Best Practices: Mitigating Data Breaches &; Vulnerabilities and Appropriate Incident Response
Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Instructor: Susan Harper
| Begin Time: |
11:00am Pacific Time
12:00pm Mountain Time
1:00pm Central Time
2:00pm Eastern Time |
| CPE Credit: |
2 hours for CPAs
2 hours Federal Tax Related for EAs and OTRPs
2 hours Federal Tax Law for CTEC |
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Why should you have an incident response plan? Because you are an ideal target for the theft of data! Join Susan Harper, Certified Fraud Examiner, and former IRS Internal Revenue Agent of more than 30 years, to address not only how information is lost or stolen, but how to mitigate data breaches and vulnerabilities. Most importantly, she will discuss how to navigate an incident response to determine internal versus external threats, when to assemble an incident response team, as well as apply real-world examples of bad actors.
Topics Covered
- Sources of intelligence Information
- Favorite Targets of Thieves
- How Information is Lost or Stolen
- Safeguarding Information to Mitigate Risks
- Appropriate Incident Response
- Incident Response Plan
- Remediation and Prevention
- Case Studies
Learning Objectives
- To identify sources of intelligence and favorite targets of information
- To determine how information is lost or stolen
- To mitigate data breaches and vulnerabilities
- To describe appropriate incident response
- To learn what it takes to develop an incident response plan capable of protecting your data
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based
NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)
Program Prerequisites
None
Advance Preparation
None
