K2's Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

K2's Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

K2’s Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

Course - K2's Securing Your Data – Practical Tools for Protecting Information

Major Topics

  • Understanding today’s cybersecurity risks
  • Identifying major cybersecurity risks
  • Implementing specific steps to reduce risk

Learning Objectives

  1. Assess the relevant security risks in your organization
  2. Identify specific tools and techniques to protect sensitive data
  3. List five specific steps to improve PC security
  4. Differentiate between security procedures to improve organizational security

Description

Security is not optional, and yesterday’s security techniques do not minimize today’s threats. Therefore, now is the time for you to tune up what you know about protecting sensitive data. This program will teach you the latest tools and techniques for securing your data, including encryption, virus protection, safe communications, electronic signatures, secure authentication, and more. You will also learn how to implement a practical, five-step approach to securing your PC and the questions you should ask your staff to ensure server-based information remains protected.

Security failures, such as client or customer data breaches, are costly – they can even drive your company out of business. So, what security tools do you need, and how should you use them to secure your sensitive data and systems? Can you risk attempting to manage today’s threats using yesterday’s techniques? Participate in this program to learn how to identify viable and practical solutions to mitigating today’s security threats.

Compliance Information

Business professionals seeking to secure sensitive data None Information Technology 4 Credits November 2, 2022

Overview

Security is not optional, and yesterday’s security techniques do not minimize today’s threats. Therefore, now is the time for you to tune up what you know about protecting sensitive data. This program will teach you the latest tools and techniques for securing your data, including encryption, virus protection, safe communications, electronic signatures, secure authentication, and more. You will also learn how to implement a practical, five-step approach to securing your PC and the questions you should ask your staff to ensure server-based information remains protected.

Security failures, such as client or customer data breaches, are costly – they can even drive your company out of business. So, what security tools do you need, and how should you use them to secure your sensitive data and systems? Can you risk attempting to manage today’s threats using yesterday’s techniques? Participate in this program to learn how to identify viable and practical solutions to mitigating today’s security threats.

Course Details

  • Critical risks in QuickBooks environments
  • Internal control options that can mitigate risk to prudently acceptable levels
  • Enabling alternative control measures to improve internal controls in QuickBooks environments

  1. Identify the importance of internal controls in QuickBooks environments
  2. List four common types of internal controls and provide examples of each
  3. Assess the relative strength or weakness of a QuickBooks-based organization’s internal control structure
  4. Create and implement appropriate internal controls using tools and features found in various editions of QuickBooks

Intended Audience

Advanced Preparation — None

Field of Study — Auditing

Credits — 4 Credits

IRS Program Number

Published Date – November 2, 2022

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