and knowledge all 12 months lengthy. Listed here are a number of latest gadgets you might have missed, along with some upcoming sources:

Sharing Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Small Companies

• Developing: On August 14, 2025, we’re internet hosting a NIST SMB cybersecurity webinar, Defending Your Small Enterprise from Phishing Dangers. Register. A panel dialogue throughout this webinar will cowl:
  • An summary of several types of phishing assaults along with fashionable, real-world examples;
  • Why it’s necessary to be proactive in defending your enterprise in opposition to phishing;
  • Ideas for learn how to spot a phishing try and steps to take in case you are scammed;
  • Sensible steps SMBs can take to cut back the probability of falling sufferer to phishing makes an attempt; and
  • Out there free phishing sources for companies for workers coaching.
     
• In case you missed it: We revealed Draft NIST 7621 R2, Small Enterprise Cybersecurity: Non-Employer Corporations on Could 1, 2025. This report is designed to assist small companies (these with no staff, or “non-employer” companies) use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 to start managing their cybersecurity dangers. The objective of the publication is to introduce fundamentals of a cybersecurity program, in non-technical language, on the earliest stage of a enterprise to set a stable cybersecurity danger administration basis. The remark interval is open by June 30, 2025. 

Increasing the Attain of the CSF 2.0 to the SMB Neighborhood

• Developing: On Could 20, 2025, NIST is internet hosting the second occasion in our CSF 2.0 webinar sequence. This webinar will present a deep-dive into the brand new CSF 2.0 Govern Operate. This Operate was elevated from a ‘Class’ to a ‘Operate’ in CSF 2.0 to spotlight the significance of making certain cybersecurity capabilities assist enterprise danger. Organizations massive and small are invited to take part. Register.
   
• In case you missed it: The CSF 2.0 Small Enterprise Fast Begin Information (QSG) is certainly one of our most-downloaded CSF 2.0 sources. Translations of CSF sources assist increase the usage of our cybersecurity and privateness sources globally and assist enhance U.S. firm engagement in international markets. Along with the English model, translations of the SMB QSG are actually accessible in French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. View all CSF 2.0 SMB QSG translations.

Supporting SMB Cybersecurity and Workforce Growth

• Developing: On June 1, 2025, we will likely be facilitating a pre-conference workshop on the 2025 NICE Convention and Expo in Denver, Colorado. Our Supporting Small Enterprise Cybersecurity Via Learner-Centered Providers and Experiences session will showcase varied modern regional fashions that serve to profit SMBs whereas offering hands-on studying experiences for learners. 
   
• In case you missed it: On February 6, 2025, we hosted a webinar on how university-based cybersecurity clinics are supporting each workforce growth and SMB cybersecurity. Multidisciplinary groups of scholars labored with school, offering no-cost cybersecurity companies to the area’s small, under-resourced organizations. View the recording.