Malware

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

Firms are spending top dollar of late on security training for their staff, which is a good idea considering most security breaches are the result of social engineering.

It should come as no surprise to learn that cybercrime is on track to cost the global economy more than $600 billion in 2018.

Criminals are faking tax transcripts to fool recipients into clicking on and opening documents containing malware that could infect their computers.

AsTech provides a range of internet application security consulting services, including penetration testing, best practices and compliance programs, and training in areas such as incident response and secure coding techniques.

A small accounting firm is just as much of a target as a Fortune 500 company, says white-hat hacker David Kennedy.

The IRS offers a number of tips for protecting client data

The technology will be part of the firm’s risk advisory services practice.

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned practitioners to be on the alert for the re-emergence of a cybercriminal scam that is helping fuel a dramatic uptick in reports of stolen information from firms.

The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning tax professionals to safeguard their information from identity thieves.