Accountants, CPA firms, tax preparers, and bookkeeping services are all high-value targets for cyberattacks like ransomware attacks or phishing attacks. We’re seeing more accounting firm data breaches each year, but those are only the ones published in the news; most probably slip under the radar. So, in today’s blog, we’ll go over the top cybersecurity […]
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An estimated 3.4 billion spam emails are sent every day, making phishing the most common form of cybercrime. A lot of businesses still fall victim to phishing attacks, but more are becoming vigilant about them. Yet, just as they are evolving, so too are attackers. Cybercriminals are now conducting phishing through website forms. Those “contact
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In the last few decades, cybercrime have evolved rapidly. As it stands today, we are seeing cybercrime function more as a subscription economy, with hacking tools now being licensed, updated, and supported like commercial software. Cyber criminals are allowing for scalable, on-demand services that make it easy for those with little technical knowledge to be
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A recent data loss incident involving an AI coding agent is drawing widespread attention for all of the wrong reasons. A startup using an AI coding agent had its entire database deleted in just 9 seconds. According to their founder, the issue led to more than 30 hours of disruption, forcing the business to manually
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Browser extensions in enterprise environments are used by 99% of all employees, with half having at least 10 installed. While these extensions can be used to improve efficiency, there is a growing number of malicious browser extensions that can pose a malware risk for users. These fake browser extensions may look normal, but in reality,
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Some businesses believe that security problems are caused solely by hackers, malware, or bad actors on the outside. Zero trust security is sometimes unheard of. In reality, many security incidents start with something much simpler: trusted access being abused. Forbes estimates that over 74% of data breaches start with privileged credential abuse, often caused by
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Cybersecurity is one of the biggest risks facing businesses today, yet many organizations still approach it the wrong way. According to Cyberdefense, half of IT directors at global enterprises predict cybercrime will exceed $15 trillion in costs by 2020. This may indicate why we’re seeing a trend of organizations outsourcing IT and cybersecurity services. Companies
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Financial fraud is evolving at a pace most organizations are not prepared for. What was once a manual, time-intensive activity has become a highly automated and scalable operation. According to INTERPOL, AI fraud is now 4.5 times more profitable than traditional cybercrime methods. This shift is not just about new tools. It represents a complete
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St. Patrick’s Day celebrates luck, four-leaf clovers, and the hope of finding a pot of gold. But when it comes to business cybersecurity, luck is not a smart strategy. Half of IT Directors at global enterprises predict that cybercrime will surpass $15 trillion in costs by 2030. Cyberattacks are more common than ever before, so
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The majority of all cyberattacks rely on some form of user interaction. A victim may click a malicious link or download an infected file from a phishing email. However, there are cyberattacks that require no action at all. These are known as a zero click exploit. Instead of a user interacting with malicious content, a
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