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Get Off the Hackers’ Hit List: Evolving Competencies for Finance Firms Today
CPA practices, accounting firms and financial services organizations are increasingly wise to the ways of cybercriminals. They're proactively partnering with IT and business leaders to take preventative action, mitigate risk and avoid costly breaches.
Safety First: How to Handle Supplier Banking Data
Knowing the increased risk with ACH payments is critical when you receive requests to change bank account information. According to our internal data, these requests are common, with suppliers changing bank accounts roughly every four years.
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.