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The Role of Accountants in Cyber Security
*new course this year*

This engaging and high value course, delivered by Lockdown Cyber Security provides 2 hours and 20 minutes of insight, using business language, explains what Cyber Security is and why it is important to both Accountants today and in the future. This will enhance your Cyber knowledge and aids competitive advantage. As Cyber Crime is now a key organisational risk, this course is highly recommended Cyber Security overview for all Accountants, working in any sector or size of organisation.

It delves into:

• How the perimeter fence for attacks has shifted in a post pandemic environment
• What Criminals want and why specifically Accountants are prime targets.
• Common attack methods and what to look out for (both insider and external threats).
• Accountants roles and responsibilities for cyber security.
• Human failure and the importance of having a strong security aware culture as a key cyber risk defence mechanism.
• What good Cyber hygiene looks like and what you should be doing as Accountants to help manage cyber risk including: prevention techniques, detection methods, monitoring solutions, and incident response.
• Importance of Supply Chain Assurance- only as good as your weakest link.
• Cyber frameworks and Standards: what does good look like
• Cyber woven into everything we do, not a bolt on or after thought, "Security by Design"
• Importance of Cyber Insurance as part of your Cyber Strategy
• Where to go for useful cyber information and support.

Lockdown will also examine recent Cyber-attacks and breaches, uncovering how the incidents happened and the proactive steps that could have been taken to mitigate down the risk of a Cyber-attack.

Written by Accountants, for Accountants. No prior Cyber Security knowledge or experience is required.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand what Cyber Risk is and why it's relevant for you as an Accountant and your organisation
• An Accountant's role and responsibilities for Cyber Security
• How to apply and demonstrate good Cyber hygiene
• Understand your organisation Cyber Posture, supply chain risk, GAP analysis and what is needed and what you can do to enhance Cyber resilience
• Thoughts to aid development of a prioritised action plan aligned to a Cyber spend budget
• Understand what Cyber industry recognised frameworks and certifications are available
• New attack types of 2022: What we can learn and how we can better defend ourselves.

Suitable for: 

• CFO's and Finance Directors
• NED's
• Business Leaders
• Managers with responsibility over IT
• Finance managers and juniors looking for career progression

CPD hours: ICAEW’s CPD Regulations are changing. From 1 November 2023, members and other professionals regulated by ICAEW will need to complete a minimum number of hours’ CPD per year, some of which will need to be verifiable. Attending events like this could contribute to 2 hours and 10 minutes of verifiable CPD, so long as you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

Karen Morrall ACA

Karen is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW member) of over 25 years. She trained and qualified at EY in Birmingham, where she worked in audit for nearly 7 years. She then moved into industry, where she has worked in numerous global Enterprise level and several SME businesses. An experienced Group Finance Director.

She has worked in both Big Data Solution and Cyber Security Service companies. Karen loves technological innovation, but recognises that it brings a double edge sword, bringing great benefits but also increased risks. So, she co-founded Lockdown Cyber Security last year, to help educate Business Leaders and financial professionals on Cyber Risk and provide insight, as to how to enhance Cyber resilience both at home and work. Lockdown partners with the ICAEW, to deliver Cyber Security training to its members through its "Cyber Security for Accountants" program.

Lockdown is building a first of its kind Cyber Security platform for launch in 2023.

William Taaffe

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 is a regular contributor around Cyber Fraud within the UK anti-fraud sector, delivering masterclass training sessions to industry practitioners.

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.

The above discounts shown are automatically applied at the time of booking.

The discounts are valid for individuals booking more than one course at a time or corporate bookings where more than one delegate from the same organisation is booked onto the same course.

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