Cybersecurity - The Best Defense Is a Good Offense

The Office of the State Controller’s Audit, Risk, and Compliance Services staff are pleased to announce our upcoming internal controls webinar – Cybersecurity – The Best Defense Is a Good Offense.  

The webinar, which will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, will begin promptly at 10:00 am. The webinar is being provided at no charge to all state agencies, universities, and community colleges and qualifies for one hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit.
 
The suggested audience for this webinar includes staff focused on process improvement, system, and/or organizational controls. 

Each participant who plans to view the webinar and/or request CPE credit must register in advance. No CPE credit will be provided to non-registered participants. 


For further information, please visit the OSC website. 

For any questions regarding the registration process, please contact Jan Prevo at 919-707-0714 or jan.prevo@osc.nc.gov.

Thank you, 

Ben McLawhorn

Course Description

This cybersecurity session will share key findings from working as a member of the NC Joint Cybersecurity Task Force on 55+ cyber incidents in the past three years. Major topics to be covered include how to best prepare for the inevitable, common threats and vulnerabilities, essential tools for protecting your organization, and understanding cyber liability insurance. This session will be interactive so bring your questions, concerns, complaints, and most importantly, ideas to share with your colleagues as we all navigate the threat-filled waters together.

Course Objectives

• Create general cybersecurity awareness for all participants in professional and personal settings.
• Describe the most common threats facing public sector entities based on recent cyber incident responses.
• Highlight strategies to better protect your organization’s information and your personal information.
• Provide an overview of the changing landscape of cyber liability insurance.