The Business 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.

Think strategically about cybersecurity. Know what services and products are available to improve your cyber resilience.

Cybersecurity risk management is complex. There are operational and financial considerations in managing this risk. Fortunately, a number of products and services are available to help. Find out what they are and how you can use them to strengthen your organization's or client's cybersecurity risk management program.

You can help clients and organizations by making valuable recommendations on products and services that they can use within their cybersecurity risk management programs. As part of this, you need to be able to speak intelligently about the operational and financial implications of cybersecurity as you communicate with clients and collaborate within your organization.

This CPE self study module covers mitigation of losses considerations, such as technology products, insurance, and outsourcing. It also covers the operational and financial implications of cybersecurity.

This knowledge is indispensable as cybersecurity becomes more prevalent, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highlights

Key Topics

• Cybersecurity insurance
• Outsourcing cybersecurity-related services
• Technology products
• Understanding the entity
• Value of cybersecurity investments
• Cybersecurity organizational chart

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

• Identify considerations in mitigating losses from cyberattacks and breaches.
• Recognize the operational implications of cybersecurity.
• Recognize the financial implications of cybersecurity and of not managing cybersecurity risks.