With the 2020 pandemic many organizations had employees working from home for the first time. Many companies continue to allow employees to work from home, and many employees prefer to work from home when possible. This creates additional operational and cyber security risks for the employees and their organizations. This course is designed for employees who are working from home, who would like to obtain an understanding of the risk to operations, data and cybersecurity. You have probably heard of some of the more common types of cyber-crimes such as ransomware, spyware, computer viruses, phishing, vishing, spoofing, data breaches, denial of service attacks, hacking, etc.
This course is designed to familiarize accounting, auditing, consulting, and tax professionals who are not information technology (IT) experts on operational, data breach and cybersecurity risks and internal controls. We will cover the material in a plain language, nontechnical manner. We will cover what you need to know, but not how to write the computer programs or code.
Publication Date: July 2026
Designed For
CPAs, CFEs, CFFs, MAFFs, CGMAs, CMAs, CIAs, CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants and risk management personnel.
Topics Covered
- Fraud Review
- Risks when employees are working from home
- Internal Controls
- Cyber Fraud
- Supply Chain Fraud
- Data Breaches
- Ransomware
Learning Objectives
- Identify fraud risks for employees working from home
- Identify cost effective internal controls for detecting & preventing fraud
- Identify approximately how many websites are hacked every day
- Identify the top remote work cybersecurity risk for 2026
- Identify the type of ransomware attack software was most widely used in 2026
- Identify the type of emerging technology organizations are using most often to fight fraud
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Auditing (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
Basic understanding of fraud and internal controls
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Robert K Minniti
DBA, CPA, CFE, Cr.FA, CVA, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI
Dr. Minniti is the President and Owner of Minniti CPA, LLC. Dr. Minniti is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Forensic Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and is a licensed private investigator in the state of Arizona.
Dr. Minniti received his doctoral degree in business administration from Walden University, received his MBA degree and Graduate Certificate in Accounting from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Minniti taught graduate and undergraduate courses in forensic accounting at DeVry University, Grand Canyon University, Kaplan University, Northwestern University, and the University of Phoenix. He designed graduate and undergraduate courses for Grand Canyon University, Northwestern University, and Anthem College.
He is a writer and public speaker. He has experience in forensic accounting, fraud examinations, financial audits, internal audits, compliance audits, real estate valuations, business valuations, internal control development, business continuation planning, risk management, cyber security, privacy laws, data security, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work and business consulting. In addition to his practice Dr. Minniti is an instructor teaching continuing professional education classes for a variety of providers and CPA Societies.
Dr. Minniti is currently serving as a board member on the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts' (NACVA) Litigation Forensics Board (LFB) and as a committee member on the Arizona State Board of Accountancy's Law Review Advisory Committee.