About the presentation…
Fraudsters love chaos because it provides opportunity. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended normal processes and activities leaving everyone, business and individuals, more susceptible to fraud. The ACFE recently reported research has found more that more than 4,000 coronavirus related domains have been registered since January 2020. It is expected many of these will be used in phishing schemes. Changes in organizational processes and professional interactions will create opportunity for fraud.
This event will examine the most likely and anticipated fraud schemes to occur as a result of COVID-19 and how to prevent/detect new and emerging fraud and fraud risk. It will look at the changes in pressure and opportunity for fraud as related to the significant changes being experienced and what organizations should be doing to prepare and deal with increased fraud risk.
Learning Objectives
- What’s changed and why it will provide opportunity for fraud
- What auditors, accountants, fraud examiners should be looking at in their organizations
- Most significant areas of concern post COVID-19
- What individuals should be concerned about personally
- What every individual and organization should be doing post COVID-19 to fight fraud
About our speaker…
Mary Breslin, CIA, CFE is the founder of Verracy Audit Training and Consulting, which specializes in Internal Audit transformations, Operational and Financial Auditing, Fraud Auditing & Investigations, and Corporate Accounting.
Her career spans over 20 years in Internal Auditing, Management and Accounting for companies such as ConocoPhillips, Barclays Capital, Costco Wholesale, Jefferson Wells and Boart Longyear.
With significant International experience, she has managed audit programs in more than 50 countries. Most recently, Ms. Breslin held the titles of Vice President and Chief Audit Executive where she transformed a checklist audit function into a value add audit department that regularly delivers measurable business results through the use of risk based auditing, data analytics, continuous education and skill development for her leadership team and staff.
Additionally, Ms. Breslin has extensive Fraud Audit and Investigation experience and has conducted major fraud investigations on multiple continents including large scale federal cases domestically. She has developed and implemented fraud auditing programs in various industries focused on both accounting and operations. Ms. Breslin attended Rutgers University and received her BS in accounting, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix while living and working overseas. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She maintains memberships with ISACA, the IIA, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and is a frequent presenter at ISACA conferences.
About the event…
- Dates and times: This event is scheduled for the afternoons of Thursday, January 21 and Thursday, January 28, 2021. The events will run from 12:30 – 4:30 PM each day.
- Registration: Members and non-members are invited to attend for $75.00 for both days. Please use the registration process below to reserve a spot.
- CPEs: 8