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The CFE exam is a computer
based 500-question (MC and T/F) mega module which covers:
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Criminology & Ethics
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Financial Transactions
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Fraud Investigation
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Legal Elements of Fraud
Many CFE candidates are
experienced accounting professional who have been in the field of
accounting and finance for years, that they know most of the practical
financial how-tos, and all they need is to learn the principles,
concepts and science that are behind the latest fraud schemes and
prevention/detection techniques, such as those associated with the use
of computer and internet. In fact, the unit on Financial Transactions
has a section dedicated to frauds taking place in the world equipped
with computers
and internet.
Overall, coverage of the
exam is extensive - so extensive that I wouldn't recommend taking the
test until you are fully drilled on all the covered topics. You know what, I
personally think the official Fraud Examiner Manual is excellent - it
covers a
majority of the essential topics that you need to know to tackle most
fraud related topics, except for Computer & Internet Fraud, which we
honestly think should deserve more coverage (for doing really well in
the exam). That is why we came up with this special study guide - the
Mastering Computer & Internet Fraud Guide for CFE Exam Candidates.
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Computers and the internet serve as the essential tools for
committing many kinds of fraud and scam in the modern days. A CFE
does not have to be a techie. He/she does need to know how
technologies can facilitate fraudulent activities, and how these
activities can be detected and examined. |
Quite many
CFE candidates have mistakenly believed that the CFE exam is going to
give questions that are word for word copies of the official manual.
This is quite untrue. A large part of the exam makes use of contents
provided in the official manual for determining what is a correct answer
and what is not. The exam does not copy and paste text from there for
forming exam questions. Also, not all exam contents are from the
official manual. There are other sources of information that were used
for creating the exam.
For the CFE exam,
our advice is that you shouldn't be afraid to pick the simple or obvious
answer.
Each of the four CFE exam
sections has 125 questions and you will be given approximately 75
seconds to answer each question. What is difficult is that you have to
score at least 75% correct on each and every part. In
other words, EVERYTHING covered by the Fraud Examiner Manual plus
something extra from some outside references would be tested.
You may think of our guide
as the unofficial supplement to the official Fraud Examiner Manual, or
you may view it as a standalone guide with a focus on combating Computer
& internet Fraud from a professional perspective.
Computer & Internet Fraud is an emerging topic to many CFE
candidates. As described in the official manual, unlike traditional
fraud, computer fraud can be uneasy for the fraud examiner to tackle as
they mostly lack a traditional paper audit trail, that the fraudster
usually have thorough understanding of the technology for committing the
crime against the victim computer. To fight this kind of fraud, being
simply computer literate is usually not enough. Exam-wise, techniques
for failing you - fluff, outdated technologies, pertinent details buried
in the irrelevant ...etc can lead you to the wrong answers UNLESS you
are thoroughly and comprehensively drilled on the relevant information.
For those who are not experienced in information technology,
the topic of computer & internet fraud could have the potential to fail
an exam part
entirely (remember, you need to score at least 75% correct on each
and every part).
Therefore we created this
special guide with an attempt to help people out - to help them do well
on the CFE exam. In fact, our guide is the only product on the market
that fills the gap between traditional anti-fraud knowledge and
the various emerging issues on computer & internet.
If you are new to fraud
examination, you need to plan your study into a 2-stage process. At the
first stage you review the official manual. Give yourself one to
two months to go through the text chapter by chapter. Then, at the
second stage you use our study guide to drill on the key
computer fraud related topics for the best possible knowledge coverage prior to taking
the exam.
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Table of Contents (Contents
updated on 29 Oct, 2008)
Approx page count:
approx. 220 |
END USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT
ABOUT THIS BOOK
COMPUTER FRAUD, CRIME AND HACKING
SECURITY THEORIES
THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ITSELF AS LARGELY AN UNTRUSTED SYSTEM
DEFENSE IN DEPTH
VULNERABILITIES
SECURING SYSTEM AND DATA
SECURITY MEASURES
STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND LAWS
TCP/IP SPECIFIC SECURITY RISKS
PROTECTION OF INFORMATION ASSETS
INFORMATION ASSETS DEFINED
DATA CLASSIFICATIONS AND LAYER OF RESPONSIBILITIES
SECURITY POLICY
EFFECTIVE SECURITY PRACTICES
SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING
CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATIONS
SECURITY MODELS AND MODES OF OPERATIONS
EVALUATION & CLASSIFICATION
DEVISING YOUR OWN CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
IS CONTROLS
CONTROL MODELS
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ACLS VERSUS CAPABILITIES
IMPLEMENTING CONTROL
THE AAA CONCEPT
PRACTICAL CONTROL MEASURES
ESTABLISHING ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH EVENT LOGGING
CHANGE CONTROL
INTERNAL PREVENTIVE CONTROLS VERSUS COMPENSATING CONTROLS
DATABASE SECURITY
COMPUTER FORENSICS
THE PRIMARY GOAL
EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION
DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER
TYPES OF EVIDENCE AND THE TOOL(S) TO USE
IT STRATEGIC PLANNING, AUDITING AND GOVERNANCE
IT STRATEGIC PLANNING
IS GOVERNANCE
IS AUDITING
INFORMATION RETENTION & DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
OVERVIEW OF BASIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
EXAMPLES OF COMMON INTERNET FRAUD SCHEMES
88 Review Questions
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