Data security

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation to combat tax refund theft by identity thieves.

Tools for protecting your clients’ information are all around you

Bill O'Connell of ADP talks about how accountants can help their business clients protect their computer security, in an interview with Dan Hood of Accounting Today.

With the increasing reliance on technology for filing tax returns, is the federal government taking the necessary measures to protect personal information?

EY and EMC announced a strategic alliance to provide clients with tools and service offerings for their strategic initiatives and technology implementations.

Many Americans are willing to delay receiving their tax refunds for up to two months if it would provide the IRS time to combat identity fraud, according to a new survey.

Nearly three out of four organizations now include cybersecurity risks in their internal audits, a big jump from last year, according to a new survey.

Stephen Vono of NAPLIA discusses in this video why accountants should pay more attention to cybersecurity and how to get clients and other members of the firm involved in protecting their business.

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that an investigation into last year’s data breach in the online Get Transcript application revealed it affected hundreds of thousands more taxpayers than originally believed.

High tax rates and cybersecurity are among the most pressing concerns of CFOs at technology companies, according to a new survey by BDO USA.

Six of 13 IRS-approved free e-filing services Web sites failed in taking steps to help protect consumers from fraudulent and malicious e-mail, according to a recent audit.

Cyber liability has moved to the forefront of hazards facing the CPA profession, according to industry experts.

Cybercrime is becoming too pervasive for accountants to ignore, according to a new report from the Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to fix a security vulnerability that makes it all too easy to get an Electronic Filing PIN used by tax preparers.

The Internal Revenue Service warned Thursday it has seen a fourfold surge this tax season in email phishing and malware incidents, targeting consumers and the tax industry.

The IRS urged tax professionals in an email Wednesday to verify their Electronic Filing Identification Number activity to safeguard against tax fraud.

Internal audit practitioners are facing new demands for improving cybersecurity and communicating the risks of cyberattacks to their organizations, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday evening that it recently identified and halted an automated attack upon its Electronic Filing PIN application on IRS.gov.

The Internal Revenue Service still hasn’t said what caused some of its systems to shut down last Wednesday, but the agency’s processing functions—including e-filing—were restored by last Thursday evening.

Tax pros and their clients are putting themselves at risk, because e-mail is not secure.