Data security

Industry accountants understand the reputational and material risks of a data breach, but they aren’t given enough of a say in security protocol.

The new offering strengthens the firm's cybersecurity capabilities.

The movement by major, established financial institutions could serve as a great way for accounting and audit professionals to get their feet wet on the technology.

IT expert Donny Shimamoto and firm owner Dan Moore shared some tried-and-tested approaches to keep client data secure at the AICPA Engage conference.

Now, more than ever, practitioners are vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats that can have severe consequences if appropriate protections are not put in place.

Anders Erickson will lead the cybersecurity services practice, a service line the firm is rapidly expanding.

For a government that is trillions of dollars in debt, these numbers add up quickly.

How a lone accountant saved Geris Zebarth from a technology disaster.

The Center for Audit Quality has released a tool to help directors of public companies guard against tech threats.

The tax-writing panel voted on a bipartisan basis to approve a set of bills to “redesign” the Internal Revenue Service.

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee released legislation to ‘redesign’ the Internal Revenue Service.

The Internal Revenue Service and its partners in the tax industry and state tax authorities issued a warning Monday about a wave of e-mails from cybercriminals purporting to come from “IRS Refunds.”

The new practice will offer full security programs, compliance, third-party vendor risk assessment, threat management and managed security services.

The relationships will allow the firm inside access to the newest technologies incubated by the accelerator.

CPAs can provide attest services to make sure businesses are taking steps to mitigate tech risks.

Tax professionals are doing their best to warn the public, but it’s a never-ending task.

The service’s annual list of the worst tax scams, frauds and general bad behavior.

The new authentication process that was installed after a big data breach still isn’t protecting taxpayer info.

The move is part of the firm’s years-long strategy of building its security offerings through acquisitions and partnerships.

The Top 100 Firm has added a managed IT service provider headquartered in Grandville, Mich.