US romance scam losses topped $1.14B in a single year (FTC)Total US cybercrime losses hit $16.6B (FBI IC3 2024)Average cost of a data breach: $4.4M (IBM)Roughly 3 in 4 breaches involve the human element (Verizon DBIR)Median romance scam loss: $2,000 per victim (FTC)Business email compromise remains the costliest attack category (FBI IC3)Older adults report the highest total fraud losses (FBI IC3)Most account takeovers start with a reused passwordPhishing is still the number one initial access vectorFeelings meet technology.

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Community in motion.

Conferences, workshops, alliances, and the rooms where the next generation of LA's cyber talent is being formed.

Events & Engagements

Conference

DEF CON

Las Vegas, NV

Annual

Conference

BSides Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Annual

Workshop

JumpLite Tech Workshops

Santa Clarita & LA

Recurring

Community

Latino Tech Alliance Meetups

Southern California

Monthly

Outreach

K-12 Cyber Literacy Days

LA County Schools

Seasonal

Speaking

Speaking Engagements

Universities & Orgs

On request

Partners & Alliances

JumpLite Tech
Cisco Networking Academy
Grow with Google
Local LA Schools
Community Alliances
Regional Nonprofits

Pyro is actively involved in cybersecurity forums and community alliances across Southern California and the greater Los Angeles region — building bridges between industry professionals, educators, students, and the communities most in need of digital protection.