My Firm. My Future. Protecting Your Data: Your Business Obligations (119452505) - Online

Description

Data is one of the most valuable assets a business holds – it can provide insights into customer behaviour, improve decision-making, and help determine the return on investment of business decisions. It can also include sensitive client information and is of significant value to cybercriminals.

In this module you will learn how to apply best practice cyber strategies to help you meet your business obligations when it comes to cyber security and protecting your data.

This module will introduce a range of privacy and data protection standards, regulations and laws that may apply to your business and that of your clients. It will also guide you through the legal, professional and moral obligations you have to protect the data your business holds, explore how to secure your business and wider environment and identify security risks within your supply chain.

You will also learn how to implement cyber security measures, which include the Essential Eight mitigation strategies, that are based on best practice and will form a solid foundation for protecting your data.

Key Topics

• Value of data
• Best practice cyber strategies
• Introduction to standards, regulations, laws and best practices
• Cyber security essentials
• Securing your business and wider environment

This course consists of one interactive online course, one downloadable PDF learning manual and one online assessment.

This module is one of a series within the Technology component of the My Firm. My Future. Framework. It is designed to complement other learning modules in the My Firm. My Future. suite.

Learning objectives

• Apply best practice cyber strategies for your business to protect your data

Audience

This course is suitable for Public Practitioners and SME business owners and accountants advising business owner clients.