A Checklist For Accounting Firm Data Protection

Data protection is always important, and that includes the small accounting practice.

The constant onslaught of ransomware and cybersecurity breach headlines has made many CPAs numb to these threats. Most have relegated the responsibility of protecting the firm to their internal IT personnel or to an external IT provider with the assumption that it is “being handled.” Knowing which precautions to focus on can be confusing.

Work through this easy 10-point checklist, and you'll know whether you're doing what you can to avoid the most common areas of risk.

Covering all the essentials from Multi-Factor Authentication to managing admin privileges, this guide will give you the peace of mind you need to rest easy at night knowing your data is safe and secure.