Data Breaches, What's My Risk? (Currently Unavailable)

Author: Robert K Minniti

This course is designed for individuals who would like to obtain a basic understanding of data breaches and how their company could be affected. We will discuss various types of data breaches and how the criminals steal data from organizations. We will review some of the legal and ethical implications involved. Examples of real world cases will be provided to help develop and understanding of the risks involved. We will review policies, procedures, hardware, software, and internal controls that can be used to help prevent an organization from being a victim.

Publication Date: February 2016

Designed For
CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants and risk management personnel.

Topics Covered

• Define and discuss various data breaches
• How criminals steal data
• Legal and ethical implications
• Real world cases
• Policies, procedures, hardware, software, and internal controls to prevent companies from becoming a victim

Learning Objectives

• Recognize how criminals commit acts of data breaches and the data they look for
• Identify why criminals steal data and the most recent breaches
• Recognize what are some of the legal ramifications of a data breach
• Apply strategies of how to protect your organization from data breaches
• Identify the leading cause of data breaches and it's definition
• Recognize how data is purchased over the internet
• Identify the data breaches which resulted in the largest loss of data
• Recognize how credit and debit card numbers are stolen
• Identify data breaches involved with theft of the company computer servers
• Recognize federal laws requiring safeguarding of data

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (1 hour), Auditing (1 hour)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None