Over the next 5 years, it is estimated businesses will spend about 8 trillion dollars preventing cyber security attacks, but where is that money best spent, and what are other factors you should consider in the event of an attack? In this episode, we are joined by Penny Maxwell, CFO at IBM Canada, and Ray Boisvert, Associate Partner at IBM, and former Assistant Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to discuss the cybersecurity landscape, and what finance leaders need to know to help keep their businesses safe. Ray and Penny talk us through conducting a vulnerability assessment, how to prioritize investment, and how to best prepare your team should a crisis occur. As the cyber security threat continues to grow, CPAs need to understand how to respond appropriately. This episode, with some of Canada’s top experts in the field will help build an incredible foundational knowledge, and ensure finance teams are up to the task.

• understand the cybersecurity landscape
• learn how cybersecurity events impact business operations
• learn how to conduct a cybersecurity vulnerability analysis

• cybersecurity trends and threats
• issues of negligence vs. malicious intent
• how finance team and cybersecurity are connected
• costs of cybersecurity
• reporting and disclosure around cybersecurity events
• conducting a vulnerability analysis
• responding and preparing for cyber events

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About This Product

On-Demand Courses by LumiQ. LumiQ is a podcast company where engaging conversations with business leaders also count as verifiable CPD. We go out and find business, accounting and finance leaders to interview about their expertise and experiences, and you get verifiable CPD for learning from the world’s top minds. Some days, you’ll find yourself immersed in the world of start-ups, or captivated with the story of how Bernie Madoff pulled off the largest fraud in human history. Maybe you’ll want to learn about how the music industry’s business model has changed over time? Whatever you’re interested in and will feed your natural curiosity of how businesses work, you’ll find on the LumiQ podcast. LumiQ is an enjoyable way to earn CPD.

Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.

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Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.