Cyber security

What is Cyber security?

Cyber attacks are increasing, and every business needs to take action to manage cyber security. While your organisation will implement certain risk management strategies, every person has a part to play in protecting the information of your business and your customers.

It’s important that you understand the risks your organisation faces and what you can do to help protect organisational data.

Did you know? In 2014, the finance sector experienced 300 per cent more cyber attacks than other sectors.

About our cyber security module

Our cyber security module is part of our regulatory compliance and conduct learning. Contextualised for Financial Services and whole of organisation training.

We introduce you to common cyber security threats, and what you can do to protect your organisation and customers from breaches.

The legislative landscape. Cyber security is subject to different types of legislation. These include:

  • The Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) was amended in 2021 to require critical industries, including financial services, to report of cyber security incidents to the government.
  • The Privacy Act (1988) (Cth) asks business to only collect and store information that is necessary for the business relationship.
  • The Cybercrime Act 2001 (Cth) defines specific computer offences relating to cyber crime.
  • The Spam Act 2003 (Cth), which prohibits the sending of unsolicited commercial email and electronic messages.
  • The Telecommunications (Interception & Access) Act 1979 (Cth) makes it an offence for a person to access or intercept a private telecommunication.

Program Content

  • What are cyber security threats?
  • What you can do to manage cyber security
  • Identifying and responding to phishing emails
  • Identifying and responding to malware attacks

Learning Outcomes

  • Define what cyber security is and discuss key risks for financial services organisations
  • Describe the government and regulatory advice that financial services organisations need to consider
  • Identify what you and your organisation can do to protect your business and customers.

What you will learn

Who is this course for?

  • Any financial representatives who must be trained to adhere to financial services-specific regulation and industry codes with respect to conduct.

Units of Competency

Pre-requisite

Recognition of Prior Learning

Certification

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Our general corporate compliance training contains a suite of engaging online modules designed to make employees aware of their responsibilities and feel empowered to uphold the conduct and regulatory standards applicable to their organisation. A general compliance module – refers to a corporate e-learning course designed to meet specified organisational, legislative and/or conduct requirements.  

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What is RG206?2023-04-21T07:53:53+10:00

Regulatory Guide 206 Credit licensing: Competence and training (RG 206)

Credit licensees must comply with the organisational competence obligation in s47(1)(f) of the National Consumer Credit protection Act 2009 (National Credit Act). Regulatory Guide 206 Credit licensing: Competence and training (RG 206) sets out the minimum expectations for demonstrating organisational competence.

What you need to do to comply will depend on the nature, scale and complexity of your business. However, Regulatory Guide 206 Credit licensing: Competence and training (RG 206) sets out our minimum expectations for demonstrating organisational competence.

You must also ensure that your representatives are adequately trained and competent to engage in the credit activities authorised by your licence: s47(1)(g).

ASIC generally expects you to determine what is appropriate initial and ongoing training for your representatives and to embed this in your recruitment and training systems.

Updated annually, our CPD is designed to enable Responsible Managers and Representatives of Australian Credit Licensees to meet their mandatory RG206 continuing training requirement. Our CPD that is structured, properly assessed and recorded.

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