{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Business Strategy for CPA's","title":"133 Cybersecurity for CPA Firms","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1687,"description":"Do you ever wonder if your tech security is tight enough? Not sure if it’s your firewalls are like swiss cheese, or if you’re a sitting duck, just waiting for a stealthy hacker to pick off your IP address and exploit your data?\nHaving holes in your security is high risk. Get unlucky and your whole system could be down for a day, or cost you tens of thousands of dollars in ransom fees or you can unknowingly be directing payments to fraudulent accounts.\nMy guest today is Darren Strong, owner of Focus Technology Solutions, which provides IT services dedicated to the accounting industry. \nToday we are digging in to your biggest security risks, especially because with the advent of you and your staff working from home, there is a lot to pay attention to.\n\nWhat we cover:\nCyber Criminals Are More Sophisticated than You Realize\nThey mine the data you have sprinkled across social media to create a persona so they know how to look and sound like you. \nIf you get hacked, it used to be that you would know right away. Now, if you get hacked, they’ll stick around and study your behavior. They’ll learn how you talk, how you ask for thing, how you instruct staff in your business to perform certain tasks. \nFrom the outside looking in, all they see is an IP address. \nIt’s only once they get inside, they understand how big your business is. \nThey will imitate the CEO instructing the CFO to pay a certain bill. \n \nSteps you can take to protect your CPA Firm from Cyber Fraud\nThere are many steps you can take to reduce your risk of attack:\n Have an internal process to double-check new payments to new accountants.\nIf your employees are using their home machines, their are additional risk openings.\nSet up your software systems for “least privileges” - restrict their role\nYour biggest threat is your internal employees\n Accidental deletion or exposure of data\nMalicious exposure of data \nCyber Fraud insurance can protect you.\n \nWhen it comes to Cyber Security for CPA firms, where should I...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AZFvbY29RNsC20PTchqbqXsFoNMjM1040wmYivreg-g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZmE1/ODU2OWRkNzA4ZDQ2/ODg2YmEwYjYzNmEw/NjkzNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}