Data security

Outsourced accounting is among the options business leaders should carefully consider in these unprecedented times.

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected the service’s annual list of top tax scams.

150,000 reasons to protect yourself against ransomware, and nine other developments in technology from this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

The committee’s suggestions for the IRS include collaborating with the FTC.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers and tax professionals once again to beware of tax fraud and other related financial scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Excel gets co-opted in a phishing attack, Right Networks grabs Rootworks, and eight other recent developments in technology and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

As hackers and fraudsters take advantage of the chaos of the pandemic, cyberattacks are skyrocketing, according to SC&H Group director Jeff Bathurst -- making cybersecurity all the more important for accounting firms.

The organization warned victims about the potential for phishing attacks.

As companies are evaluating continued operations, balancing profits with acceptable levels of loss, functioning with massively more remote work and trying to make up for economic disruptions, the first thought tends to be “How can we cut costs?”

Ten pandemic-related technology developments from the past month, and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

Accountants and finance pros have led in formulating strategy, anticipating risk and determining the best course of action to move forward.

The pandemic is 'turning up the volume' on security risks, according to security experts.

The majority of firms who believe their pandemic response has been successful have had at least one cloud system in place prior to going remote.

Everyone suddenly needed a new mouse and keyboard, and nine other developments in technology from this past month and how they’ll impact your clients and your firm.

The Internal Revenue Service is bracing for another epidemic -- scammers trying to get their hands on the $1,200 payments being sent out to millions of Americans to bolster the economy.

Professional services firm Accenture has acquired Revolutionary Security for an undisclosed sum, making it the third cybersecurity purchase for the firm this year. Revolutionary Security provides cybersecurity services for critical infrastructure sectors, of which financial services is one.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning urging taxpayers to beware of scammers calling and emailing them about the stimulus payments they are expecting as a result of last week’s CARES Act.

This is the new reality: We are all remote now. It’s hard to see an end date, but it’s even harder to imagine what will happen when all 50 states get the all-clear from our leaders. Will everything go back to normal, just like that?

The IRS cautioned tax professionals about a new version of a phishing email scam targeting them.

Plans for internal audits often don’t take into account some of the most common risks, such as cybersecurity, governance and sustainability, according to a new report from the Institute of Internal Auditors.