K2's Understanding Your Ransomware Risk

K2's Understanding Your Ransomware Risk

K2’s Understanding Your Ransomware Risk

Course - K2's Effective Automation And Outsourcing
Topics Learning Objectives Description Compliance

Major Topics

  • Understanding how ransomware can cripple a business
  • Trends in ransomware attacks
  • Best practices for minimizing ransomware risk

Learning Objectives

  1. Distinguish between various options to mitigate risk
  2. Identify practical actions for reducing ransomware risk
  3. List examples of high-profile ransomware attacks and how they occurred

Description

Protecting yourself from ransomware requires more than just anti-virus software. Additional technology protections are necessary. Further, business continuity, legal and regulatory, and cybersecurity insurance considerations should all be a part of your risk abatement strategy. Attend this session to determine if your current level of ransomware protection reduces your risk to an acceptable and identify ways to ensure that you are protected.

Compliance Information

Accounting and financial professionals seeking to improve data security by minimizing ransomware threats None Information Technology 1 Credits January 4, 2023

Overview

Protecting yourself from ransomware requires more than just anti-virus software. Additional technology protections are necessary. Further, business continuity, legal and regulatory, and cybersecurity insurance considerations should all be a part of your risk abatement strategy. Attend this session to determine if your current level of ransomware protection reduces your risk to an acceptable and identify ways to ensure that you are protected.

Course Details

  • Understanding how ransomware can cripple a business
  • Trends in ransomware attacks
  • Best practices for minimizing ransomware risk

  1. Distinguish between various options to mitigate risk
  2. Identify practical actions for reducing ransomware risk
  3. List examples of high-profile ransomware attacks and how they occurred

Intended Audience — Accounting and financial professionals seeking to improve data security by minimizing ransomware threats

Advanced Preparation — None

Field of Study — Information Technology

Credits — 1 Credits

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Published Date – January 4, 2023

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