Across the world, 54% of companies are reporting talent shortages. The Accounting industry isn’t spared from this, with around three-quarters of firms within the industry “feeling the strain” from a lack of skilled workers (Accountancy Today). Offshore employment, or offshoring, is a common solution that Accounting firms are employing to answer the skill shortage. New […]
Read MoreThis 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 […]
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November 29, 2021 12:39 pmIn 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 MoreWe’ve written an article before about how to protect your non-cloud assets. In it, we emphasised how Network Security is one of the key non-cloud assets that Accounting firms need to protect. In a more in-depth look at how to make sure your firm is working with a secure network, we present our 5 tips […]
Read MoreEmails 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 most sensitive data for a firm. Using an automation system, hackers can send out almost a thousand emails within a short second, meaning it’s no surprise that inboxes and junk folders are full of spam daily. Most […]
Read MoreHave 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 rely on looking like human activity. These schemes typically get control of an email account and then requests for a bank transfer or […]
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