The Business of Cybersecurity: LSU Alumnus Wes Ladd

April 17, 2023

Wes Ladd stands beside a podium and speaks at a conference in a hotel ballroom.

Wes Ladd teaches professionals about the role of cybersecurity in internal audit.

LSU Center for Internal Auditing & Cybersecurity Risk Management and Flores MBA Program alumnus Wes Ladd has helped large, highly regulated organizations with cybersecurity. He now shares those lessons with LSU students and the business community. 

"Wes Ladd’s training session covered diminishing risks through cybersecurity. He covered how cybersecurity applies to governance, risks, and controls. Through this training, my classmates and I gained a new perspective on how cybersecurity and internal auditing work together. I will leverage this information throughout my career."
Brisa N Gawlikowski ’25
BS Entrepreneurship and LSU Center for Internal Auditing & Cybersecurity Risk Management

Cybersecurity is a business concern impacting organizations of all sizes. To protect Louisiana’s businesses from costly attacks, the LSU Center for Internal Auditing & Cybersecurity Risk Management has expanded offerings to include a focus on cybersecurity. This is just one way the E. J. Ourso College of Business secures our state’s economic prosperity. 

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