Cyber-Security Focus for Accountants & Auditors - Protecting Your Firm & Clients

Introduction

The rapid pace of technological change and globalisation have profoundly transformed the scale and way we work today. There has also been a reported increase in phishing attacks targeting accounting and tax firms in the run-up to tax season.

Criminals are targeting accountancy firms regardless of size by exploiting weaknesses both internal and external. Understanding the weaknesses in your organisation is the best way to protect your business against fraud and cyber risk allowing you the opportunity to implement effective controls and mechanisms before it is too late.

Accounting firms must guarantee the safety of the information that clients entrust to their care. From social security numbers to company financials, accounting firms hold some of the most important information for individuals and businesses. If you cannot keep this information protected, the consequences are significant with financial losses and major reputational risk.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Understand the current threats of cybercrime to accounting firms
• Remote access and trojan malware allows initial access to your corporate networks:
• Phishing attacks during tax season - why are they still so successful?
• Malware including ransomware
• Why is email the number one target for accounting firms - avoiding exploited and vulnerable passwords
• Social media exploitation - giving away too much information
• Looking at new threats including AI and hybrid working - growing threat ofransomware and what the acceleration of digital working means for the finance sector
• Creating a secure culture - IT governance and controls

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.