JofA Cybersecurity Center

Cybercrime is a significant threat to CPA firms and their clients. For businesses and other organizations, the loss of customer or employee records to a cyberattack can cost millions of dollars and do significant damage to reputation and brand. Data breaches cost organizations $5.5 million per incident, or $194 per record stolen, in 2011, according to the annual Cost of Data Breach Study from the Ponemon Institute and Symantec.

To assist in the protection of digital data and systems across the accounting profession, the JofA has compiled links to its coverage of cybersecurity issues as well as links to resources from the AICPA. The JofA will update this page on a regular basis, so check back often for the latest news on how you can protect yourself, your business, and your clients from cybercriminals.

Cybersecurity Content

Note: Content is grouped by topic. Topics are listed, top to bottom, from those with the most articles to those with the fewest articles. Articles can appear in more than one topic list.

Cloud

• "PwC: Internal audit has to play a more substantial role in information security," journalofaccountancy.com, Aug. 16, 2012
• "Managing cybersecurity risks," JofA, August 2012
• "COSO Sheds Light on Managing Cloud Risks," journalofaccountancy.com, June 21, 2012
• "Explaining SOC: Easy as 1-2-3," CPA Insider, June 11, 2012
• "How to Avoid Storms in the Cloud," CPA Insider, April 23, 2012
• "Managing Controls, Risk in the Cloud," JofA video
• "The Cloud: Security and Opportunities," JofA video
• "Technology 2012 Preview": Cloud computing (last section is on security), JofA, November/December 2011

Threats

• "PwC: Internal audit has to play a more substantial role in information security," journalofaccountancy.com, Aug. 16, 2012
• "Data Breaches Emerge as Tech Sector's Fastest-Rising Risk Factor," journalofaccountancy.com, May 31, 2012
• "What's Your Fraud IQ?" (Banking focus, information on phishing, keylogging), JofA, May 2012
• "Mobile Devices Expose Organisations to Unprecedented Security Risks," CGMA Magazine, Feb. 15, 2012
• "Technology 2012 Preview": Security issues, JofA, November/December 2011
• "What's Your Fraud IQ?" (Information on different types of cyberattacks), JofA, November 2011

Mobile Devices

• "PwC: Internal audit has to play a more substantial role in information security," journalofaccountancy.com, Aug. 16, 2012
• "Managing cybersecurity risks," JofA, August 2012
• "125 Technology Quick Tips" (includes items on mobile and iPad security), JofA, June 2012
• "What Your Company Needs to Know About BYOD," CGMA Magazine, May 30, 2012
• "Mobile Devices Expose Organisations to Unprecedented Security Risks," CGMA Magazine, Feb. 15, 2012
• "The iPad Decision" (No. 1 concern is security), JofA, October 2011

Risk Management

• "PwC: Internal audit has to play a more substantial role in information security," journalofaccountancy.com, Aug. 16, 2012
• "COSO Sheds Light on Managing Cloud Risks," journalofaccountancy.com, June 21, 2012
• "What Your Company Needs to Know About BYOD," CGMA Magazine, May 30, 2012
• "Managing Controls, Risk in the Cloud," JofA video
• "Companies Revamp Risk Management After Tsunami, Uprisings," CGMA Magazine, March 25, 2012

Security Tips

• "Technology Q&A: Secure Your Laptop," JofA, April 2012
• "Technology Q&A: Is It Time to Ditch Your Thumb Drive?" JofA, April 2012

Diagnostic Tool

• "125 Technology Quick Tips" (item No. 96), JofA, June 2012

General Interest

• "CPAs Prioritize Tech Security," JofA, May 2012

AICPA RESOURCES

CPE self-study

• IT: Risks and Controls in Traditional and Emerging Environments

Publication

• Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit

Websites

• Fraud Resource Center
• Service Organization Control (SOC) Reports
• Information Technology Resources