Taxes July 29, 2025
As part of a special five-part series, the IRS and its Security Summit partners highlight the importance of tax pros creating and maintaining a WISP.
July 26, 2016
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts files, blocks access to computer systems then requires an anonymous payment, and has the ability to make a dramatic and devastating impact on your business. A recent report released by the FBI ...
July 19, 2016
There are several measures CPA firms can take to mitigate data risk and manage their security. CPA firms are responsible for tax identification numbers, social security numbers, financial account numbers, and additional data which can threaten the ...
June 14, 2016
When businesses enter into outsourcing agreements with cloud service providers, they are looking to offer their customers access to applications, storage and other cloud-related functions in a convenient and cost-effective way. To do so, they must ...
June 13, 2016
If your systems have been compromised, there are a number of steps to take immediately. These actions should be outlined in your firm’s incident response plan. If you don’t have one, you should work with your legal counsel and other specialists to ...
June 6, 2016
Trust is a major factor when a prospect is making a buying decision. Prospects who don’t believe in the integrity of a company and/or the reliability of its products will rarely, if ever, become buyers. And when you lose your customers’ trust, you ...
June 3, 2016
Apparently, the heist couldn’t have been any simpler if it had been drawn up in the lunch line at an elementary school cafeteria.
May 2, 2016
Many small business owners understand and are aware of the risks of data loss, yet feel they do not have proper financial and human resources to effectively protect their business.
March 21, 2016
In short, ransomware is malicious software that gets downloaded (usually on accident) onto a business computer or network. The perpetrators of the scam then lock down the computers and threated to erase key data if the business doesn't pay a ransom.
March 7, 2016
When the economy gets tight, markets grow more competitive and some players scramble to find revenue beyond the simple sale of software or services. And they have a ready-made opportunity in collecting and selling the personal data of their users ...
February 10, 2016
The IRS says that it recently identified and halted an automated attack upon its Electronic Filing PIN application on its website. IRS.gov. Using personal data stolen elsewhere outside the IRS, identity thieves used malware in an attempt to generate ...
January 25, 2016
According to 2014 NCSA survey, 74 percent of Americans feel that it is not easy to understand how their personal information is being used by reading the privacy statements or policies on websites and apps, which ultimately prevents them from taking ...
January 22, 2016
Internal controls over financial reporting and data security have leaped to the top of the list of compliance issues that cause sleepless nights for executives who prepare corporate financial information.