K2's 2024 Ripped From The Headlines - Lessons From Interesting Tech Crimes

Overview

Hacks, attacks, ransomware, malware – where does it end? Unfortunately, tech crimes continue to plague businesses of all sizes. Participate in this session to learn how you can reduce the risk of becoming yet another victim.

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

Fundamental understanding of business-related technology

Designed For

Managers, owners, and accounting professionals who want to learn from computer crime incidents best practices that can be used to enhance their organization’s security posture

Objectives

List at least three major security incidents reported in the headlines in the last year, and explain at least one internal control design or operation flaw that allowed the hack to occur
Select the correct definitions for 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