The Importance of Cybersecurity

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.

Play a key role as a trusted adviser in cybersecurity risk management.

As a finance and accounting professional, you have a key role in helping your organization or client manage cybersecurity risks. You must understand the importance of cybersecurity and your role to immerse yourself in cybersecurity risk management.

This CPE self-study course highlights the importance of cybersecurity and the role you play. It also emphasizes the importance of developing and applying a security mindset to become a trusted adviser to your organization and client.

Learn more about how the traditional accounting and finance role is affected by cybersecurity. This knowledge is indispensable in today's global digital landscape of persistent and increasing cybercrime, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highlights

Key Topics

• The importance of cybersecurity and developing a security mindset
• Costs of cybersecurity
• Finance's role in cybersecurity in a global environment
• Cybersecurity terminology

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

• The importance of cybersecurity to you - the accounting and finance professional - and your organization.
• Your role and what it takes to have a security mindset to be a trusted adviser and key contributor toward cybersecurity risk management.
• Key cybersecurity terminology to enable you to converse and collaborate with other functional leaders, employees, and vendors.