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Survey Reveals 90% of UK Accountants Charge Between £126 to £400 for a Tax Return  

Accounting Insight

Accountants responded to 13 multiple-choice questions pertaining to pricing, AML compliance, and cybersecurity confidence. This said, in a landscape of cybersecurity threats, it’s essential for accountancy practices to adopt multi-factor authentication and conduct rigorous evaluations of technology suppliers.

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SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: What You Need to Know

Cherry Bekaert

New rules cover disclosure of cyber incidents on cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance by public companies On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements that were proposed in March 2022 to provide transparency and protection to investors.

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Phishing Attacks Continue To Find Fuel In A Global Pandemic

PYMNTS

Google issued a stark warning last week about the state of cybersecurity: Phishing attacks are on the rise and continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities resulting from the global pandemic. The warning coincided with separate reports related to Google and cybersecurity. Taking into account the estimated 30.2

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The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – Cybersecurity for High Net Worth Clients – Apr. 2024

CPA Practice

Hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss cybersecurity issues and strategies for managing high net worth clients. And he’s going to talk to us about the five cybersecurity risks for high net wealth individuals. The second aspect that we see is just not a sense of cybersecurity hygiene.

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Bitdefender: 40 Pct Of Pandemic-Themed Emails In First Half Of 2020 Were Spam

PYMNTS

Bitdefender said in its Mid-Year Threat Landscape Report 2020 that four out of 10 pandemic-themed emails in the first half of the year on average were tagged as spam. “As Bitdefender also said worldwide ransomware reports have surged by 715.08 percent year on year.

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Small Town Government, Big Time Cybercrime

PYMNTS

Below, PYMNTS examines some of the latest data behind the rise in government bodies being targeted in cyber and ransomware attacks — and the price tags with which these attacks come. . 460,000: the price tag for the Florida city of Lake City to regain control of its data and systems after its ransomware attack.

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What’s the Difference Between a Controller and a CFO?

Shay CPA

cybersecurity, fraud) Developing the company’s financial policies and processes Org chart differences On your company’s organizational chart, the CFO ranks higher than the controller. This is essentially an outsourced CFO, giving your company the advisory services it needs without the price tag of a full-time C-suite executive.