Data security

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its oversight of third-party cybersecurity practices by tax preparers and tax software providers, according to a new government report.

Security experts say the company is responding prudently.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced today at 1:45 p.m. E.T., that CCH Axcess is back up following a malware attack that occurred on Monday.

On Monday May 6, accountants across the country started realizing their CCH products, which are based in the Cloud, were down.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may begin asking auditors to look at cybersecurity when assessing risks at the companies they audit.

An ideologically divided U.S. Supreme Court gave businesses more power to channel disputes into individual arbitration proceedings, siding with a lighting retailer trying to prevent its employees from pressing group claims stemming from a phishing attack.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on improving the taxpayer authentication processes for its online applications, but more needs to be done.

With cybercrime on the constant rise, accounting firms should take protecting staff data as seriously as protecting customer data.

The Internal Revenue Service hopes to improve taxpayer service and cybersecurity by updating its IT infrastructure.

Financial statement auditors can teach security experts a few valuable lessons.