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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 Consulting We sit down with Rob Petagna, Director of Argentum Consulting, to ask him how moving to the cloud impacted his firm, and what […] Read more

7 Email Security Best Practices For Accounting & Bookkeeping 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 passwords or even a password management tool, you’re safe from cyber threats. This is not the case. In fact, email is the most […] Read more

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 leaders are surprised to learn that not all cyber attacks stem from “the cloud”. Nor can they be prevented by cloud security […] Read more

4 Essential Legal Documents For Meeting Your Cyber Security Policy Obligations

Technology and cloud accounting have done wonders for the accounting industry. However, with greater volumes of sensitive data comes increased cyber security risk. The good news is that those risks can be mitigated and managed. Yet most accounting firms DON’T currently have the Cyber Security Policy documents in place to comply with current data breach […] Read more

The Risk of Being Social

The risk of getting breached doesn’t just stem from professional communications. In fact, having social media accounts can make you vulnerable for a variety of reasons. Your company’s security risk assessment might disregard something as innocuous as your team’s personal Facebook accounts, but this should not always be ignored. In this article, we show the […] Read more

Accounting Employee Offboarding Process – The 4 Things You Need to Do to Protect Your Data Security

Whether it’s by mutual agreement or forcible firing, offboarding isn’t easy. Your company has to deal with a variety of things to protect the firm’s best interests. This is why it’s so important to have a clear employee offboarding process. Without it, offboarding can be a huge mess. And it’s not just about convenience. More […] Read more

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