What You’ll Learn
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
identify treasury cyber threats and test payment, beneficiary, and access controls
prioritise critical payments and reconstruct cash positions during system outages
record and communicate incident decisions, then set a 30-day improvement plan
Agenda
Opening and diagnostic poll
09:00–09:20
Assess treasury cyber readiness; share priorities and connect threats to payments, cash visibility, and liquidity.
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Treasury cyber threats and real cases
09:20–10:10
Business email compromise, impersonation, ransomware and third-party failures. Case discussion: where would your controls stop the loss?
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Payment lifecycle and control failures
10:25–11:35
Trace a payment from request to reconciliation. Breakout control review: beneficiary changes, independent callbacks, dual approval and emergency overrides.
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Business email compromise and supplier fraud
11:35–12:20
Decision poll and discussion: release, hold or escalate an urgent bank-detail change? Test verification sources and challenge hierarchy pressure.
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Cash visibility and liquidity during outage
13:00–13:55
Small-group prioritisation: payroll, debt service and critical suppliers. Rebuild a trusted cash position and define controlled manual payment routes.
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Systems, bank connectivity and third parties
13:55–14:45
Map ERP, treasury management system (TMS), bank portal and provider dependencies. Discuss access rights, file integrity and fallback arrangements.
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Incident response and evidence
15:00–15:45
Practise first-hour escalation, bank contact and recall requests. Draft a decision log and concise board or lender update; compare responses.
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ACT Treasury Cyber Crisis Simulation
15:45–16:45
Facilitated six-stage exercise: TMS outage, frozen ERP queue, diversion alert, payroll pressure, lender query and board request. 45-minute scenario plus 15-minute decision debrief.
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Review and 30-day action plan
16:45–17:00
Final knowledge poll, questions, and reflection. Select actions covering payment controls, continuity, and evidence, with owners and next steps.
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for:
corporate treasurers and treasury operations professionals
finance and cash management professionals
shared services teams
professionals working in internal audit, risk and compliance
those working closely with CFOs and senior finance leaders.
What’s Included
As part of the course, you will receive:
pre-course material in advance
ACT Digital Credential to share with your network
live Q&A with an industry expert
60 days of access to “Being a Treasurer” eLearning course.
Meet Your Trainer
Dr Alessio Faccia
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