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Managing the Cyber Risk in your Business

Description

This course is in English.

75% of businesses will eventually be the target of a cyber crime. Business and corporations of all sizes are targets of vulnerability scripts that gain access to their websites, unsecure databases, emails, and even financial information including bank accounts and credit cards. Others are the targets of defamation attacks. The motives of cyber criminals range from mere pranks to sabotage and monetary gain.

A successful cyber attack can cause major damage to your business. It can affect your bottom line, as well as your business' standing and consumer trust. The impact of a security breach can be broadly divided into three categories: financial, reputational and legal.

Cyber Crime is on the increase and an attack on your business can be devastating from a reputational and legal perspective. According to studies over 90% of security breaches have their origins in human error.

This Online course is designed to educate business owners and their staff about Cyber Crime; how to identify the most common of attacks and the sorts of interventions required to avoid a Data Breach.

Upon conclusion of this 1.5hr workshop delegates will have a greater understanding of;

  • Who is doing it and why
  • The consequences of a Cyber Attack
  • The most common types of attack
  • What to look out for
  • Practical measures and strategies to avoid being a victim 

 

The course is addressed to:

Compliance officers, Money Laundering Reporting Officers, professionals engaged in risk management, internal audit, fraud departments, investigators in the private sector and government, finance, retail, government, legal, insolvency sectors.

 

Instructor Style:

The instructor blends theory with highly practical case studies and examples derived from his long international experience on internet investigations.

 

CPD accreditation:

The course may be approved for up to 1.5 CPD units verified directly by the participant's association, regulator or other bodies which holds membership.

Topics


Cybercrime is any crime that takes place online or primarily online. Cybercriminals often commit crimes by targeting computer networks or devices. Cybercrime can range from security breaches to identity theft.

Other cybercrimes include things like ” cyber-stalking, harassment, bullying, and child sexual exploitation.

Terrorists collaborate on the internet, moving terrorist activities and crimes into cyberspace.

Most cyber crimes are committed by individuals or small groups. However, large organized crime groups also take advantage of the Internet. These "professional" criminals find new ways to commit old crimes, treating cyber crime like a business and forming global criminal communities.

A successful cyber attack can cause major damage to your business. It can affect your bottom line, as well as your business' standing and consumer trust. The impact of a security breach can be broadly divided into three categories: financial, reputational and legal.

The most common types of cyber attacks:

  • Malware.
  • Phishing.
  • Man-in-the-middle attack.
  • Distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • SQL injection.
  • Zero-day exploit.
  • Cyber attack prevention.

The top five online threats you should look out for and how you can protect yourself.

  • Scam emails. Also known as phishing, scam emails can take many forms. ...
  • Ransomware. ...
  • Banking virus. ...
  • Stalking and surveillance. ...
  • Oversharing personal information.

Anyone using the internet should exercise some basic precautionsto help protect yourself against the range of cybercrimes out there.

1. Use a full-service internet security suite

2. Use strong passwords

3. Keep your software updated

4. Manage your social media settings

5. Strengthen your home network

8. Take measures to help protect yourself against identity theft


Summary

Course dates

May 18 - May 18, 2020

Class hours

15:00-16:30 (EET)

Training certificate

Intelect

Method of instruction

online

Language

English

Educational material

digital

Laptop

required

Payment

online

Course Instructors

Colin Tansley MSc, M.A.B.I, TAP.Cert

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