How to Protect Yourself and Your Business from Cyber Threats

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Course Description
Course Qualification
Presenter
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Course Description

Overview

Protect your Identity

2 mins
Watch out for Tricks

13 mins
Real Estate Wire Transfer Fraud

31 mins
Most Common Passwords

45 mins
Network Instrusions

60 mins
Standard Bank Terms

69 mins
Profit of worldwide Criminal Enterprises

86 mins

Course Description

As recent data breaches indicate, businesses of all types, sizes, and in all locations are at real risk of a cyber attack at any given moment. A retired FBI agent and security expert use real-life examples of the latest hacks, security breaches and computer scams to demonstrate how cybercrime occurs and what countermeasures we can take to combat the innovations of criminals.

Key points:

Online tricks
Social engineering, phishing, and spoofing
Email hijacking and account takeovers
Creating and managing strong passwords
Bank account takeovers and wire transfer fraud
Utilize practices to keep your mobile devices secure.

This non-technical presentation will provide proven approaches to recognize and prevent the latest cybercrimes.

Learning Objectives

To empower business owners, operators and employees with tools to prevent cybercrime
To recommend behavior to prevent cybercrime.
To recognize and stop cybercrime before it occurs.

Who Should Attend?

Accountant
Accounting Firm
Accounting Managers
Bookkeepers & Accountants & Tax Preparers
Certified Information Technology Professionals
Cloud Accountants
CPA (Industry)
CPA - Mid Size Firm
CPA - Small Firm
IT Managers
Senior Accountant
Staff of Accounting Firm
Young CPA

Course Qualification

Webinar Qualifies For

2 CPD Credit for Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA Canada)
2 CPE Credit of Information Technology for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
2 CPE Credit for Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
2 CPD Credit for Certified Information Technology Professionals (CITP)
2 CPE Credit for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
2 CPD Credit for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)
2 CE Credit for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00372-21-S)
2 CE Credit for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00372-21-S)
2 CRE Credit for Certified Corporate FP&A Professional (FPAC)
2 CE Credit for Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
2 CE Credit for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
2 General Credit for Accountant/Bookeeper
2 CPD Credit for CA - ICAEW
2 CPD Credit for Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
2 CPD Credit for Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI)
2 CPD Credit for Chartered Accountants - Scotland
2 CPD Credit for CPA - Ireland

Additional details

Course Level :

Basic
Credits :

2
Instructional Method :

QAS Self Study
Pre-requisites :

None
Advance Preparation :

None

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Presenter

About Presenter

Jeff Lanza

President, Communication Dyn

Jeff was an FBI Special Agent for over 20 years, during which he investigated cybercrime, organized crime, human trafficking, and terrorism. Jeff has lectured at Harvard and Princeton Universities and written two highly reviewed books. He is featured in a Netflix documentary about the FBI and he often appears on national television news programs where he talks about the growing threat of cybercrime.

A bullet point introduction

An FBI Special Agent for over 20 years
Investigated cybercrime, fraud, organized crime, human trafficking and terrorism.
Appears regularly on CNBC’s Closing Bell and Power Lunch, the Fox News Channel and has appeared on Larry King Live, the Today Show and Good Morning America.
Has lectured at Princeton University and Harvard University
A published author of a two critically acclaimed books.
Has consulted for Oscar winning movie director Ang Lee.
Has presented around the globe and in 49 U.S. States.
Serves as a certified Kansas City Barbecue judge.

More information about Jeff:

Jeff was chosen as the best speaker in the 50-year history of Kansas City’s prestigious Plaza Club. He is a professional speaker who has provided over one thousand presentations on the topics of cybercrime, leadership, crisis communication, ethics, identity theft, body language and more. His clients include 20th Century Fox Entertainment, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nationwide, Citigroup, The Young Presidents Organization, American Century, Hallmark, H & R Block, Hess Oil, Standard and Poor’s, Financial Executives International, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and others. He developed and presented a program on identity theft prevention which was used to educate a nationwide audience of Citigroup employees. His program on the topic of leadership integrity has been certified for education credits across the United States. Jeff was the 2017 International Keynote Speaker for a cyber security road show in Australia, during which he spoke to businesses about cyber crime prevention. Jeff was head of operations security for the Kansas City FBI and a graduate of the world-renowned John E. Reid School of Interviewing and Interrogation. He is a certified FBI instructor and has trained numerous government agencies and corporate clients on how to interpret and project body language for more effective interpersonal communication. In addition to his latest book on the topic of cyber security, Jeff authored speeches for FBI executives and has been published in The Kansas City Star, Ingram’s Magazine and on the FBI National Web site. Jeff consulted for academy award winning director Ang Lee during the production of “Ride with the Devil”, and he has provided regular consulting services for television and movie production in Hollywood at Steele Films and Granfalloon Productions. Jeff was a major contributor and appeared on camera in a recent episode of The History Channel’s, “America’s Book of Secrets”. He was featured in the companion documentary to the major theatrical release “Runner - Runner”, which stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. Jeff has been featured in television commercials on the topic of fraud prevention. Jeff was recruited by the FBI from Xerox Corporation, where he was a Computer Systems Analyst. He has an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven (Connecticut) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas.

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