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Cybersecurity and Promoting Risk Awareness Logo cgma

  Tim O'Hara |   Free |   26 Sep 2018 |   19 min |   libsyn.com

An expert reveals why cybersecurity is something that every business should prioritise EVERY day of the year. Kyle Hannan (AICPA & CIMA, London) talks to Tim O'Hara, a Chicago-based IT Solutions Adviser and cybersecurity consultant

Topics covered:
  • Management accounting: Technical: Risk management & internal control: Cybersecurity, Foundational

2 Comments/Reflections

Toh Goh

Toh Goh Dec 2023

In the world we trade in nowadays and the advancement of softwares and IT systems internal controls risk are inherrent when we do online or even turn on our computers.
Cybersecurity is rife.

At the same time at times insurers are over promoting and using scare mongering tactics to get companies to get protection.
Lisa Kirkham

Lisa Kirkham Jan 2023

Tim highlights that although GDPR covers the EU it is necessary for companies to consider the other legislation around the world and highlights the different rulings in the US.  

It is also necessary to keep up to speed with Biometircs and ensure multifactor authentication is used with all financial transactions.

Colaberating with other companies and the Chamber of Commerce is a good way of becoming expert in the cybersecurity field within the company budgets.

Another go point made was that this must not be a ROI decision but that of customer retention.