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Boston Startups Ramp Up Cybersecurity Training Sessions This Month
Firms along the Seaport and in Kendall Square are running drills and workshops to address digital threats hitting local tech companies.
How we reported this
More than 40 Boston-area startups signed up for cybersecurity awareness sessions scheduled for the week of July 14 at venues in the Seaport District and Kendall Square.
The timing follows a string of phishing campaigns that targeted early-stage software firms in the Northeast during the second quarter. Local founders say the sessions come as venture funding rounds require proof of basic security controls before term sheets are signed.
Events at District Hall and Venture Café
District Hall on Seaport Boulevard hosted its first joint drill with the Boston Tech Collective on July 8, drawing teams from 22 companies. Participants practiced identifying credential-stuffing attempts on shared cloud dashboards. Two days later, Venture Café at 1 Broadway in Kendall Square ran a tabletop exercise focused on supply-chain attacks that affected three local hardware startups last month. Both locations sit within walking distance of multiple accelerator offices that opened new cohorts this spring.
A June 2026 survey by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce showed 68 percent of startups with fewer than 50 employees reported at least one security incident in the prior 12 months, with median remediation costs reaching $245,000. The same report noted that companies spending under $15,000 annually on training saw incident rates twice as high as those budgeting above that threshold.
Next Steps for Founders
Organizers at both venues plan to release free checklists next week covering multi-factor authentication rollout and vendor risk reviews. Startups can register through the Boston Tech Collective site or stop by the Venture Café Thursday evening sessions that continue through August. Firms that complete the checklist receive a certificate accepted by several local seed funds during due diligence.