Cybersecurity Risk Management

Overview

This course is part of the Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Finance and Accounting Professionals Certificate program. You must purchase the full program to earn the certificate.

How does cybersecurity risk management affect the activities you perform? Incorporate cybersecurity into risk assessment, controls identification, and other activities you perform.

Managing cybersecurity risks is challenging. As the cyber landscape evolves, so too should considerations related to cybersecurity as you:

• Assess risks
• Identify controls to address those risks
• Develop policies
• Perform certain activities, such as vendor management and governance, among other things

Cybersecurity is not just for IT professionals anymore. Clients and organizations are increasingly looking to financial and accounting professionals to be actively involved in risk management.

This CPE self-study module covers key cybersecurity policies, controls, and procedures as part of a cybersecurity risk management program. It also covers risk assessment and controls and activities relevant to finance and accounting as part of a cybersecurity risk management program.

This knowledge is indispensable in today's global digital landscape, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as the focus on cybersecurity risk management increases.

Highlights

Key Topics

• Policies, procedures, and controls to mitigate risk of loss from cyberattacks
• Risk assessment
• Controls and activities relevant to finance and accounting

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

• Identify areas of cybersecurity risk management in which finance and accounting could play an important role.
• Identify the top cybersecurity risks and how to mitigate against loss.