tech and fintech

how tax practitioners became cybersecurity risks

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tax professionals are a hacker’s dream.  

by donny shimamoto, cpa, citp, cgma
on cybersecurity for accountants
center for accounting transformation

in 2015 the u.s. internal revenue service (irs) held its first security summit[i]. by creating a public-private partnership via the summit, the irs is seeking to protect more taxpayers and more tax dollars from tax-related identity theft.

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partners in the summit included the irs, state tax agencies and the private sector tax industry—for example, financial institutions, cybersecurity practitioners and tax practitioners.

the summit brought together people from the full value chain of tax compliance. taxpayers submit information to tax practitioners, who prepare the returns and submit them to the tax authorities.

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yes, ai writes better emails

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email taming and tracking tools with ai-powered writing help are here.

by beth ziesenis
app of the week

have you ever re-read a sent email and cringed because it came off snippy? sometimes, we lose perspective when we’re plowing through the day’s inbox.

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business etiquette, often labeled a “soft skill,” can be less hard using advances in ai technology.

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why the u.s. must act now to protect our online privacy

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lawmakers need to step up. don’t expect big tech to help.

by jonathan baron

i’m thankful for the european union. they watch out with much more diligence to protect privacy and do so with an eye to cybersecurity as well. but at least our regulators in the u.s. are fairly good, but slow, followers.

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i was reminded of this because the other day, i received my quarterly report from deleteme, which i use to periodically clean up my data being bought and sold without my knowledge on the open market. since our last report, my wife and i have had over 20 new third parties needing cleanup. unbelievable.

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how hacker-proof is your firm?

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thieves always build a better mousetrap, so stay vigilant.

by donny shimamoto, cpa, citp, cgma
on cybersecurity for accountants

in 2018, fraudsters posed as tax authorities and state accounting and tax professional associations. these were simple phishing attacks trying to get tax practitioners’ email usernames and passwords, allowing fraudsters to obtain client contact information and perform email-based password resets for other systems.

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the irs reported seeing threats specifically targeting preparers in illinois, iowa, new jersey and north carolina. additionally, the irs received reports tied to a canadian accounting association.[i]

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bluetooth getting its biggest update in years

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wireless is working toward more wonderful.

by rick richardson
technology this week

listen up if you want your headphones and speakers to produce better sound: bluetooth bandwidth will double within the next few years, according to the bluetooth special interest group (sig).

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in a briefing held via vimeo, the sig stated it intends to increase the wireless transmission protocol’s current capacity from about “4mbps to 6mbps – maybe up to 8mbps” and would begin investigating the 6ghz frequency range to enable speedier transmission.
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