Cyber Crimes Trends-2021 Update CLN
Zoom
Field of Study: Information Technology
Program Level: Basic
CPE Credit: 1 Credit Hour
Please join us for our Cyber Crimes Trends-2021 Update CLN. Speaking at this event will be Mark Eich, Principal of the Information Security Services Group at CliftonLarsonAllen, and moderating will be Bill Erlenbush, Director of Education for NSAC. This session will explore the threat that hackers pose to all businesses, and just how prevalent they are. Hackers have learned to profit from their activities. Virtually every industry segment is affected, including state and local government entities. Any organization that stores personal financial information on the network or conducts online cash management is a potential target. In addition, new trends in ransomware have shown the ability to cripple entire networks. As a result, any organization that relies on its technology being available is a potential target. In addition, payment fraud targeting wire transfers, automatic clearing house payments, and credit cards is increasing at an alarming rate. Historically, hacking has been a high-risk issue only for banks, but attackers are now targeting all businesses in an effort to access bank funds via online payment methods. The session will describe the threat landscape, discuss regulatory efforts to address the threat, and provide insight on how business leaders can effectively address this emerging threat.
Discussion topics:
• What is cyber crime?
• Payment fraud trends and tactics hackers are using
• How and why hackers are targeting you
• Common information security weaknesses
• Solutions to help minimize risk
About the Speaker:
Mark is the founding Principal of the Information Security Services Group at CLA. He has over 32 years’ experience in auditing and technology consulting. In this position, he has actively led many IT audits and security assessments for clients in a range of industries and with a diversity of operating environments. He leads a team of technology and industry specialists in an efficient approach to provide security analyses that are balanced with business needs. Information security assessments include:
• Network penetration services.
• Internal network security assessments.
• Incident response and electronic forensics services.
• IT audit
• SOC 1 and SOC 2
• Information security policies and procedures assessment / consulting.
• PCI compliance
• HIPAA / HiTrust
About the Moderator:
Bill Erlenbush spent his entire career working in cooperative accounting at GROWMARK. His work experience includes all aspects of order control and billing, accounts receivable/payable, financial accounting, and tax. As compliance officer, he had responsibility for the administration of the compliance and ethics program at GROWMARK and its subsidiaries and retail divisions. In addition, he was been involved in negotiating major acquisitions for GROWMARK. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Illinois State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Bill is an active member in many industry, professional, and community organizations. He is past president of the Mclean County United Way Board of Directors as well as the past president of the Heartland Community College Foundation Board of Directors.
