Risk Management: Internal Controls & Fraud Prevention - Part 2 Self-Study Webinar
Overview
Organizations face an increasingly complex range of external and emerging risks, from technological disruption to shifting economic and regulatory pressures. This self-study webinar explores how cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and climate-related developments are reshaping the risk landscape, alongside broader macroeconomic and geopolitical forces. Participants will gain a practical understanding of how these interconnected risks can impact financial performance, operations, and strategic decision-making. You’ll learn:
- Key emerging risks related to cybersecurity, AI, and climate-related regulations
- How macroeconomic factors like inflation, interest rates, and global trade influence risk exposure
- Practical considerations for identifying and responding to evolving external risks
Objective
To provide CPAs and other finance professionals with a practical understanding of emerging and external risk factors, enabling them to assess their impact and incorporate them into risk management and decision-making processes.
DETAILED LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand SEC cybersecurity disclosure requirements including risk assessment and governance
• Identify key components of cybersecurity risk management and integration into ERM frameworks
• Recognize common cybersecurity threats and their potential business impacts
• Evaluate financial, operational, and reputational consequences of cyber incidents
• Understand emerging AI risks including ethical, regulatory, and operational concerns
• Identify misleading practices such as AI washing
• Understand SEC climate disclosure requirements and their scope
• Differentiate between physical and transition climate risks
• Recognize greenhouse gas emission disclosure requirements for large filers
• Assess how climate risks impact strategy, financial condition, and results of operations
• Understand geopolitical and trade-related risks affecting global operations
• Evaluate the impact of tariffs and global conflicts on supply chains and profitability
• Analyze how inflationary pressures affect financial performance and disclosures
• Understand required disclosures related to interest rate risk and operational impact
• Apply risk management concepts across emerging economic and regulatory environments
Emphasis
- Cybersecurity and AI risks and concerns
- New rules around climate change and climate risks
- The impacts of:
– Geopolitical conflict
– Tariffs
– Trade
– Inflation
– Interest rates
Speakers
Rosemary Ferrero, CPA
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