Bruce Sussman, CPA
Adapting defensive tools to be used in an analytic, predictive mode is a key to facing cybersecurity challenges, according to Bruce Sussman, CPA, payment card industry global executive for AIG.
Data and information security
Cybersecurity tips from the ‘Shark Tank’
Shark Tank star and cybersecurity expert Robert Herjavec said CPAs have an important role to play as trusted advisers on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity: A new engagement opportunity
CPAs who possess the appropriate expertise can perform new consulting and attest services for clients under a recently released AICPA framework. Developing expertise in this area is the key.
Reality: 100% protection against cyber threats is impossible
In this video, Lisa Traina, CPA/CITP, CGMA, Traina & Associates, a CapinCrouse company, discusses the future of cybersecurity, including straightforward ways that organizations can shrink their risk.
Simple steps to boost cybersecurity
In this video, Lisa Traina, CPA/CITP, CGMA, Traina & Associates, a CapinCrouse company, explains why organizations should examine their understanding of cybersecurity threats and offers three ways that CPAs can enhance their organization’s security.
Blockchain opens new era for cross-border payments
Blockchain could streamline how money moves between nations.
Cybersecurity by the numbers
Key statistics illustrate the threats facing the accounting profession—and potential liability for firms if a breach occurs.
The single factor of most concern in the cloud
Our annual technology roundtable explores the importance of multifactor authentication and solutions for securing clients’ data in the cloud.
A factor of singular importance in cloud computing
What should CPAs be doing to better protect their data and derive more value from the investments in technology? Find out from our panel of accounting technology experts.
How to protect your CPA practice from hackers
Nick Graf, an ethical hacker with CNA, discusses all the cyber threats that go bump in the night and ways to prevent them from harming your business.
Why finance executives should care about blockchain
This column discusses five reasons finance executives should care about blockchain and its potential.
A new cybersecurity risk management reporting framework for management and CPAs
The framework gives an organization’s management criteria for explaining its cybersecurity risk management program and provides CPAs with guidance to be used in engagements to report on clients’ cybersecurity controls.
Default Google Chrome to incognito mode
To launch Chrome’s incognito mode by default in Windows 10, create a shortcut on your Desktop and edit the shortcut’s command line as follows.
Use of driver’s license numbers raises security concerns
The decision of the IRS and some states to recommend—or, in a few cases, require—the use of driver’s license numbers as form of authentication on electronically filed personal tax returns has made them a higher-value target for hackers and other criminals.
Great links for increasing your digital knowledge
These recently released publications can help jump-start CPA efforts to remain competitive in the evolving digitized environment.
Steven J. Ursillo Jr., CPA/CITP, CGMA
Education and effective governance are keys to an effective cybersecurity policy, according to Steven J. Ursillo Jr., CPA/CITP, CGMA.
The armor of awareness
Defense from cyberattacks on a CPA firm’s fortress requires more than the IT cavalry.
Email security: Securing your Gmail account
The best measure you can take to secure your Gmail is to enable two-step verification.
New path for CPAs in cyber risk management
AICPA proposals would guide design and evaluation of cyber risk management.
How to be street smart when budgeting for security
These 5 tips will help organizations fit security spending into their budgets in a balanced way.
