Navigating Cyber Threats Exploring the NEW NIST Framework

Author: Robert K Minniti

This course has been updated for 2024 to include new risks and new ways individuals and businesses can protect themselves from cyber-attacks. We will also cover the new NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 which was released on February 26, 2024.

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. If you are a government entity, agency, vendor, or contractor you are probably already familiar with NIST. This course is designed to familiarize participants who are not IT experts on cybersecurity risks and internal controls, including the new requirements under NIST 2.0. 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, you don’t need to be an IT expert to learn from this course.

Publication Date: August 2024

Designed For
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.

Topics Covered

• Cyber Threats
• FISMA
• NIST 2.0

Learning Objectives

• Identify cyber threats to your organization
• Identify the requirements for NIST 2.0
• Identify how criminals commit acts of cyber fraud
• Identify cybersecurity internal controls that will protect your company from cyber criminals
• Identify the most common root cause of a data breach

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Auditing (Governmental) (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None