In the early 2000s, as the business world began to return to a more normal mode of operations after the events of September 11, 2001,…
In the early 2000s, as the business world began to return to a more normal mode of operations after the events of September 11, 2001,…
It was a bellwether year for cyber-crime worldwide in 2019. As a patchwork of new regulations began to emerge in the United States and the…
When Is a Business ‘Shielded’ from Financial Harm?
Impending New York State Law Imposes Stringent Requirements
I recently had a conversation with a prospective client about cybersecurity readiness. The client is a law practice, owned and run by a member of…
In a recent article “Who’s to Blame for Ransomware Attacks—Beyond the Attackers?” (SearchSecurity, July 2019, http://bit.ly/38txRda), Kevin McDonald of Avalka Networks discussed the issue of responsibility…
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Herman Wouk wrote, “The will not to believe. It is simple human nature. When the mind cannot grasp or face up to…
The previous installment of this column discussed what to do when a cyberattack inevitably occurs, including how to react if a client's organization (or a…
A call comes in from the helpdesk: A user reports that she has a red screen on her desktop asking for a cryptocurrency payment and…
Bill Burr, the author of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) password standards in 2003 (NIST SP 800-63), conceded in an interview with The…
The origins of cloud computing go back more than 20 years, with the first reference appearing in a 1996 internal Compaq document (Antonio Regalado, “Who…
A previous column discussed the value of data, how it is monetized by bad actors, and how executives typically do not understand the answer to…
Around the globe, cybercrime cost society over $3 trillion in 2018, and this cost is forecast to rise to $6 trillion by 2021 (“Cybercrime Damages…
The Changing Regulatory Climate on Privacy
What CPAs Need to Know about 23 NYCRR 500 and the CCPA
Over the last two years, the states of California and New York issued new regulations regarding data privacy and cybersecurity. Both rules will have far…
Where The Money Is
Doing What’s Right for the Profession
Editor's note: This month, we introduce a new column dedicated to the current state of cybersecurity and how cybercrime affects CPAs and auditors. Each installment will…