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Case Studies

The problems we solved, in the words of the people we trained

FinSecure teaches finance professionals to spot and stop the attacks aimed at their desk. Here is what each cohort came in with, what we did, and what changed.

FinSecure Cohort 1

Making security make sense to finance people

The problem

Finance teams are where the money moves, so they are the first people attackers go after. A fake supplier invoice, a “quick favour” from a spoofed CEO, a payment portal that looks almost right. All of it lands on the finance desk.

Yet almost all cybersecurity training is written for IT teams. It is full of jargon, and it never connects to the work an accountant does every day: approving payments, changing supplier bank details, handling client data. Finance professionals were being told to “be careful” without anyone showing them what careful looks like in their own job.

What we did

We built FinSecure: four live Saturday sessions, taught by a Chartered Accountant who works in cybersecurity, in the language of finance rather than IT.

  • Week 1: Cybersecurity essentials for finance professionals, starting with the scams that target payments.
  • Week 2: Cloud computing and the accounting tools teams already use.
  • Week 3: AI and automation, and what they change for finance work.
  • Week 4: Risk, compliance and staying relevant.

Every session was recorded, so nobody fell behind, and every participant who completed received a certificate.

What changed

Security stopped being an IT topic and became part of the finance job. Participants left knowing how the common attacks on finance teams work, which red flags to check before money moves, and how to talk about risk with their managers and clients.

“The classes were very simplified and easy to understand.”
Adebola Osemwegie, Accountant

A participant’s story

One participant, an accountant close to retirement, uses Excel as her main tool at work. She did not join to change careers. She joined because she wanted to keep learning and to prepare herself for life after retirement, in a world where more and more of daily life happens online.

FinSecure met her where she was. No coding, no IT background expected, just clear explanations tied to the work and life she already knew.

FinSecure Cohort 2

From “I know the risks” to “I know what to do”

The problem

Most finance professionals already know fraud is a risk. The harder problem is the moment itself: an urgent payment request from someone senior, a new AI tool everyone is suddenly using, a client asking for data over WhatsApp. Under pressure, knowing the theory is not enough.

The problem also reaches well beyond accountants. Bankers, auditors, insurance staff and public-sector finance teams all approve payments and hold sensitive data, and none of them had training built around their work.

What we did

In Cohort 2 we kept what worked in Cohort 1: four live Saturday classes in plain finance language, recordings after every session, and a certificate on completion.

  • Real situations, not slides alone: Each topic was tied to the decisions participants make at work, such as when to stop and verify a payment, and what to check before adopting a new tool.
  • Direct access to the facilitator: Participants could bring questions from their own workplaces between sessions, not just during class.
  • A free guide before they joined: People who were curious could start with the FinSecure guide and white paper first.

What changed

Participants left with a practical habit: pause, verify through a channel you trust, and only then act. They also had someone to ask when a real situation came up at work.

“Thank you for the knowledge impacted. This is an eye opener.”
Akeem Idris, Chartered Accountant & Managing Partner

What it led to

Cohort 2 told us what they wanted next: more chances to practise, not just learn. So Cohort 3 adds hands-on labs inside every class, including a business email compromise simulation and an AI voice-clone exercise. Participants rehearse the moment before they meet it at work.

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