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CPE Credits
2 Credits: Information Technology
Event Date: November 17, 2025 9:00 am PT
Course Level
Overview
Format
Live Webcast
Course Description
This course provides you with some of the essential knowledge and skills to protect sensitive financial data from cyber threats. It covers the fundamentals of cybersecurity, detailing prevalent threats and their impact on individuals and organizations. Throughout this course, you will learn best practices and tools for safeguarding data, including strong passwordpolicies, multi-factor authentication, encryption, secure communication, firewalls, and VPNs.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to: Identify common cyber threats, Recognize key cybersecurityterminology and concepts, Identify best practices for safeguarding financial data, Recognize the importance of encryption, secure communication, and software updates, Identify the importance of firewalls, Recall the significance of data backup and recovery planning, Identify key cybersecuritytools and technologies.
Course Specifics
LIVE-WEBCAST-429874
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Compliance Information
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
Meet The Experts

A.J. Reynolds, EA has over thirty years of experience encompassing various areas of taxation. Though his practice centers on Individual, Business, and Estate Tax preparation, A.J. focuses a portion of his practice to IRS Representation. As diverse as his specializations, A.J.’s clientele, too, ranges from average workers to Fortune 500 executives. Additionally, A.J volunteers his time with the Iowa Legal Aid’s Managing Attorney assisting in Tax Court cases and assorted income tax issues. A.J. brings his everyday “in the trenches” experience to seminars and webinars for multiple organizations to assist attendees with real issues affecting tax professionals. A.J. started his …
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