James Jumes
Posts by James Jumes
2023
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07.21
SOC Report 2022 Revised Points of Focus
In late 2022, the AICPA updated its guidance on performing System and Organization Controls (SOC) attestations with revised points of focus that offer enhanced context for meeting the criteria in your report. Organizations and their auditors should be aware of the updates and go through an exercise to actively incorporate these revised points of focus […]
2022
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09.06
The Most Pressing Data Use Challenges for CFOs
AAFCPAs’ 2021 CFO Survey disclosed results on the most pressing challenges CFOs face in connection to data use. We asked CFOs: What is your primary business or opportunity cost for not leveraging data? Respondents reported the lack of visibility / less informed decision-making due to not leveraging data as being the most challenging for their […]
2022
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05.16
Cybersecurity Update
In the rapidly evolving threat landscape of cybercrime, reactive or one-off measures may not be sufficient to secure your organization’s systems and data. Sophisticated organizations are moving toward managed cybersecurity services that include cloud security and data security protection across network, servers, applications, users, and secondary devices. In this webcast, recorded April 2022, AAFCPAs’ IT […]
2022
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05.02
The Role of Data is essential for CFOs
AAFCPAs’ recent CFO Survey revealed that having access to more data is undoubtfully essential but not new to CFOs. It is now more routine than anything else. What is next on their radar is understanding how to fully utilize it in a way that crosses over traditional boundaries of pure accounting. The pandemic brought this […]
2022
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03.29
Live Session: Cybersecurity, April 27
AAFCPAs’ Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar is Virtual Again in 2022! AAFCPAs is offering a full day of educational content (9am – 3pm) designed to educate, challenge, and inspire nonprofit professionals! As a client and/or friend of AAFCPAs, your registration is complimentary. Reserve your seat.>> Featured Session: Cybersecurity (9:50am – 10:20am) In the rapidly evolving threat […]
2022
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03.10
Cyberthreats Related to Russia/Ukraine Conflict
AAFCPAs reminds clients to anticipate cyberthreats as the Russia/Ukraine crisis continues to escalate. “The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a warning of the risk of Russian cyberattacks spilling over onto U.S. networks, which follows previous CISA warnings on the risks posed by Russian cyberattacks for U.S. critical infrastructure,” reported Harvard Business […]
2021
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10.18
Cybersecurity: Tools & Strategies to Protect Yourself and Your Family
October is cybersecurity awareness month in the United States. Breaches continue to affect various aspects of our increasingly connected world: from fortune 500 companies to large municipalities and public utilities. AAFCPAs urges clients to remain vigilant and to consider the following tools and strategies to protect yourself and your family: Access Your Credit Report The […]
2021
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10.12
IT Execs Must Balance Security with Productivity
COVID-19 has challenged businesses to think about operations in a new way, and in many cases, your IT specialists may be supporting employees for the first time ever that were never intended or conceived to be remote or fully remote. This shift in the way we work has created competing interests for IT departments, who […]
2021
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10.01
Be Cyber Smart: decrease risks and protect yourself online
Now in its 18th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation so Americans can take the steps they need to be safer and more secure online. To decrease cybersecurity risks and protect yourself online, AAFCPAs offers cybersecurity technical and non-technical resources to help you and […]
2021
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09.29
How CFOs Plan to Use Data
CFOs are ready for change when it comes to how they use data. An AAFCPAs survey of 200+ New England financial executives revealed they are seeking better ways to predict what is coming, in addition to the age-old practice of analyzing what has been. Their challenge lies in solving for people, process, and system limitations.