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)
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AUSKey is retiring on April 1st, 2020
From 1 April 2020 AusKey and Manage ABA Connections will retire. Australians will now have new digital services to interact with the government: myGovID – myGovID is an authentication service to … [Read more...] about AUSKey is retiring on April 1st, 2020
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 … [Read more...] about The Risk of Being Social
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 … [Read more...] about Accounting Employee Offboarding Process – The 4 Things You Need to Do to Protect Your Data Security
How Hackers Are Breaking Into Firms’ Emails
Attackers are exploiting old protocols to hack into Email accounts and impersonate accountants Email inboxes are on the front-line for accounting firms and we’ve all seen unsolicited emails from … [Read more...] about How Hackers Are Breaking Into Firms’ Emails
The 5 Ways That Hackers Steal Passwords (That Your Accounting Firm Needs to Know About)
Cyberattacks are a fact of life these days. The methods of attacks are numerous, but many of them still centre around passwords. Find out what you should be on the lookout for. For whatever … [Read more...] about The 5 Ways That Hackers Steal Passwords (That Your Accounting Firm Needs to Know About)
Why Deloitte Got Hacked (And 6 Things Your Accounting Firm Can Learn From Their Mistakes)
The hacking of Deloitte proves that even industry giants aren’t immune to cyberattacks. Here you’ll see what it takes to minimise the risk of this happening to you. In an online world, you can … [Read more...] about Why Deloitte Got Hacked (And 6 Things Your Accounting Firm Can Learn From Their Mistakes)
6 Security Questions to Ask When Outsourcing Accounting Services
More than half of all data breaches are the result of bad outsourcing decisions. Learn how to make sure you’re in the other half. Accounting is among the industries that have the most to gain from … [Read more...] about 6 Security Questions to Ask When Outsourcing Accounting Services
The 6 Mistakes that Make It Easy for Cybercriminals to Hack Your Accounting Firm
Cloud-based systems can boost your efficiency and significantly reduce operating costs. But unless you ensure maximum security, they can do more harm than good. In the online business world, … [Read more...] about The 6 Mistakes that Make It Easy for Cybercriminals to Hack Your Accounting Firm
WhatsApp breached by spyware
What happened? WhatsApp, a messaging application used by over 1.5 billion people, has been the victim of a cybersecurity breach. A loophole in the popular messaging app has allowed hackers to … [Read more...] about WhatsApp breached by spyware