Topics: Cyber Security

Cyber Fraud

‘Cyber fraud’ is the blanket term for the use of online technology and electronic media to fraudulently gain access to money, information or valuable data.

Law firms are a significant target for fraudsters as they can hold substantial sums of money in their client accounts. The risk to law firms may also increase due to the nature and value of the transactions they are engaged in.

Through easy-to-understand chapters, this course will explore what cyber fraud is and the common methodologies used by cyber criminals. You will also learn how to implement an effective overall risk management strategy and much more.

What this will cover

This course will cover:

key cyber fraud threats
managing the risk of cyber fraud
technical measures against cyber fraud
personnel measures against cyber fraud

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

explain what cyber fraud is
understand the common methodologies used by cyber criminals
implement an effective overall risk management strategy
identify specific technical, personnel and policy measures to put in place to mitigate the risks of cyber fraud

How you will learn

Course format

This online course consists of the following elements:

an interactive course presentation, with a variety of knowledge checks spaced throughout to test understanding of the material as the learner progresses
an end-of-course assessment consisting of 10 questions

Our courses conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. However, some members may require an alternative version for accessibility purposes. This is available upon request via our contact us form.

Assessment

In order to pass the assessment, you must achieve a pass mark of 70%.

The knowledge checks included in the course presentation are intended to aid your understanding of the content and offer the opportunity to apply your knowledge. They do not form part of the assessment.