For all companies, downtime related to IT is costly and frustrating. For Accountancy and Law firms that charge by the hour it's worse as you're getting hit twice. You still have to pay your staff but they can't work and therefore can't charge out to your clients. Every minute your team can’t access critical systems [...]
SIM swapping fraud is one of the fastest growing areas of cybercrime with reports doubling year on year, according to Action Fraud, the UK national reporting centre. What is SIM swapping? A SIM swapping attack involves a cybercriminal ‘stealing’ your mobile phone number by requesting a new SIM card (usually an e-SIM) from your [...]
The last couple of years have seen a significant increase in digital impersonation scams specifically targeting professional services, accountancy, and law firms, and their clients. These scams exploit human error and IT related vulnerabilities, and their impacts can be devastating, ranging from financial loss to reputational damage. Why Law and Accountancy Firms Are Prime [...]
‘Quishing’ is a relatively new form of cyber scam, which is based on the familiar ‘phishing’ technique but instead uses fake QR codes to trick victims into disclosing confidential details to waiting cyber criminals. Why are so many people falling victim to Quishing? In recent years QR codes have become prolific both in consumer [...]
Legal and Accountancy firms faced with difficulties in recruiting enough staff are increasing turning to technology to find efficiency and reduce the burden of their workload. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant tool, has been seen significant interest as its incorporated across the Microsoft office suite. With almost all workers using these applications, there [...]
Everyone knows that all online accounts should be protected by “Multi Factor Authentication”, known as multifactor authentication for short, or sometimes as 2FA which stands for “Two Factor Authentication”. It’s the simplest thing you can do to increase the security of your online accounts no matter which method you use. Recent studies indicate that [...]
Banks manage an enormous amount of highly sensitive personal data, making the ongoing sophistication and ever-increasing frequency of cyberattacks a serious consideration for the banking industry. Banks are also an especially attractive target for cyber criminals since they have an enormous amount of funds, enabling them to satisfy extortionate ransom demands. It is therefore [...]
Impressive advancements in technology are made daily, including an increase in the sophistication of cyber security threats. As cyber criminals continue to become more advanced in their approach, an ever-increasing challenge is posed to accounting firms in particular. To ensure client data is secure, it is essential that accounting firms are aware of the [...]
Imagine this… You wake up in the morning and your mobile phone is dead. It died during the night. Hardware can fail at any time and these amazing devices take a daily battering in pockets / bags / coats. Perhaps you woke up late because your alarm didn’t go off? If, like me, you [...]
Lots of changes have happened to the way we use IT over recent years, but one that most people will remember is the need to use multifactor authentication (or MFA as it has become known) when logging in to IT systems. It certainly made logging on to your IT when starting work more time [...]
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