This portion of the certificate introduces key terms related to cybersecurity, the impact of digital transformation on business and how it relates to cybersecurity, and major areas of technology that are disrupting organizations.
Learning Objectives
Recall key cybersecurity terminology.
Recognize the impact of major areas of technology and digital transformation on business.
Recognize what it takes to have a security mindset.
Recognize the threat landscape and the importance of security to various technologies.
Recognize the different classes of threats and risks, including types of attacks and attackers.
Recognize how a data breach occurs and the organizational impact.
Recognize key concepts related to privacy and the impact to the organization when privacy is compromised.
Major Topics
Cybersecurity terminology and digital transformation
Having a security mindset
Types of attacks and attackers
Popular data breaches and their causes and implications to the organizations
Privacy
Provider
AICPA
Course Level
Basic
Professional Area of Focus
Technology
CPE Field of Study
Information Technology
3.0
Who Should Attend
Accounting and financial professionals, without IT expertise around security and privacy, who have a desire or need to understand cybersecurity risk for their organization or the clients they serve currently or desire to serve in the future.