Cyber Security Series 12 - Current Cyber Risks: Update 2

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 2.0

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Organizations are increasingly looking to their Internal Auditors to provide independent assurance about cyber risks and the organization's ability to defend against cyber attacks. With information technology becoming an inherent critical success factor for every business and the emerging cyber threat landscape, every internal auditor needs to equip themselves on IT audit essentials and cyber issues.

In part 12 of our Cyber Security Series you will learn about the current cyber risks and attack methods from Richard Cascarino, including:

Where are we now and Where are we going?
Current Cyber Risks
• Data Breach and Cloud Misconfigurations
• Insecure Application User Interface (API)
• The growing impact of AI and ML
• Malware Attack
• Single factor passwords
• Insider Threat
• Shadow IT Systems
• Crime, espionage and sabotage by rogue nation-states
• IoT
• CCPA and GDPR
• Cyber attacks on utilities and public infrastructure
• Shift in attack vectors



Field: Auditing
Delivery Method: Self Study
CPE Hours: 2.0

Format: Video



Your Instructor


Richard Cascarino
Richard Cascarino

Richard is a principal of Richard Cascarino & Associates LLC based in Colorado, USA with over 32 years of experience in audit training and consultancy. http://www.rcascarino.com/


He is a regular speaker to National and International conferences and has presented courses and webinars throughout Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.


He has assisted in the implementation and audit of IT and Operational systems as well as the training of Internal Auditors in the USA, UK, and Middle East and throughout Africa. He is a Past President of the IIA – South Africa and founded the African Region of the IIA Inc. He has also served as a member of the Board of Regents for Higher Education of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He developed the BComm Internal Audit for the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and the Honors program in Governance and Risk at the same university.


He is a consultant and lecturer with experience in Large scale, Project Management, Risk, Audit, Governance, Forensic, Internal and IT auditing education and author of the books Internal Auditing-an Integrated Approach and Auditor’s Guide to IT Auditing and Corporate Fraud and Internal Control: A Framework for Prevention published by Wiley in 2013. Data Analytics for Internal Auditors published in 2017 He is also a contributing author to the Governance section of all 4 editions of QFinance: The Ultimate Resource and is a frequent speaker at IIA, ACFE and ISACA workshops and conferences. His latest book, Complete Guide for CISA Exam Preparation came out in October 2020.


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