Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Digital Forensics
Total Credits: 1.8 including 1.8 Accounting - Technical
- Average Rating:
- 3
- Categories:
- ACPEN Industry Institute | Accounting and Auditing | Personal Development
- Faculty:
- Lynn Fountain
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 1.8 Hours
- License:
- Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that investigates whether firms engage in financial reporting misconduct. Forensic accountants apply a range of skills and methods to determine whether there has been financial reporting misconduct. Financial forensic engagements may fall into several categories. For example:
- Economic damages calculations, whether suffered through tort or breach of contract.
- Post-acquisition disputes such as earnouts or breaches of warranties
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization
- Securities and tax fraud
- Money laundering
- Business valuation
- Computer forensics/e-discovery
This session is designed to delve into further investigative procedures used including digital forensics. Future sessions will focus on computer forensics, network forensics and mobile forensics.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Explore and examine the history of digital forensics
- Discover and define the digital forensic process
- Explore and examine application of digital forensics
- Identify and define types of digital forensics
- Identify digital forensic tools
- Explore and examine digital evidence
Major Subjects
- Forensic Accounting
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Finance
Course Materials
| Important CPE Credit Instructions_READ BEFORE WEBCAST UPDATED (442.7 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Focus on Digital Forensics Handout (1.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Focus on Digital Forensics Terms (38.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Faculty
Lynn Fountain Related Seminars and Products
Lynn Fountain has over 45 years of experience spanning public accounting, corporate accounting and consulting. 20 years of her experience has been working in the areas of internal and external auditing and risk management. She is a subject matter expert in multiple fields including internal audit, ethics, fraud evaluations, Sarbanes-Oxley, enterprise risk management, governance, financial management and compliance. Lynn has held two Chief Audit Executive (CAE) positions for international companies. In one of her roles as CAE, she assisted in the investigation of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme perpetrated by a vendor that spanned 7 years and implicated 20 employees. The fraud was formally investigation by the FBI and resulted in 5 indictments estimating a $13M fraud loss.Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has her CPA, CGMA, CRMA credentials.
Dates
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Mon, May 12, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:35am HAST
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Tue, Jun 10, 2025 - 04:00am to 05:35am HAST
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Fri, Jun 27, 2025 - 06:00am to 07:35am HAST
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Wed, Jul 02, 2025 - 03:00am to 04:35am HAST
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Sat, Jul 12, 2025 - 05:00am to 06:35am HAST
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Wed, Aug 13, 2025 - 07:00am to 08:35am HAST
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Wed, Aug 27, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:35am HAST
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Wed, Sep 03, 2025 - 11:00am to 12:35pm HAST
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Tue, Sep 16, 2025 - 01:00pm to 02:35pm HAST
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Mon, Oct 13, 2025 - 05:00am to 06:35am HAST
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Wed, Oct 29, 2025 - 07:00am to 08:35am HAST
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Sat, Nov 01, 2025 - 09:00am to 10:35am HAST
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Mon, Nov 17, 2025 - 12:00pm to 01:35pm HAST
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Mon, Dec 08, 2025 - 04:00am to 05:35am HAST
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Wed, Dec 17, 2025 - 06:00am to 07:35am HAST
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Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 08:00am to 09:35am HAST
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Tue, Jan 13, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:35am HAST
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Fri, Jan 30, 2026 - 12:00pm to 01:35pm HAST
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Fri, Feb 13, 2026 - 04:00am to 05:35am HAST
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Thu, Feb 26, 2026 - 06:00am to 07:35am HAST
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Wed, Mar 04, 2026 - 08:00am to 09:35am HAST
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Fri, Mar 20, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:35am HAST
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Sat, Apr 11, 2026 - 11:00am to 12:35pm HAST
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Wed, Apr 29, 2026 - 03:00am to 04:35am HAST
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Fri, May 01, 2026 - 05:00am to 06:35am HAST
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Tue, May 19, 2026 - 07:00am to 08:35am HAST
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Mon, Jun 08, 2026 - 09:00am to 10:35am HAST
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Fri, Jun 19, 2026 - 11:00am to 12:35pm HAST
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Mon, Jun 29, 2026 - 03:00am to 04:35am HAST
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced Preparation None
Designed For Accountants, Finance Professionals, Auditors
Original Recording Date 01/01/2024
Course Developer Lynn Fountain
Date Added to Catalog 02/14/2024
Yellow Book No
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution PolicyPlease contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement
Business Professionals' Network, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Please contact the ACPEN help desk 1-877-602-9877 or help@acpen.com if you wish to cancel your attendance for a previously purchased webcast and are requesting a refund or transfer.
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