Fortifying the Firm: Navigating Modern Cyber Threats & GDPR (Dec 25)
Category: GDPR & Cyber | Duration: 2hrs | Tag: VODCPDFIE25D12S4 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: Liam Lynch | Date: 18/12/2025 15:40
Course Details
In today's digital economy, an accountancy practice's greatest asset is its data and its greatest vulnerability. Cybercriminals are no longer opportunistic hackers. They are organised criminal enterprises specifically targeting Irish Accountants for the wealth of sensitive client, payroll, and financial data that you hold. This session is crucial because the threat has evolved beyond simple viruses & poorly worded phishing emails to sophisticated, AI-powered scams and crippling ransomware attacks. The benefit of attending is moving from a position of uncertainty to one of strength. This course will empower you to safeguard your practice against financial loss, navigate your critical GDPR obligations with confidence, and ultimately fortify your reputation. By demonstrating robust security, you will improve the value you provide, securing not just your clients' finances, but their trust.
Liam Lynch covers the following topics during this presentation:
- The Modern Threat to the Irish Accountancy Practice
- The Human Firewall
- Your Digital Keys to the Kingdom
- The GDPR Connection
- The First 72 Hours
CPD Course Speaker
L2 Cyber Security Solutions
Liam Lynch
Liam has over 35 years of experience in IT. He started out as a programmer in the 1980s - yes, he's one of the people who fixed the Y2K bug - before moving into networking, infrastructure and security in the 90s. Having worked with people at every level, he has a knack for explaining scary technical topics and boring legal subjects in language that anyone can relate to and understand.
In 2016, Liam founded L2 Cyber Security Solutions, whose maxim is #SecuritySimplified — reflecting his mission to bring easy-to-understand cyber security awareness to everyone. He specialises in helping micro, small and medium businesses and charities, which usually don't have the in-house IT or cyber security support that larger corporates enjoy.
Through L2 Cyber, Liam delivers up-to-date, fun and easy-to-follow training in cyber security awareness and Data Protection/GDPR. Since the HSE ransomware attack in May 2021, his cyber security assessment service has been in high demand, giving businesses an independent view of the strengths and weaknesses in their IT infrastructure, with prioritised recommendations for fixing any gaps. He also helps organisations plan for the worst through incident response and business resiliency planning.
In 2016, Liam founded L2 Cyber Security Solutions, whose maxim is #SecuritySimplified — reflecting his mission to bring easy-to-understand cyber security awareness to everyone. He specialises in helping micro, small and medium businesses and charities, which usually don't have the in-house IT or cyber security support that larger corporates enjoy.
Through L2 Cyber, Liam delivers up-to-date, fun and easy-to-follow training in cyber security awareness and Data Protection/GDPR. Since the HSE ransomware attack in May 2021, his cyber security assessment service has been in high demand, giving businesses an independent view of the strengths and weaknesses in their IT infrastructure, with prioritised recommendations for fixing any gaps. He also helps organisations plan for the worst through incident response and business resiliency planning.