Cyber security
Cyber security
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The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it was able to transition most of its e-Services user applications to a new platform over the weekend, although it reiterated its warning Friday of delays in moving to new authentication technology.
October 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service has not been able to upgrade its online e-Services applications to a more secure authentication method, the IRS admitted Friday.
October 27 -
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will be looking out for some major risk areas at audit firms in the months ahead.
October 16 -
The Internal Revenue Service has suspended its $7.25 million contract with Equifax after the company admitted to finding a malware link on its website on the heels of a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 146 million people in the U.S.
October 16 -
Efficiencies could have freed up $67 million in tech spending, a TIGTA study finds.
October 13 -
The IRS is warning of yet another dangerous phishing scheme.
October 12 -
The Internal Revenue Service issued a new warning Tuesday to users of its online e-Services cautioning them to beware of a new phishing scam that attempts to trick tax professionals into “signing” a new e-Services user agreement.
October 10 -
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee said they were “taken aback” to find out the Internal Revenue Service has recently signed a $7.25 million contract with Equifax for verifying taxpayer identities after the company admitted to a massive data breach exposing the personal information of approximately half of all Americans.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that the hackers who broke into its corporate filing system last year accessed two people’s personal information, a change from the agency’s previous assessment that it didn’t believe such data had been compromised.
October 3 -
Accounting Today presents in its 2017 Malpractice Insurance Guide
October 2 -
Following record results that flagged the growth of its cyber-security business, the Big Four firm revealed that it has been successfully targeted by hackers who accessed data from an internal email platform.
September 25 -
The recently disclosed breach came from the commission's test filing system.
September 22 -
The commission has been aware of the breach since 2016.
September 21 -
While tax season is a period rife with hacking attempts, cybercriminals don’t take any time off. Accountants have to be vigilant with safety year-round, says cybersecurity expert Kevin O’Brien.
September 11 -
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September 7 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Computer Security Incident Response Center is preventing some cybersecurity violations, but could use some improvements, according to a new report.
August 31 -
The ACA vs. indoor tanning; bitcoin on the radar; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
August 30 -
The Internal Revenue Service sent an urgent warning Monday about a new phishing scheme in which a scam email purporting to originate from the IRS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is actually part of a ransomware effort to take computer information hostage.
August 28 -
One of the most important sources of protection? The humble engagement letter.
August 28 -
Hilderbrand & Clark, a CPA firm based in San Ramon, Calif., disclosed it detected unauthorized access to its computer systems from abroad while filing tax returns.
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