Cybersecurity isn’t just for corporations
Cybersecurity isn’t just for corporations
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Publish Date: 2026-06-24 06:00:00
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By: Charles Romans
Carter County Times
The Grayson Chamber of Commerce began their June meeting by welcoming new members.
“We have been very busy,” Chamber Director Mike Nelson told chamber members. “We want to welcome Clear Choice Auto Sales of Grayson to the chamber. They are located right here on Interstate Drive. We also cut some ribbons and welcomed Janey Marcum and Southern Charm Boutique. She had a store over in Hitchins. So, now she has moved down here in the Town Mall on the corner by Walgreens.”
“We also welcome Tygart’s Creek Canine Retreat,” Nelson continued. “And we have a new aesthetics provider coming to town. They are going in at the location next to the Nook & Cranny coffee shop and Hanes Jewelry. The Aesthetics Haus is going to be there. And we have a couple of new businesses that are represented here today. We want to welcome Tiffany Stamper with T-Mobile Business, and we want to welcome the guys from Arrick’s Propane.”
The chamber’s guest speaker for the June meeting was Zachary Johnson from Appalachian Wireless who discussed the importance of cybersecurity with the chamber. Johnson told the chamber that he liked to see every business succeed, and one key element of that success was cybersecurity.
“It’s an unfortunate truth of today’s battlefield we’re living in,” Johnson said of cybersecurity and all the ways that computer systems could be compromised.
Johnson told the chamber that he specialized in both defense and offense in the field of cybersecurity, and stressed the need for both even in the small business world.
“I hope to help you on any scale to defend your business network,” Johnson said. “And I would like to give you enough knowledge so that you will be able to at least know what questions to ask.”
During his talk to the chamber Johnson highlighted the importance of things a small business owner might not think would be necessary to secure their network. He also…
