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About our course

Cyber Risk in Financial Services is an essential online training program designed to equip all financial professionals and staff with practical cyber risk knowledge in clear, accessible language.

Suitable for finance professionals and staff at all levels, the course delivers up-to-the-minute education on cyber threats, email fraud, emerging risks connected with AI and best practices. It avoids jargon, using relatable scenarios and a logical structure to ensure engagement and real-world application.

📌 Course duration: ~60 minutes of video content + Q&A
⏳ Access period: 28 days under our standard T&Cs, allowing ample time for completion.

For group enrolments or extended access options, contact us to discuss your needs.

What you will learn

Our unique and up-to-the-minute course focuses on professional duties using real-life case studies impacting financial services practices and other businesses. You'll learn:

  • Why cyber risk is a whole-of-business issue, and not just an IT problem.

  • Every employee's role in protecting the business, and how small actions make a big impact.

  • How cyber events and human error lead to breaches, and what to watch for.

  • Practical steps to protect yourself, your practice and your clients.

Course structure

  • Ten concise chapters for easy, step-by-step learning.

  • 60 minutes of video content, broken into bite-sized, 5 minute lessons.

  • Four short quizzes to reinforce key learnings.

  • Certificate of completion upon successfully finishing all chapters and passing all quizzes.

What our participants are saying:

  • “Our Management invited all staff from every department to take part in this online course and I believe this would also be valuable to the wider community.”

  • “I found the real-life examples very valuable. I had no idea how big an industry this was. It has prompted me to do several checks on my own tech tonight!”

  • "Excellent structure. Useful information. Beneficial for all practitioners, regardless of how tech saavy they are."

Enrol in Cyber Risk in Financial Services

Pricing is per participant and includes GST. Special rates available for group enrolments - contact us to discuss tailored pricing for your team

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Your Instructor - Simone Herbert-Lowe

Partner, Clyde & Co | Founder, Law & Cyber

Simone is a recognised leader in the field of cyber law, professional risk, and compliance. She helps businesses and professionals manage legal obligations, respond to cyber threats, and prevent losses caused by fraud, data breaches, and human error.

Simone's work is trusted by:

  • Professional indemnity insurers, legal regulators and financial services organisations
  • Courts (expert opinion, 2021) and Parliament (Committee evidence, 2024)
  • Major education and platform providers (including PEXA and CPD providers)


Her contributions have been recognised with:

  • Wanbil Lee Prize for Ethical Leadership in Business (AGSM, 2016)
  • Innovator of the Year – Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards (2022)
  • Thought Leader of the Year finalist (Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2022 & 2023)
  • Relativity Innovation Awards – Security finalist (2022 & 2023)


Simone is passionate about protecting Australians from cybercrime and helping organisations build a cyber-aware culture.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 01: Welcome

    • Using the course player

    • Introduction: Cyber Risk in Financial Services
  • 2

    Chapter 02: Cybercrime impacting businesses today

    • Cyber-crime Today: The growing threat

    • Cybercrime impacting businesses today

  • 3

    Chapter 03: Impersonation fraud

    • Understanding social engineering - a key foundation for stopping cyber threats

    • Impersonation fraud

    • Check in
  • 4

    Chapter 04: Phishing

    • Phishing: The art of deception

    • Phishing - Introduction

    • How to recognise phishing emails

    • Copy of Check in

  • 5

    Chapter 05: Breached passwords and weak log-in credentials

    • Vulnerabilities: The gaps cyber-criminals exploit

    • Securing your log-in credentials

    • Check in
  • 6

    Chapter 06: Use of email to compromise other accounts

    • Business email compromise - a gateway to bigger threats

    • How email can be used to hack other platforms
  • 7

    Chapter 07: Data theft, identity fraud and the dark web

    • Is data the "new oil", or the "new asbestos"?

    • Data theft and identity fraud

    • Identity fraud and the dark web
  • 8

    Chapter 08: Cyber extortion and malware

    • Cyber extortion & malware: Digital threats with devastating consequences

    • Cyber extortion

    • Malware
  • 9

    Chapter 09: Human error and data breaches

    • Minimising human error: Your role in building cyber resilience

    • Human error and data breaches

    • Check in

  • 10

    Chapter 10: Summary & Addtional Resources

    • Video summary

    • One minute survey - help us provide the education that financial services need
  • 11

    About L & C

    • Author and Presenter

    • Our Education Portfolio
  • 12

    Legals

    • Copyright notice

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