Cyber Security and Fraud Analytics

Course details

The threat of cyberattack and subsequent breach of electronic defenses is ever present fortoday's global and local organizations. While the general threats of hackers which cause damagethrough unauthorized access to an organizations' computer networks, services and programsstill exist and are getting more sophisticated, the biggest threat to organizations is that ofcomputer assisted fraud, such as Ransomware, identity theft, insider abetted theft,embezzlement and so forth. The main attraction of computer fraud to malevolent actors andorganized crime is the monetary gains it produces for very little investment, and the highprobability of never getting caught.

This highly interactive course focuses on the current state of cybersecurity including advancedpersistent threats and how to protect against computer assisted fraud such as Ransomware. Thecourse details the use and application of descriptive and predictive analytics to detect fraudulentactivities and protect the organization against loss due to fraud.

The outcome of the course is to ensure the participants understand how to set up a digitallyresilient organization. The participants will engage in interactive exercises around a case studythat will help all participants understand the state of their industry in terms of fraud threat andthe use of fraud analytics to defend against that threat as well as the cybersecuritycountermeasures available to combat fraud.