Cybersecurity Basics – 2024 Update

This course has been updated for 2024 to include new risks and new ways individuals and businesses can protect themselves from cyber attacks

This course is designed for individuals who would like to obtain a basic understanding of cybersecurity. You have probably heard of some of the more common types of cyber crimes such as ransomware, spyware, computer viruses, phishing, denial of service attacks and hacking. This course is designed to familiarize participants who are not IT experts on cybersecurity risks and internal controls. We will cover the material in a plane language, nontechnical manner. We will cover what you need to know, but not how to write the computer programs or code.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify how criminals commit acts of cyber fraud


• Identify cybersecurity internal controls that will protect your company from cyber criminals

This course would be appropriate for CPAs, CFEs, CMAs, CIAs, CFFs, MAFF, CGMAs, CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants and risk management personnel.