Event report
Meet The Expert: How AI is changing the Cybersecurity game
AI is changing cybersecurity — and SMBs can't afford to ignore it.
On June 24th, 2026, FACC California hosted a powerful webinar with two IT experts: Julien Dray (Founder & CEO, IT Virtual Department) and Alex Hudelot (Founder & Head of Strategic Growth, Theos Cyber).
The numbers alone tell the story:
- More than half of US SMBs experienced a cyberattack in the last 12 months.
- 1 in 5 SMBs that were hit filed for bankruptcy or closed entirely.
And attackers aren't slowing down — AI is making them faster, more sophisticated, and harder to detect. The average breakout time for a breach is now just 29 minutes.
Our experts walked through a real-world breach (14 days of downtime from a single encrypted file), the evolving AI threat landscape, and — most importantly — concrete actions every business can take right now: Multi-Factor Authentication, tested backups, an AI use policy, and an incident response plan.
A huge thank you to IT Virtual Department and Theos Cyber for sharing their expertise.
