ACFE Washington Metro Chapter
December 2024 CPE Session (2 NASBA CPEs); December 12, 2024 (Thursday; 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT)
- Free to ACFE Washington Metro
- $20 for non-Chapter members
- To become an ACFE Washington Metro Chapter member, please enroll at http://www.acfedc.org
Agenda:
3:00 – 4:00 PM ET - Session 1: Synthetic Identify Fraud
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET - Session 2: Agile Audit: Why and How
Synthetic Identify Fraud
Presenter: Kim Grey
This session will delve into the complex world of synthetic identity fraud, a rapidly growing form of identity theft that poses a significant threat to businesses and individuals alike. We will explore how fraudsters create new, fictitious identities by combining real and fake information, and the far-reaching impact of these activities on various sectors, particularly financial services.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand Synthetic Identity Fraud: Gain a comprehensive understanding of what synthetic identity fraud is, how it works, and why it's a growing concern in today's digital age.
- Assess the Impact: Learn about the wide-ranging impact of synthetic identity fraud on businesses, consumers, and the economy, with a focus on the financial sector.
- Strategies for Prevention and Detection: Discover effective strategies and technologies for preventing and detecting synthetic identity fraud, and how to implement them in your organization.
Agile Audit: Why and How
Presenter: Spiros Alexiou
Agile is a set of principles proposed in order to increase value and timeliness of IT projects. Recently companies have started ‘becoming agile’ in other aspects, for instance Audit. The presenter, Spiros Alexiou will discuss the problems with audit that agile is meant to solve, the ideas and goals of agile methods in audits and projects along with what improvements can be expected and under what conditions or prerequisites.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand why and when organizations should consider agile audit and how it can be implemented
- Understand what agile is and how to implement it in audits and investigations.
- Recognize cases when agile does not work in audits and why.
Location: Zoom address to be provided after registration.
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge (Fraud-Related)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
NASBA Group Internet-Based CPEs
NASBA requires monitoring for active participation of attendees in group internet-based training to be NASBA CPE-eligible.
- Prior to the event, it is the responsibility of the attendee to acclimate with Zoom functionalities and verify their device has the appropriate Zoom version and configuration that will enable Zoom's polling feature. ACFE DC will not be responsible if the attendee's device or Zoom software is not generating Zoom's polling feature. For more information on Zoom or to request for Zoom support, visit https://www.zoom.com.
- Polling questions will be asked at irregular intervals and may be displayed for less than 60 seconds to comply with NASBA’s monitoring of active participation.
- Attendees must respond to polling questions to be eligible for CPEs. Partial CPEs may be granted based on responses to polling questions.
- Zoom handles must reconcile with the registration name of attendees.
Thank you for your understanding and participation so ACFE DC community members can continue to receive NASBA-eligible CPEs on ACFE DC group internet-based training.
Cancelation Policy:
Full refunds are available anytime when requested prior to 3 days of the event. No refunds will be made for “No Shows” (a “No Show” is a person who registers for a program but who does not cancel registration or attend the program). A registered person may elect to transfer the registration to another person at any time. Cancellations can be made only by email at chapter@acfedc.org. Payments can be electronically made any time prior to the event starts. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate "pay at the door" or payment by checks or cash.
Monitoring for Active Participation in Group Internet-Based Training
NASBA requires monitoring for active participation of attendees in group internet-based training to be NASBA CPE-eligible.
- Prior to the event, it is the responsibility of the attendee to acclimate with Zoom functionalities and verify their device has the appropriate Zoom version and configuration that will enable Zoom's polling feature. ACFE DC will not be responsible if the attendee's device or Zoom software is not generating Zoom's polling feature. For more information on Zoom or to request for Zoom support, visit https://www.zoom.com.
- Polling questions will be asked at irregular intervals and may be displayed for less than 60 seconds to comply with NASBA’s monitoring of active participation.
- Attendees must respond to polling questions to be eligible for CPEs. Partial CPEs may be granted based on responses to polling questions.
- Zoom handles must reconcile with the registration name of attendees.
Thank you for your understanding and participation so ACFE DC community members can continue to receive NASBA-eligible CPEs on ACFE DC group internet-based training.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world's largest anti-fraud organization with nearly 85,000 members with the mission of reducing the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime. The ACFE Washington Metropolitan Chapter aims to promote fraud detection and deterrence through educational training programs in the National Capital Region.
For additional information regarding Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), please visit http://www.acfe.com.