Protecting Digital Data - More Important Now Than Ever Webcast [PDDIWO]
Time: 07:00am-10:30am
Subject:
Information TechnologyCredit Hours:
4.00Price:
Member: $185.00
Non-member: $255.00
Discussion Leader:
Karl Egnatoff, CPA
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Karl Egnatoff is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He has worked as a consultant, trainer and programmer related to financial and business technology projects for the past 20 years. Prior to this, Karl worked in public accounting as well as in private sector accounting for a period of approximately six years. He has been teaching group live and web-based continuing education for the past six years. In addition to being a CPA, he is also a Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP). Karl is a member of the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Information Technology Section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has also achieved a number of technology certifications including Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Certified Software Engineer (CSE) and Certified Integration Developer (CID). During the course of his career, Mr. Egnatoff has owned and operated a number of successful businesses. All of these were business technology entities that provided consulting and training services. The experience he garnered while with these organizations serves him now as he teaches continuing professional education in association with K2 Enterprises. Karl graduated from Marshall University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. During his time in college he participated in division I Cross County competing on the varsity squad. He was also on Marshall’s Track team. Karl and his wife Lana live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and have been married for twenty-four years. They have two grown sons, Jordan and Steven.
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Protecting Digital Data More Important Now Than Ever Before Webcast (PDDIWO)October 15th, 2026 / 7:00 am 10:30 am Alaska Time
Live Webcast / Washington Society of CPAs Virtual Classroom
The amount of electronic content that business organizations contend with is growing at incredible rates. Terms like Big Data and Information Overload, are being used by overwhelmed information workers on a daily basis. Additionally, because of the move to a much larger telecommuter footprint, electronic data is now even more prevalently utilized. This session discusses the places where businesses keep digital information and addresses the importance of securing corporate electronic data. The material effectively shows ways to achieve high security standards for content stored in fixed locations, on mobile devices and in the cloud. Participants in this session will gain an understanding of the concepts needed to improve the way they and their companies secure digital information.
Major Topics:
-Securing individual documents.
-Protecting information resident in the Cloud.
-Securing data stored on or accessed by mobile devices.
Learning Objectives:
-Identify some of the security risks that affect electronic information.
-Indicate vetting and selection processes for cloud storage providers.
-Recognize the steps to effectively set up and control cloud storage.
-Recall ways to add security to individual electronic documents as well as to storage areas that must be controlled.
Designed For: Accounting and other business professionals that need to add security to the electronic content with which they work.
CPE Credits: 4, Information Technology
Level of Knowledge: Basic
Prerequisite: None.
Acronym: PDDIWO
Discussion Leader: Karl Egnatoff, CPA
