Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Firm's Data and Reputation

Overview

Cybersecurity protection of digital data continues to be a top priority for CPAs. The cyber threats continue to increase and are becoming more sophisticated with the advent of AI technology. The first step is to understand what the primary threats are, the potential damage they can inflict, and, most importantly, how to mitigate the risks. This course will prepare you have informed conversations with your IT service providers to ensure you are employing best practices in cybersecurity protection.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Distinguish the various cybersecurity and data privacy threats
• Recognize practical steps you and your organization can take to protect against the threats

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Assessment of the current cybersecurity threat level and vulnerabilities
• Developing your WISP (Written Information Security Program) 
• Deploying a password management app (PMA) to fortify the security of your login credentials
• Implementing an incident response plan to minimize the damage from a cybersecurity attack
• Understanding the role of cybersecurity insurance

Designed For

Anyone who has responsibility for protecting digital assets and information and wants to understand the cyberthreats and how to protect against them

Prerequisites

None

Preparation

None

Notice

You will receive an email from CPA Crossings via Webex with instructions to access the webinar.