Cyber Security
2023
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08.02
Cyrillic Characters Used in Cyber Attacks
Recent reports show hackers substituting Roman alphabet with Cyrillic alphabet characters to deceive recipients. In their article “Real or Imposter? Everything You Need to Know About ‘Homoglyph’ Phishing”, CISO MAG describes this tactic, known as The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) homoglyph attack, as “a deception technique that uses homoglyphs or homographs, in which an attacker […]
2023
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05.31
AAFCPAs Recommends Common Sense Precautions After Spoofed Email
AAFCPAs was recently informed that one of its email accounts had been spoofed, i.e., an outside party impersonated the company while sending spam. Consequently, some individuals may have received an email that appeared authentic but contained inappropriate or spam-like content or promoted products or services that we do not sell. We want to assure you […]
2022
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12.14
SOC 2 Meets Death Master File Certification Requirements
The System and Organization Controls (SOC) framework may be mapped to achieve requirements of the National Technical Information Service’s (NTIS) Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) certification. When choosing SOC 2 to achieve your LADMF certification, businesses may also benefit from the marketing value of their SOC 2 attestation, which demonstrates your commitment to access […]
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 […]
2022
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01.05
2021 Round-up: AAFCPAs’ Top 7 Most-Read Content
How can we do more with less? Over the past year, AAFCPAs published a wide array of alerts & insights that explore topics ranging from compliance, to productivity & business intelligence, to data security. In this end-of-year roundup, we share key insights and trends from our most-read content of 2021: Tax Planning Guides for Businesses […]
2021
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10.29
Meet Mr. Anderson, AAFCPAs’ Certified Ethical Hacker
AAFCPAs’ reminds clients that October is cybersecurity awareness month in the United States. AAFCPAs performs Information Technology (IT)/Cyber Security Assessments which help clients identify risks from the use of technology that could potentially cause information loss and/or financial and reputational harm to your organization. Our assessments include Vulnerability & Penetration testing performed by Mr. Anderson, […]
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 […]