Cybersecurity: Foundational Concepts   

Course Details

As technology evolves and rapidly changes the business environment, organizations need to make a continual effort to keep pace by embracing new technologies. And as organizations increasingly rely on these new technologies, they also need to be mindful of cybersecurity threats that could significantly impact the financials and reputation of the organization.

This course provides finance and accounting (F&A) professionals with foundational knowledge of cybersecurity standards and best practices used to protect the organization’s assets. The roles and responsibilities of F&A professionals in cybersecurity are also discussed.

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• apply cybersecurity concepts and terminology in everyday conversations
• describe the Cybersecurity Framework for best practices and a plan of action
• identify why it is crucial for F&A professionals to learn about cybersecurity.

This is the first of four courses that make up the Cybersecurity: Navigating the Digital Era series:

• The second course in the series gives participants the big picture: cybersecurity governance strategic planning, organizational structure, the establishment of roles and responsibilities, integration with the enterprise architecture, and the documentation of security objectives in policies and guidance.
• The third course in the series provides finance and accounting (F&A) professionals with an overview of cybersecurity incident response and disclosure requirements. Also discussed: the topic of incident response and how F&A professionals can contain and remediate the loss caused by cybersecurity incidents and improve future cybersecurity effectiveness.
• The fourth course in the series gives finance and accounting professionals an overview of the different roles and responsibilities of management, regulators, and auditors in cybersecurity disclosure.

Note: This course references data and sources that were available at the time of development. Please visit the KPMG Insights website for updates on this topic.

Keywords: Cybersecurity, Cyber, Risk, ESG, Environment, Governance, Specialized Knowledge

Other Details

NASBA Delivery Type: Self-Study

Advance Preparation: There is no advance preparation for this course.

This course is mobile-compatible.

Pre-requisites: There are no pre-requisites for this course.