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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.
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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.
These recently released publications can help jump-start CPA efforts to remain competitive in the evolving digitized environment.
Education and effective governance are keys to an effective cybersecurity policy, according to Steven J. Ursillo Jr., CPA/CITP, CGMA.
Defense from cyberattacks on a CPA firm’s fortress requires more than the IT cavalry.
The best measure you can take to secure your Gmail is to enable two-step verification.
AICPA proposals would guide design and evaluation of cyber risk management.
These 5 tips will help organizations fit security spending into their budgets in a balanced way.
Scam perpetrators can mine crucial information from executives’ public profiles on social media.
Here’s how preparers can help thwart identity thieves.
Two proposals issued Monday would create guidance for management in designing and describing its cybersecurity risk management program.
These steps can help close holes in your cybersecurity setup.
CPA firms can be a treasure-trove of information for cybercriminals. Here are tips on how to protect your firm.
Repairing damage from a cyberattack involves more than systems upgrades and password strength.
The IRS announced that the electronic filing personal identification number (e-file PIN) tool is “no longer available” after it detected additional attacks on the system.
The TIGTA criticized the IRS’s failure to identify and assist all taxpayers whose tax return and other data may have been accessed by cybercriminals in last year’s Get Transcript breach.
Now is a good time to update critical controls and close backdoors that can increase your or your company’s exposure to potential cybersecurity attack damages.
Chris Tarbell led FBI investigations that resulted in multiple high-profile cybercrime arrests. He shared his tips for cybersecurity during a presentation at the AICPA spring Council meeting.
Many minutes, hours, and sometimes days can be wasted on IT-related issues, costing both time and money.
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