Emails are the number one security risk for accountants and are a prime target for hackers. Hackers target emails as they’re the easiest systems to attack and contain the … [Read more...] about The ‘Fake Illustrator’ Copyright Infringement Scam
7 Ways To Secure Your Firm From Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks
Have you ever heard of Business Email Compromise? It’s a scam not unlike phishing. But while phishing scams can now be easily spotted because of tell-tale red flags in phishing emails, BEC schemes … [Read more...] about 7 Ways To Secure Your Firm From Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks
Keeping On Top Of Mobile Device Security
2020 has been a year of change, the most notable being the work from home revolution that the COVID-19 pandemic brought about. Businesses that operated on a 9-5, 5 days a week in the office had to … [Read more...] about Keeping On Top Of Mobile Device Security
10 Work From Home Tips by Practice Protect
In the wake of COVID -19 disrupting the normal 9-5 we have gotten used to and team members reporting to the office, most firms have gone the remote work route. While some firms have already had remote … [Read more...] about 10 Work From Home Tips by Practice Protect
Common Scams During The COVID-19 Period
Over $3,360,000 have been lost since the outbreak of COVID-19 (Scamwatch, 2020). The ‘new normal’ brought many challenges with it, and scammers and cyber criminals took full advantage of this … [Read more...] about Common Scams During The COVID-19 Period
How To Protect Your Firm From The Current Cyber Threat
We're receiving a lot of queries about the heightened 'state actor' threat in the current news. Here's a short 3-minute article that will give you the scoop on how the majority of breaches happen to … [Read more...] about How To Protect Your Firm From The Current Cyber Threat
Accounting and the Cloud: How To Rethink Security When Moving To The Cloud
“The biggest thing for our practice over the last 10 years really has been the all-encompassing move from desktop to cloud and that's been a very big shift.” Rob Petagna, Argentum … [Read more...] about Accounting and the Cloud: How To Rethink Security When Moving To The Cloud
7 Email Security Best Practices For Accounting Firms
In most accounting firms, email remains the primary communication channel, meaning that email security needs to be a primary focus for firms. It’s easy to think that just because you use email … [Read more...] about 7 Email Security Best Practices For Accounting Firms
Security Beneath The Cloud: How To Protect Your “Non-Cloud” Assets From Data Breaches
Cloud accounting has become so prevalent that it’s easy to focus your cyber security efforts on your cloud apps alone. But in reality, cloud security is just half of the picture. Many accounting … [Read more...] about Security Beneath The Cloud: How To Protect Your “Non-Cloud” Assets From Data Breaches
Cyber Security Year in Review (2019)
As we welcome in a new decade, we take a look into what the cyber security landscape looked like in the past year. In just the first half of 2019, data breaches exposed 4.1 billion records. This … [Read more...] about Cyber Security Year in Review (2019)