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…

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…

Monitoring Risk in Financial Reporting

Regulators Look Closer at Cybersecurity, Sustainability, and Governance
August 2019 0

The 18th Annual Financial Reporting Conference, hosted by Baruch College this past May 2, once again brought together regulators, standards setters, preparers, auditors, and users…

Where The Money Is

Doing What’s Right for the Profession
March 2019 0

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…

The Taxation of Cryptocurrency

Virtual Transactions Bring Real-Life Tax Implications
January 2019 0

Bitcoin and several rival forms of cryptocurrency experienced record-breaking growth in recent years, leaving many investors and their CPAs grappling with uncertainty and surprise during…