Professional Ethics: What CPAs need to know about evolving privacy risks

Overview:

This course will introduce key privacy considerations, including ethical responsibilities for practitioners to effectively manage the day-to-day privacy risks they face including:

•         A review of a CPA’s ethical responsibilities with respect to client data

•         Data breach mitigation techniques

•         Improving client and employee confidence

•         Increased understanding of the emerging trends and requirements in the privacy space

We will define private information and confidential information and illustrate through case studies, the differences, and obligations associated with each. This engaging on-demand course will provide effective strategies to mitigate data breach risks and improve processes to maintain privacy compliance.

Course Content:

In this course, you will gain knowledge about the following topics: 

•         Understanding why CPAs and CPA firms should be interested in learning more about privacy

•         Defining privacy

•         Understanding the difference between privacy and confidentiality

•         Defining personal information

•         Identifying what CPAs take for granted in collecting personal information

•         Identifying safeguards to protecting personal information    

•         Defining data breaches

•         Identifying privacy best practices

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, you should be able to:

•         Given the definition, members will be able to define privacy and point out the key differences between privacy and confidentiality.

•         Given an explanation of personal information discussed in the course, members will be able to identify at least 3 examples of personal information and the implications for privacy.

•         Given a specific case study members will be able to identify privacy considerations and implications 

Who Will Benefit: 

 The course will benefit professionals seeking to understand evolving privacy risks to our profession.