Ethics for Fraud Examiners in the Digital Age
Intermediate
Online
Description
As the digital world evolves, so do the ethical issues faced by fraud examiners. The rapid modernization of information and communication processes has advanced the anti-fraud profession in numerous ways, while simultaneously complicating the ethical landscape. This course will help you understand your ethical responsibilities and obligations as a fraud examiner in the digital age.
Key Takeaways:
- Tips for evaluating internet sources
- Tips for ethically using social media
- Core technological competencies fraud examiners should have
- Ethical responsibilities for safeguarding confidential information
- Types of breaches of confidentiality
Prerequisites
Understanding of the general ethical issues faced by fraud examiners
You Will Learn How To:
Recognize the fraud examiner’s ethical obligation of competence as it pertains to the digital age
Discern the ethical responsibility of fraud examiners to safeguard data that contains confidential information and is obtained during the course of a professional engagement
Differentiate between the information security concerns that should influence the decisions that fraud examiners make about storing and transferring information through electronic means
Identify which information technology laws fraud examiners must comply with to uphold their ethical obligation to avoid illegal conduct
Recognize how fraud examiners’ ethical obligations require that they take steps to ensure the reliability of online information before using any such information in a professional context
Identify how digital forensics impacts the ethical obligations of fraud examiners under the ACFE Code of Ethics
Ascertain how social media used by fraud examiners can lead to ethical lapses
Table of Contents
| Lesson 1 | Competence in the Digital Age |
|---|---|
| Lesson 2 | Confidentiality in the Digital Age |
| Lesson 3 | Ethics and Information Security |
| Lesson 4 | Digital Law and Ethics |
| Lesson 5 | Relying on Online Information |
| Lesson 6 | Ethics in Digital Forensics |
| Lesson 7 | Ethics and Social Media |
CPE Information
| CPE Credit: | 2 |
|---|---|
| NASBA Information: | Regulatory Ethics |
| Advanced Preparation: | None |
| Last Updated: | October 2022 |
| Delivery Method: | QAS Self-Study |
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System Requirements:
- Internet access: High-speed connection recommended
- Speakers required for video sound
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. 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/.
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