Course Description:

This on-demand 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 publication date:  January 1, 2021

Learning objectives

After completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Understanding why CPAs and CPA firms should be interested in learning more about privacy
2. Defining privacy
3. Understanding the difference between privacy and confidentiality
4. Defining personal information
5. Identifying what CPAs take for granted in collecting personal information
6. Identifying safeguards to protecting personal information
7. Defining data breaches
8. Identifying privacy best practices

Program Level: Basic

1. Program pre-requisites: There are no prerequisites for this course
2. Advance preparation: None
3. Delivery method: QAS Self Study
4. CPE credits: Participants will earn 2.0 CPE credits in the field of study of regulatory ethics
5. Refunds and cancellations: Sheriff Consulting will issue refunds for courses cancelled by participants no later than 24 hours before the start time of the program. For more information regarding refund, complaint, and/or program cancellation, please contact our offices: garthonline@sheriffconsulting.com

Sheriff Consulting is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.