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4 Ways to Turn Cyber Security Investments into Revenue

by Derek Marin | Dec 2, 2019 | Cyber Security, The Edge

Okay, the good news is that you’ve improved your firm’s cyber security posture. Smart! You’ve been proactive and this already puts you above the pack. But something isn’t sitting quite right. Yes, all of your data, including client and partner information, as...

3 Automation Opportunities for Accounting Firms

by Derek Marin | Nov 20, 2019 | The Edge

“How can we make the most of automation next year?” With the accounting firms we talk to, questions on “automation” continuously come up. Growing companies want to not only cut labor costs with automation, but perhaps more importantly, to reduce manual time on...

Top 3 Breach Types Affecting Small CPA Firms [Infographic]

by Derek Marin | Oct 15, 2019 | The Edge

Breach risk varies by industry, company size, and other factors. Unfortunately, CPA firms, especially smaller ones, are high-risk targets because of the valuable tax and SSN information hackers love to sell. So we dug into publicly available breach data that the...

Phishing Industry Benchmarking Study for Companies with Under 250 Employees

by Derek Marin | Sep 29, 2019 | The Edge

You’d be shocked at just how vulnerable we are to phishing attacks. The most eye-opening 2019 phishing statistic from the Verizon DBIR is out and should serve as a warning to CEOs, business leaders, and concerned employees alike. Phishing scams were the number one...

The State of Cyber Security in the Commonwealth

by Derek Marin | Sep 3, 2019 | The Edge

Executives of Massachusetts businesses should be vigilant when it comes to understanding the current cyber security threats. The question is no longer if your business will be breached, it’s when and how extensive the breach will be. According to the Commonwealth of...

3 Examples of IT Security Blunders

by Derek Marin | Jul 31, 2019 | The Edge

What surprises most businesses we work with is that after we finish our security assessment for them, we find that many of their vulnerabilities were traced back to their IT provider.How is this possible you ask? I mean, aren’t IT people the ones who understand...