Risk Advisory
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 […]
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 […]
AAFCPAs to Present Workshop on Anticipating Fraud for Charter Schools
Leaders in AAFCPAs’ Education Practice, John Buckley, CPA, CGMA, and Nichole Reilly, CPA, will present an educational webinar: Is Fraud Preventable? Safeguard Your Charter Public School’s Fiscal Operations in collaboration with the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association (MCPSA) on June 3rd, 2021. This session is open to board members, school leaders, and CFO/COOs. Recent events […]
High-Profile Charter School Fraud: Lessons Learned
As you may now be aware, the Charter School community was shocked by recent news that Democracy Prep founder Seth Andrew was charged with stealing school funds. Andrew is a key figure in the rise of charter schools in New York and he went on to work as an education adviser to the Obama administration. […]
Leet, Kontoglis Promoted to Directors, Business Process & IT Consulting
AAFCPAs (Westborough, Boston, Wellesley, and Waltham) happily announces the following promotions to support the continued growth of the firm’s Business Process & IT Consulting practice. Promotions Robyn Leet (left) has been promoted to AAFCPAs’ Director, Business Process Assessments & Attestations. She is a solution-oriented, business process improvement architect & strategist with broad expertise in identifying […]
Download Checklist: IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck
AAFCPAs designed this comprehensive IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck to assist clients in surfacing, understanding, and managing priority IT risks that may be mitigated to better secure your organization’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII), client records, proprietary information, and/or other sensitive data. Clients are encouraged to utilize this resource in discussions with your IT services group and as part […]
Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning
AAFCPAs would like to make education clients aware that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have assessed that malicious cyber actors are targeting kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational institutions, leading to ransomware attacks, the theft of data, and […]
AAFCPAs’ Mr. Anderson Earns Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect Professional Credential
AAFCPAs’ “white hat” Certified Ethical Hacker and business continuity advisor, Mr. Anderson has been awarded the Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect Professional (AWS CSAP) certification. Mr. Anderson was awarded the AWS CSAP certification in recognition of his demonstrated knowledge selecting, managing, and configuring services on Amazon Web Services. Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary […]
Secure Your IT Infrastructure & Create Resiliency
IT infrastructure is the combination of hardware, software, communications, data centers/hosting services, and human resources that allows an organization to deliver information technology services to its constituent communities. IT resiliency refers to an organization’s ability to avoid or minimize business disruption when the IT infrastructure is challenged by planned or unplanned events, such as the […]