Cyber News

What the Optus breach means for Accounting firms

The Optus breach has been all over the news, social media, your inbox. But what does this breach mean for accountants like yourself? More than 2 million people have had their data leaked in the recent breach. Let’s take a look at what the data leaked was: Government identification numbers Email addresses Date of birth […] Read more

The 2022 Australian Cyber Security Landscape

The cyber security landscape is changing in Australia, is your accounting firm up to date? In May 2022, the Federal Court stated that the onus of reducing cyber security risk and management falls on financial services firms. The decision came after the Federal Court ruled that an Australian Financial Services licensee had breached their license […] Read more

The 2022 American Cybersecurity Landscape

Cybersecurity risks are a serious threat to businesses of all sizes. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack in May of 2021 showed the sizable ramifications of one leaked password on a business. 81% of the breaches in the financial services industry in 2021 were due to human error. Social engineering and phishing attacks, along with emails […] Read more

Important Federal Government Announcement for American Companies

This week, The White House released a strong warning to US businesses and nation allies to act now and ward off potential cyber attacks from foreign agents. The warning is a unique and strong move for the administration who many believe have compelling evidence to suggest the country’s corporations will be targeted soon. Combined with […] Read more

Practice Protect & DiviPay

In collaboration with DiviPay, we bring the accounts of three accounting firm leaders to you. How do accounting practice owners de-risk from fraud, scams and protect their clients from cyber threats? Read below: The young and the brave: Entrepreneurial leader writes his own rules to technology protection Cybersecurity for accountants: How to protect your not-for-profit […] Read more

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 new state of living.   Here are the most common scams we have seen in the past 6 months: Superannuation Scam In April, scammers took full […] Read more
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