Technology

The average length of time between a new computer being hooked up to the Internet and its being targeted by hackers is six minutes, experts warn -- so it’s critical to establish a defense in depth against cyber-invasion.

Here are five things that happened in technology last month that affect you and your clients. Did you miss them?

Intuit reported an increase in users of both its TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online user base last quarter.

FreshBooks has released a credit card reader for Android users of the cloud accounting software for small businesses.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has introduced Deloitte Pixel, a new service that leverages “crowdsourcing” technology to allow outside people to help the firm develop new services and projects for Deloitte and its clients.

Thomson Reuters released a special report, What to Do If Your Client is a Victim of Tax-Related Identity Theft, providing guidance for tax professionals advising victims of ID theft.

More and more taxpayers are turning towards do-it-yourself tax software to prepare and file business and individual income tax returns.

A company called MorphoTrust USA plans to use selfies next tax season to help taxpayers avoid the risk of losing their tax refunds to identity thieves.

Between cloud-based and in-house lies a third way

Constant vigilance is the price of fighting online fraud