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K2's Ripped From The Headlines: Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes

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Member Price $105

Non-Member Price $135

Overview

Generative AI and “ransomware for hire” have helped cybercriminals thrive in the post-pandemic period - but how do they do it? This all-new session is a series of case studies that examine actual criminal filings and news accounts and use them to highlight some of the actions you can take to limit your exposure to similar schemes. Attend this session and learn more about how high-profile control failures occurred so you can be more effective at preventing crimes such as theft, malware, ransomware, phishing, and hacking.

Highlights

Common security weaknesses that occur with hardware and software at home and in the office

, Malware, ransomware, data breach, and incident response tips , Internal control failures which result in the theft of assets or unauthorized manipulation of data

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of common business technologies and related risks

Designed For

Business professionals seeking to optimize their home network solution

Objectives

List at least three major security incidents reported in the headlines in the last year, and explain at least one major internal control design or operation flaw that allowed the hack to occur , Select the correct definitions for common security terms such as attack surface, vulnerability, exploit, social engineering, phishing, malware, heuristics, biometrics, and multi-factor authentication (MFA)

, List at least three best practices learned by reviewing the control failures cited in the case studies

Preparation

None

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Mac McClelland, Mac McClelland, an attorney and accou, K2 Enterprises

Mac McClelland, MBA, JD, an attorney and accounting professional, is an associate of K2 Enterprises of Hammond, La., and Network Management Group of Hutchinson, Kan. Mac was formerly the director of the Centre for Financial Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he lived and worked for seven years from 1990 to 1997. He was also a member of the faculty of the Advanced Business Programme, ranked in the top 100 MBA programs in the world by The Economist, specializing in business strategy and strategic management accounting. He gained his practical experience in information systems with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and has an established practice in business and technology consulting. Mac has taught hundreds of continuing professional education seminars to accountants and business managers in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Southeast Asia. His presentations are highly rated, and he has won several awards for teaching excellence. MCClelland has been published in leading business and practitioner journals, including Computers in Accounting, Journal of Accounting Education, and the top rated Journal of Accounting Research.

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Non-Member Price $135

Member Price $105