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Get Off the Hackers’ Hit List: Evolving Competencies for Finance Firms Today
Almost from the outset of the pandemic, financial services organizations found themselves near the top of hackers' hit lists. And, at least in a few crucial respects, it's not so hard to see why. Reams of personal and financial data.
Why Preventing Data Breaches Should be a Top Priority for CPA Firms
Financial services organizations have been among the biggest targets for hackers in recent years, and it's easy to see why. As keepers of sensitive personal and financial information, CPA firm databases are enticing treasure troves for tech-savvy ...
App Shows Airport Security Waiting Times in Real-Time
The guessing game may be over, thanks to a new feature in the popular travel app TripIt Pro. The new feature works similar to traffic apps, letting users how long it they can expect the wait to be at their airport's security lines.
Tax Identity Theft and Your Clients: 5 Steps to Finding Peace
With the Equifax data breach exposing the personal identifiable information (PII) of 143 million Americans this year, we will need to be prepared to receive and answer more concerns than ever from our clients about tax related identify theft this ...
Is the Password Dying?
It’s not hard to see why people don’t like passwords. We share a lot of sensitive personal information with companies, including Social Security numbers, health records, and bank account and credit card numbers. Even password managers don’t eliminate ...
More than Half of Small Businesses Have Suffered Some Form of Cyber Attack or Breach
One in three victims spent at least $50,000 to recover from a cyber attack, yet rebuilding reputation and customer trust can take more than a year.
The Top 10 Nastiest Ransomware Attacks of 2017
According to the company's threat research team, NotPetya was the most destructive ransomware of 2017, followed closely by WannaCry and Locky. The data surveyed includes all devices running windows operating systems that were infected with ransomware ...
Protect Your Firm and Clients with Multi-Factor Authentication
Authentication is simply a process that verifies a user’s identity. The most common form of authentication is a password, but given the rise of tax-related identity theft and phishing schemes that accounting firms face, a password is no longer enough ...