From risk to resilience: cybersecurity & blockchain

This event was recorded on 05 Dec 2025

Overview

In today’s digital world, accountants and finance professionals cannot afford to overlook the risks posed by cyber threats and disruptive technologies. This course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to understand the digital risks their organisations face, and the opportunities presented by emerging innovations.

As well as exploring the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the course also demystifies blockchain technology. Delegates will gain practical insights into how both areas impact financial operations, governance, and business resilience.

This course is ideal for accountants who are increasingly expected to play a proactive role in safeguarding organisational assets. Whether in practice or industry, participants will develop the confidence to challenge assumptions, advise stakeholders, and contribute to building resilient systems.

Learning outcomes

• Identify key cybersecurity risks and implement practical controls to protect data and operations.
• Understand how blockchain works and explore its real-world applications.

David Culley

I have a passion for professional education and development! For 15 years I’ve enjoyed supporting people with their continuing professional development by designing teaching programmes, authoring content and providing training face-to-face and online.

My technical expertise in business strategy and management, financial management and business technology is founded on my fellowships of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Leadership & Management. This expertise is enhanced by my career as a business leader and continues to be nourished by research into how these fields are evolving in the modern business environment.

Current research areas include big data, Artificial Intelligence and the future of the accountancy profession. In 2020, I published a report into the impact of digital technology on accountants and finance professionals: People Will Be the Next Big Thing. I enjoy two aspects of my work in particular: Unpacking complicated concepts to make them more accessible to learners. Providing a real-life, practical context so that learners can apply concepts to their everyday lives.

3 CPD units

ACCA members can use this learning to meet their CPD requirements provided it is relevant to their career. If the event contributes to general knowledge and skills, it should be recorded as non-verifiable CPD. If the learning can be applied in the workplace, it will contribute to verifiable CPD.

1 hour of learning = 1 unit of CPD.

Fee: 108 GBP + VAT (129.60 GBP) per delegate

Please note: If you are unable to join the live webinars, they will be available on-demand 24 hours after the live webinar ends and you will have access to the sessions for 12 months.

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This event is organised by ACCA UK Continuous Learning Team.

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