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Industry News: Swiss Cyber Security Firm Says It Accessed Servers of a SolarWinds Hacking Group

Swiss Cyber Security Firm Says It Accessed Servers of a SolarWinds Hacking Group  Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Print Article A Swiss cyber-security firm says it has accessed servers used by a hacking group tied to the SolarWinds breach , revealing details about who the attackers targeted and how they carried out their operation. The firm, PRODAFT, also … Read more

Industry News: No Business is Too Small to be Attacked

No Business is Too Small to be Attacked No firm or business is too small to be victimized by the growing number of sophisticated cyber criminals. The key is to take the proper steps to avoid situations that can put you out of business. Many small business owners have fallen into traps simply because they … Read more

Industry News: Georgia May Start Taxing Digital Products in July

Georgia May Start Taxing Digital Products in July Lawmakers in Georgia are looking to extend the state’s sales and use tax to digital goods and services. If House Bill 594 is enacted as written, audiovisual works, electronic books, video games, and a host of other digital products and services would … Lawmakers in GeorgiaHouse Bill 594 … Read more

Industry News: Get Off the Hackers’ Hit List: Evolving Competencies for Finance Firms Today

Get Off the Hackers’ Hit List: Evolving Competencies for Finance Firms Today CPA practices, accounting firms and financial services organizations are increasingly wise to the ways of cybercriminals. They’re proactively partnering with IT and business leaders to take preventative action, mitigate risk and avoid costly breaches. Almost from the outset of the pandemic, financial services … Read more

Industry News: Cybersecurity requirements provide new opportunity for CPAs

Cybersecurity requirements provide new opportunity for CPAs CPAs have a new opportunity to act as third-party assessors of the cybersecurity maturity of U.S. defense contractors as they work to comply with new regulations that have been created to combat cyberthreats. CPAs currently providing System and Organization Controls (SOC) services, cybersecurity or IT security services, or … Read more

Industry News: “Hack everybody you can”: What to know about the massive Microsoft Exchange breach

“Hack everybody you can”: What to know about the massive Microsoft Exchange breach Cybersecurity responders are working around the clock to shore up networks hit by last week’s hack of Microsoft’s Exchange email service  — an attack that has impacted hundreds of thousands of organizations worldwide. On Friday, the White House urged victims to patch systems … Read more