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Cybersecurity Risk Management in Finance

Cybersecurity Risk Management in Finance is the adeptness to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity threats that affect financial and accounting operations. It covers planning and executing security strategies, ensuring compliance with regulations, safeguarding financial data, and recovering lost monetary assets after cyber incidents.

Level 1: Emerging

At an emerging level, you are gaining basic understanding of cybersecurity risks in financial tasks. You're starting to identify and evaluate cybersecurity vulnerabilities within accounting and finance operations.

Level 2: Proficient

At a proficient level you are able to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks specific to financial and accounting processes. You can implement controls and respond to incidents effectively.

Level 3: Advanced

At an advanced level, you are proficient in applying cybersecurity risk management strategies specifically tailored to the finance and accounting industry, ensuring the protection of sensitive financial data and compliance with regulations.

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