Accounting firm cybersecurity is a team sport; leadership and employees must work together to safeguard company and client data. What does this involve? Transforming your cybersecurity objective from delivering employee training to creating a cyber-aware company culture.
In such a firm, every person — from administrative assistants to partners — strives to accomplish comprehensive cybersecurity. This effort goes far beyond holding an educational event or sending out employee training manuals. It must foster daily awareness at all levels of the importance of safeguarding the firm’s clients and the actions required to make that happen.
Here are steps to take before and during Cybersecurity Awareness Month (held each October) to prevent internal and external security incidents:
Here’s the bottom line: Increasing your accounting firm’s cybersecurity is everyone’s job every day of the year, not just during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. However, use October to drive home your important cyber messages and engage employees in the challenging work of keeping firm and client personally identifiable information (PII) safe and secure.
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