Safeguarding Your Financial Firm: Essential Cybersecurity Practices for the Summer Season
Now that it is summertime, many accounting and financial professionals are taking well-deserved vacations. However, this period of relaxation can also present significant cybersecurity risks for your firm. Hackers are increasingly targeting businesses during holiday seasons and vacation periods, taking advantage of reduced staffing and potential lapses in security protocols. At ABL Computers, we understand […]
Navigating the DMARC Update 2024: Ensuring Email Compliance and Deliverability for Your Financial Firm
As a financial or accounting firm, your email communications are crucial for maintaining client relationships, exchanging sensitive information, and ensuring smooth business operations. With the recent DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) update that went into effect on April 1, 2024, it’s more important than ever to ensure your domain is compliant and your […]
4 Security Fixes for Your Accounting or Bookkeeping Firm
In the fast-evolving landscape of accounting and bookkeeping, where sensitive financial data is at the core of operations, ensuring robust security measures is paramount. The increasing sophistication of cyber threats demands proactive steps to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of financial information. Accounting and bookkeeping firms dealing with a vast amount of sensitive data must […]
Small Business Network Security: A Comprehensive Checklist
Each year, close to three-quarters of small businesses will suffer a cyberattack. Each cyberattack can end up costing substantially: in many cases, thousands of dollars that your company cannot afford to lose. However, effective network security can help reduce the risk of a data breach and protect your company’s vital data. We prepared a comprehensive […]
Navigating Cybersecurity Solutions: The Right Choices for Your Accounting Firm
Having adequate cybersecurity for your accounting firm is incredibly important. Not only do you want to reduce the risk to your business, but a breach in your system could divulge private client financial information, which could end in devastation for both your business and the people you’re serving. With the appropriate cybersecurity solutions for your […]
Security Compliance Tips for Property Management Companies
Property managers take care of residential or commercial properties on behalf of the investment owners. They schedule maintenance, source and support tenants, respond to service requests, as well as maintain a positive cash flow for each property. The business of property management, once entirely manual, had now smoothly transitioned into the digital world. Document management, […]
Cybersecurity for Small Business Owners: An Essential Guide
Every year, the cybersecurity needs of small business owners increase. The requirement to protect sensitive data combined with the growing landscape of hackers and malware means that due diligence now requires quite extensive security measures. Where small businesses once considered themselves too small to be viable targets, they now need more robust digital defenses than […]
Don’t Fall Victim to Cybersecurity Crimes During the Holidays
Hackers stay busy during the holiday season. Not only are more people distracted by the holiday season, which means that your accounting firm’s data may be unattended, but there may be more transactions moving through the system during this busy time of year. Security for accounting firms is critical at any time of the year, […]
Why Accountants Need a Written Information Security Policy (WISP): Protecting Your Firm from Major Fines and Lawsuits
In today’s digital world, accounting firms are entrusted with more sensitive client data than ever before. With the ever-present threat of data breaches and cyberattacks, having a comprehensive plan to keep this information secure is not just a good idea—it’s a necessity. This blog post is dedicated to shedding light on the critical importance of […]
Navigating Cybersecurity Solutions: The Right Choices for Your Growing Accounting Firm
How do we navigate cybersecurity solutions? There was a time when a few locks and an office safe were all an accounting firm needed to maintain secure records. Accountants have always prided themselves on maintaining the utmost security in order to assure clients that their finances are in good hands. Of course, the time of […]
