Phishing, Vishing, & Smishing: Protecting your Organization from Frauds in 2025
Author: Robert K Minniti
| CPE Credit: |
2 hours for CPAs |
As well developed as the internal controls over our IT systems is, it is often the human element that allows criminals to commit online frauds against our businesses. This course is designed to show how criminals take advantage of employees to commit data breaches or to place malware on an organization’s computers. Real world examples will be presented to the audience. We will discuss cyber fraud awareness training and internal controls to help prevent these types of fraud.
Publication Date: September 2025
Designed For
This course is appropriate for CPAs, internal auditors, CIAs, external auditors, managers, CFEs, CFFs, MAFFs. CMAs, CFOs and others interested in cyber security.
Topics Covered
- Fraud Review
- Cyber Fraud
- Technology & Cyber Fraud Risk
- Data Breaches
- Ransomware
- Phishing
- Other Cyber Frauds
- Cybersecurity
Learning Objectives
- Identify phishing, vishing, & smishing frauds
- Identify common cyber fraud schemes
- Identify how to develop internal controls to prevent phishing, vishing, & smishing frauds
- Identify how fraudsters commit cyber frauds
- Identify red flags for phishing, vishing, & smishing frauds
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
