Data security

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, in two reports, critiqued the IRS on cybersecurity for both its data warehouse and its cloud infrastructure.

Tax targets; getting creative; one SALT workaround; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Schellman forms new advisory board; New partnership lets Xero users send data to Caseware; Fortanix announces full disc encryption; and other accounting technology stories.

The Internal Revenue Service and its partners have identified half a dozen steps for safeguarding taxpayer information.

It's time to change our outlook and embrace the advancements in performing SOC 2 audits to fully realize the incredible amount of value and competitive advantage the service can provide.

A new template for a 'Written Information Security Plan' is available for practitioners to meet their mandate.

High-income backdown; Direct File collision; the vaping excise mess; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Social engineering raises some serious questions about data protection and compliance of accounting firms.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning to tax professionals to be on guard against the identity thieves who are targeting them and their clients.

Plus, Solix Technologies touts enterprise-grade document management on a budget; and other accounting technology news.

A coalition of accounting educators and tech leaders released a generative AI governance framework as a starting point for organizations.

After 500 internal penetration tests conducted from 2021-2023, RSM professionals found only 1.6% of organizations had no vulnerabilities at all. Most had around eight.

Automation has led to specialized solutions taking on more features to create powerful combos of capacities, but firms must also keep security in mind.

Extreme and outlandish; General nonsense; tat's all, folks; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Corporate Transparency Act, ostensibly meant to address scams and other crimes, has ironically opened the door to new kinds of scams directed at small-business owners.

In advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Internal Revenue Service is highlighting how criminals target older citizens.

Cybercriminals are constantly devising new ways to infiltrate your systems, putting your client's confidential information at risk.

The amount of time that identity theft victims have to wait for tax refunds has increased as the Internal Revenue Service has shifted priorities, with some waiting nearly two years.

Given the financial and reputational repercussions, accounting firms must look for advanced solutions to stay ahead of cybercriminals. One is opting for managed security services.