2021 Cybersecurity Conference Webcast

Oct 21
8:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Online

8-Other
CPE Credits

The Indiana CPA Society's Cybersecurity Conference provides a well-rounded mix of topics for CPAs who want to keep up to date on with new trends in fraud, forensics, cybersecurity, emerging technology, emerging issues and hot topics affecting the profession and your expanding role as a CPA. Date: October 21-22, 2021 Location: Virtual Event Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. EST (both days)

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this conference you will ...

  • Explore the modern business risk and threat landscape that organizations face
  • Learn how to make cybersecurity more manageable
  • Examine real life cases of cybersecurity attacks and how to resolve them
  • Learn what happens after a cyberattack occurs
  • Discover the common pitfalls in cyber insurance coverage
  • Learn what you should consider when assessing your cyber insurance policy and overall coverage approach
  • Determine what risk assessment is
  • Uncover the key steps in performing an enterprise Information Security Risk Assessment
  • Learn common best practices, industry trends, and common pitfalls in developing and evaluating an organizations Information Security Risk Program
  • Enhance your understanding of the cloud and what the key risks and benefits of being in the cloud
  • Examine a case study on a cybercriminal
  • Learn what motivates a cybercriminals ad how they target victims

Highlights

2021 Cybersecurity Conference Agenda

DAY 1 - October 21, 2021

8:30 - 9:40 a.m. Business-Driven Risk Management and Cybersecurity

Speaker: Aaron Pritz, Reveal Risk

Businesses and CPA firms today must focus beyond technology risks when it comes to managing cybersecurity risks. It is important to hone in on business risks, impacts, and controls to focus and prioritize their cybersecurity efforts. Gone are the days where security is an IT driven responsibility.

Aaron Pritz will focus on how to inspire your organizations and firms to bring the burden of securing your companies out of the basement of IT and into a more holistic business-oriented effort. He will explore the modern business risk and threat landscape that organizations face and how to make the cyber (one of the top enterprise risks of this century) more manageable.


9:50 - 11 a.m. High Tech Crimes Unit: A Partnership between Indiana State University & Vigo County

Speaker: Dr. Jason James, CFE, CIA, CISA, Sec+, SSCP, Indiana State University

Join Dr. Jason James, CISA, CIA, SSCP, Sec+, CFE, Instructor of Cybersecurity at Indiana State University as he leads a discussion on the new partnership Indiana State University has formed with Vigo county and why it's a win-win for both students at Indiana State University School of Criminology and Security Studies and Vigo county.

Topics discussed in this session include:

  • What is Vigo county and Indiana State University are sharing about cybercrimes
  • Types of cyber-attacks/crimes we are seeing
  • Real life cases of cybersecurity attack and how they were resolved
  • What happens after a cyberattack occurs


11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Things to Consider when Securing Cyber Insurance

Speaker: Siddharth "Sid" Bose, Ice Miller, LLP

This session will cover the basics of cyber insurance, and the common pitfalls in cyber insurance coverages. This session addresses what companies should consider when assessing their cyber insurance policy and overall coverage approach. Participants will learn from review of cyber events and their repercussions, executive level perspectives on insurance, exclusions (e.g. "act of war"), coverage losses, and considerations in procuring/renewing coverage and the potential cyber insurance market of the near future.


DAY 2 - October 22, 2021

8:30 - 9:40 a.m. Quantifying your Organization's Information Security Risk Posture

Speaker: Joanna Grama, JD, CISSP, Vantage Technology Consulting Group and Ben Phillips, CPA, CISA, CITP, Katz Sapper and Miller

This session will cover the background behind what a risk assessment is and the key steps in performing an enterprise Information Security Risk Assessment. Participants will learn common best practices, industry trends, and common pitfalls in developing and evaluating an organization's Information Security Risk Program. In addition, participants will gain visibility to common trends and risks as it relates to third parties and how vendor risk management can impact an organization's overall Information Security Risk posture.


9:50 - 11 a.m. Demystifying the Cloud

Speaker: Aaron Toops, AERIFY.io

Are you hazy on what the cloud actually is? Aaron Toops, Founder and CEO of AERIFY.io will discuss why you should be using cloud technology with your practice or in your organization. Spend some time learning about the cloud in real and clear terms. No nerd talk, ok maybe a little nerd talk. In this session, you will learn how you can leverage the cloud to better protect your firm or organization.

Topics discussed in this session include:

  • Introduction to the cloud - the basics
  • What are the benefits of being in the cloud?
  • What are the risks while in the cloud?
  • Security awareness while in the cloud


11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Things to Consider when Securing Cyber Insurance

Speaker: Max Henderson, Pondurance

Federal authorities have arrested hundreds of cybercriminals that are part of an international group conducting cyber financial fraud. This group successfully scams victims that are employees focused around accounting services. Their complex schemes involve email, invoice fraud, e-commerce, payroll, and social engineering. Join Max Henderson, Manager of Incident Response at Pondurance, to dive into a case study on this cybercriminal including:

  • Their motivations and target victims
  • Their unique scheme to gain access to data
  • Recommendations for policy improvement to reduce this group's success rate

Registration

PICPA Member: $364
Nonmember: $464

More Information

Course No. CNIN211021 Level: Overview

Prerequisites: None

Notes
This webcast is hosted by PICPA's partner, CPA Crossings, LLC. After registering, you will receive an email from messenger@webex.com with the log-in information.

Speaker(s)

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