Surgent's Data Security: Best Practices to Protect Your Business and Yourself

Overview

Data security is a front-of-mind topic for most businesses because the risk and cost statistics are sobering. Each of us is in the crosshairs because a typical internet-connected computer faces a cyberattack every 39 seconds. Businesses of all sizes should be cognizant of the ethical issues that must be considered when planning their approach to privacy and data security. In this webinar, we will explore both the risks we have traditionally faced in the workplace personally, as well as the novel set of data privacy threats and compliance challenge issues employers face with a remote and mobile workforce.

Highlights

• Ethical duty to safeguard employee, client, and litigant data
• Common threats, including phishing, ransomware, and bad password management
• Security management of business and personal electronic devices
• Best practices for creating and securing passwords
• Insight into how our personal information is exploited in our daily lives

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Anyone responsible for designing or implementing data security policies for their company or firm or anyone who wants to better understand the current data privacy threats for individuals and businesses

Objectives

• Plan an effective approach to privacy and data security in the workplace as well as for the remote workforce
• Explain common data privacy risks and threats faced today by both individuals and businesses

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by Surgent. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.