Corporate Finance Series: Managing Cyber Risk as a Finance Leader
Overview
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This presentation addresses cybersecurity and potential data loss through the lens of enterprise risk, financial exposure, and organizational resilience. Designed for corporate finance executives, it focuses on how cyber threats impact the organization and what leaders can do to protect their people, data, and balance sheet. Participants will gain a practical understanding of how threat actors identify and exploit vulnerabilities, the most common pathways to data loss, and the financial and operational consequences of a breach. In addition, the presentation highlights the role of strong IT governance and internal controls, with real-world examples of how effective technology controls reduce risk across the organization. Emphasis is placed on aligning cybersecurity investments with business objectives, reinforcing accountability, and ensuring protection throughout the organization. While IT teams play a critical role, effective cyber defense requires leadership engagement from across the organization. CFOs and other finance leaders will leave with a clearer understanding of why the risks exist, their role in overseeing risk, strengthening controls, and helping the organization operate securely in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
Highlights
Topics of discussion will include:
- What are the whys behind cybersecurity risks for organizations
- Importance of education and constant conversation around cybersecurity
- How to combat the risks and the right control environment makeup
- How to understand technical information in a non-technical manner.
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
The target audience for this session is corporate finance executives (CFOs, Controllers, VP of Finance, VP of Accounting, etc) – anyone in a position of leadership and governance within organizations. Concepts can be applied to all levels of leadership within an organization.
Objectives
When you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the cause of cybersecurity risks to organization and its financials
- Understand the importance of education and governance to creating a cyber aware culture
- Understand how to combat the risks
- Understand what controls exist in the technology and security space to prepare for cyber events and incidents
Preparation
None
Notice
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Paul Perry, Member | Security, Risk and Controls Practice Leader, Warren Averett, LLC
Paul Perry has been with the Firm since 2004 and is a Member and the practice leader of the Security, Risk and Controls Group. Paul and his team focus on cybersecurity, information technology related projects, risk assessments, internal controls, internal audit and control-related projects, including System and Organization Control engagements.
Paul is also the leader of the Firm’s Data Analysis Group, a team of individuals within the Firm who provide data analysis solutions to both internal and external clients. For more than 11 years, he specialized in auditing and assurance services. Paul has extensive experience serving clients in the nonprofit, governmental, financial, insurance and healthcare facilities/hospital industries during this time. Paul has earned the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) certification. This credential is awarded to CPAs who possess both information technology and business expertise.
Paul is also a published author, columnist and regular speaker on topics such as data analysis, internal controls and information technology. In the last three years, Paul has performed more than 40 external presentations on a wide variety of technology and control related topics to groups including the ASCP
A, HFMA, IIA and ISACA.
Non-Member Price $245.00
Member Price $199.00