K2's Case Studies In Fraud And Technology Controls - Virtual Experience

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  • Date/Time
    • Jul 31, 2024
    • Sign In: 11:30am (MT)
    • Program: 12:00pm - 3:30pm (MT)
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  • Location
    • Your Computer
      Your Space
      ISCPA / K2 Webinar, ID 00000
  • Credits
    • 4.00
  • Credit Type(s)
    • Auditing (4.00)
  • Prerequisites
    • Fundamental understanding of internal controls

  • Vendor
    • K2 Enterprises
  • Level
    • Intermediate
  • Fields of Study
    • Information Technology
  • Message
    • Virtual Experience

Description

Fraud plagues businesses at epidemic levels, and technology control failures are a major contributing factor. Using a case study approach, in this session, you will learn about the pervasiveness of fraud, the control failures that contribute to fraud, and what you can do to mitigate fraud risk.

A specific focus of this course is the application of information technology general controls and information technology application controls. In this course, you will examine numerous reported fraud cases and identify the general control and application control failures that contributed to each fraud. By learning through these real-world case studies, you will be better positioned to reduce fraud risk.

Designed For

  • CPAs and other accounting, auditing, and business professionals who are seeking to reduce fraud risk

Objectives

  • The fraud epidemic continues, creating billions in losses every year. Participate in this session to learn how most frauds occur and what controls you can and should implement to reduce fraud risks. 
  • Define information technology general controls and information technology application controls and distinguish between the two
  • List examples of critical information technology controls
  • Recognize control failures and weaknesses that can lead to fraud
  • List recommendations for improving internal controls in an organization

Highlights

  • Key fraud risks impacting businesses today
  • Examples of fraud and the monetary impact on victims
  • How to create, implement, and assess technology-based internal controls to reduce the probability of becoming a fraud victim

Advanced Prep

  • None

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Leaders

Lawrence McClelland

Mac McClelland, an attorney and accounting professional, is an associate of K2 Enterprises of Hammond, Louisiana, and Network Management Group of Hutchinson, Kansas.

Mac was formerly the director of the Centre for Financial Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he lived and worked for seven years from 1990 to 1997. He was also a member of the faculty of the Advanced Business Programme, ranked in the top 100 MBA programs in the world by The Economist, specializing in business strategy and strategic management accounting.

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