Cyber Defense Strategies: Tackling Dark Web, Phishing, and Financial Scams

Description: Explore the critical aspects of cybersecurity in our upcoming webinar. Gain insights into the mysterious dark web, learn to identify business email compromises, prevent financial fraud from phishing, and secure payroll changes. This session will equip you with the essential knowledge to effectively respond to these threats and protect your organization. Join us to enhance your cybersecurity skills and stay ahead in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

Synopsis: The webinar will delve into the following key areas:

1. Dark Web: Understanding what the dark web is, how to access it, and the typical intent and data found there. It will also cover how Crowe monitors the dark web for counties.
2. Business Email Compromise: Training on how to spot phishing attempts and the steps to take if a phishing link is clicked.
3. Financial Fraud from Phishing: Discussing how threat actors trick public entities into re-routing large payments and the best practices for confirming payment details before issuing payments. It will also cover the confirmation process for changing payee account information via phone or email.
4. Payroll Requested Changes: Identifying when payroll change requests are coming from threat actors and the proper steps to take to ensure security.

Intended Audience: The intended audience for this webinar includes IT professionals, cybersecurity experts, financial officers, HR personnel and county officials. By attending this webinar, participants will gain valuable knowledge on identifying and mitigating cybersecurity threats. They will learn practical steps to protect their organizations from the dark web, phishing attacks, financial fraud, and payroll-related scams. This knowledge will help them enhance their organization’s security posture, raise awareness to the threats and reduce the risk of cyber incidents.

Bring your questions! We will wrap up with a live Q&A session.

Guest Speakers – Cyber Experts: Joseph A. Beaulieu and Brent Shuck

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Joseph A. Beaulieu is the Incident Response Managing Director at Crowe LLP, with extensive experience in incident response and cybersecurity. He has led numerous security posture assessments and coordinated critical incident responses, ensuring robust security measures for both private and public sectors. Joseph’s notable career includes working for the Department of Defense, where he implemented a comprehensive cybersecurity framework globally. He holds certifications including Certified Ethical Hacker and Security+, and a Master’s degree in Cyber Security from Villanova University, making him a highly qualified expert in the field.