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Cyber Security: Best Practices for CPA Firms 1 Credit 1 Credit

Cyber Security: Best Practices for CPA Firms 1 Credit 1 Credit

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    May, 2025

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    May, 2025

  • Subject Area

    Information Technology

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Learning Objectives

  • To discuss how remote working is potentially creating more opportunities for hackers and malware.
  • To analyze ransomware attacks.
  • To inspect how to avoid email hacker attacks.
  • To discuss loss prevention tips for disappearing client funds.
  • To investigate how to prevent hacker attacks on tax return preparation.

Course Overview

Cybercriminals have discovered that tax and accounting firms have a wealth of personal information stored on their local computer networks and that your office network is the weakest link in the chain of custody for a taxpayer’s most personal financial information. To put a finer point on it, in the era of COVID-19 social distancing rules, you are likely managing some or all of your business, and working from home or in a non-public-facing way.

Whether you work remotely or in the office, how do you secure your network? 

Securing your office systems in a local or wide area network environment is required for the retention of taxpayer data. Having a good, foundational understanding of your responsibility to secure your clients’ data and how cyber thieves operate is the best way to secure your data, and should let you sleep a little better at night!

A cybersecurity breach is very costly to both clients and the CPA firm. Forensic discovery, remediation, determination of exfiltration of data, reporting requirements, and cost of outside counsel to protect the CPA firm's litigation exposure will typically cost $70,000 to $300,000, in the experience of clients of the cybersecurity company of one of the authors. Cyber insurance can cover some of these costs but not nearly all of them.

Extortion based on client-sensitive or firm-sensitive data is the new twist to a breach. Such extortion attempts may threaten retaliatory disclosure of client or company data on the internet, the value of which may be over $2 million per incident in one author's company's client experience.

This CPE E-Book is designed for individuals who would like to obtain a basic understanding of cyber-security.

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Information Technology for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Information Technology for Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Information systems for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Information Technology for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Information Technology for Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Information Technology for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 1 CPE Eligible
Information systems for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Author

Top Tax Speaker | Jason Dinesen

Jason Dinesen EA

President, Dinesen Tax & Accounting, P.C.

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Jason Dinesen (LPA, EA) is an entrepreneur, tax expert, and CPE Presenter. Dinesen brings over 15 years of experience helping individuals and businesses with accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation, and business advisory in various industries. Dinesen is a regular CPE Presenter at MYCPE ONE. He has coached more than 200k+ accounting, taxes, and HR professionals on various topics of accounting, individual taxation, corporate taxation, and professional ethics. Jason has developed a strong following within the professional community for tax-related subjects. Dinesen is known for sharp tax interpretations, and he quickly brings his analysis of the latest tax updates and IRS guidance to the professional community.

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