Managing Cyber Business Risk for Accountants

Business leaders and practitioners of financial services now agree that ‘Cyber Security’ is the single biggest risk they face. Accountants’ duties include cataloguing this risk, appropriating necessary budget, ensuring compliance through controls, and they are tasked with the prevention and detection of finance-based fraud.

As accountants we need to “wake up” to cyber risk. There is no magic cyber solution, and no guarantee of protection, so we are all at risk. We will demystify cybersecurity through the eyes of an accountant and explain what cyber risk actually means to financial professionals and the organisations they work in.

This timely course will show you how to mitigate down the cost and risk of a Cyber incident, ensure data integrity within your accounting systems and how to reduce your Cyber expenditure whilst enhancing your organisations own resilience.

Additionally, the practical training program brings together an overview and all the pieces of the Cyber jigsaw. Demonstrated using Cyber and fraud experts and real Cyber stories to provide the insight a business leader needs, to enhance Cyber resilience.

A course like no other, no code, no exam, little jargon and a safe space to get you Cyber ready.

Learning outcomes:

• What’s at stake and why it’s relevant to you
• Show you how to mitigate down the cost and risk of a Cyber incident
• Help to understand Cyber budgeting and how to build your cyber budget
• Reduce Cyber expenditure whilst enhancing Cyber resilience
• How to ensure data integrity within your financial systems 

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This course was the best investment that I have made in a long time; it is so thought-provoking that I really think everyone should attend it, and I will be recommending to the whole board that they should attend this course.

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Finance Professionals and Business Leaders in any sector, in any organisation of any size.

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What is a virtual classroom?

A virtual classroom provides the same great learning experience as other ICAEW training, except one difference, you can learn from your desk.

Being delivered online makes it so much easier to access in a busy working week and would definitively recommend this type of training. The breakout rooms work really well to allow you to get to know the other participants and share experiences.

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The focus is on the learner and creating an enriching classroom experience that connects participants globally. Using video, learners can converse and interact with the trainer and other learners in real-time. Whiteboards, break-out sessions, polls, screen-sharing, and interactive Q&A create an immersive learning experience.

I think the virtual training format using Zoom, and the survey features, and break out rooms, really works great. I had no problems engaging with the facilitator and felt he listened to what we said, and kept the pace of the content moving steadily.

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I was very impressed with the relevance of the course content. It was extremely informative, enlightening and interesting. The speakers were very engaging. By the end of it I was feeling “scared”, which I think is good as it makes you proactive and, I had an action plan and a long list of questions for my IT team. I have since written a paper for the board. Board buy-in means funds will be allocated and staff educated on cyber risks. I would highly recommend fellow finance professionals attend the course. It will provide you with the knowledge and motivation to ensure your organisation maintains its ongoing resilience to evermore widespread and sophisticated cyber threats.

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How do I attend a virtual classroom?

Once you've booked your session, you will receive an email with your booking confirmation. The steps you will need to follow to attend your virtual classroom will arrive in a separate email closer to the date of your course.

Karen Morrall ACA

CEO, Lockdown Cyber Security

Karen has been a Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW for over 25 years. She trained and qualified within the big 4 at EY in Birmingham, within audit where she stayed for nearly 7 years which provided an excellent grounding for her career. She has worked in numerous global Enterprise level and SME businesses and is an experienced Group Finance Director.

Karen has worked in both Big Data and Cyber Security companies, she loves technological innovation but recognises the additional risks it brings. So she has co-founded and is the CEO of Lockdown Cyber Security, which sees Cyber Security through the eyes of a finance professional, a different lens to the norm. To educate organisations, business leaders and finance professionals on Cyber Risk. With specific focus on "People risk", as the majority of Cyber incidents result from human actions, that with the right training many could be avoided.

Karen believes building a strong security aware culture is a key defence mechanism in the fight against cyber-crime. Cyber Security training needs to be layered throughout an organisation, to enhance cyber posture and build a strong human firewall.

William Taaffe

COO, Lockdown Cyber Security

William is the COO of Lockdown Cyber Security, who see Cyber Security through the eyes of a finance professional, delivering world class training products and technical solutions. William has dedicated himself towards his passion of Cyber Security, a topic of interest since his early teens. An accomplished presenter, William has spoken on behalf of major British retail banks, the British Dental Association, BMA, BMF and numerous other professional bodies. In addition, William has been published and featured in industry magazines, educating on the topic of Digital Risk. A well-received trainer, William has worked with a variety of SME and Enterprise level organisations delivering bespoke training around Cyber Security and data protection.

Guest speaker:

Robert Brooker

Head of Forensics and Fraud, PKF GM

Robert Brooker is Head of Forensics and Fraud within PKFL/GM and formerly Head of Fraud at Transport for London (“TfL”). He is an Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (“ACFS”), Accredited Financial Investigator and Wicklander - Zulawski Non-Confrontational Interview Technique trained.

Robert has led disciplinary and criminal investigations, concerning Fraud, Bribery and Corruption, security breaches, cybercrime, intellectual property breaches and procurement allegations. He has worked in the private, public and not for profit sector within fraud, bribery and corruption, in addition to Fraud Risk Management for over 20 years.

Robert is also Chair of the London Fraud Forum, a public/private partnership dedicated to best practice in preventing, detecting and investigating fraud, bribery and corruption.

Our public course programme is deliberately structured to encourage delegates from different organisations to participate. However, if you have six or more delegates who require development in the same area, we are able to run a more cost-effective and much wider range of courses tailored specifically to your organisation.

Organisations will have the choice to run our in-house courses online or in-person. 

These are ideal for organisations seeking hassle-free, flexible and cost-effective training delivered to multiple delegates at your location of choice. Whether we use our existing materials or develop new content for your business, our expertise lies in translating your requirements into a pragmatic, interactive training programme highly relevant to your people and organisation.

To discuss in-house training for your business please email academy@icaew.com or contact us through our enquiry form