Network Security For Accounting Firms

We’ve written an article before about how to protect your non-cloud assets. In it, we emphasised how Network Security is one of the key non-cloud assets that Accounting firms need to protect. In a more in-depth look at how to make sure your firm is working with a secure network, we present our 5 tips […] Read more

The ‘Fake Illustrator’ Copyright Infringement Scam

Emails are the number one security risk for accountants and are a prime target for hackers. Hackers target emails as they’re the easiest systems to attack and contain the most sensitive data for a firm. Using an automation system, hackers can send out almost a thousand emails within a short second, meaning it’s no surprise that inboxes and junk folders are full of spam daily.    Most […] Read more

7 Ways To Secure Your Firm From Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks

Have you ever heard of Business Email Compromise? It’s a scam not unlike phishing. But while phishing scams can now be easily spotted because of tell-tale red flags in phishing emails, BEC schemes rely on looking like human activity. These schemes typically get control of an email  account and then requests for a bank transfer or […] Read more

Keeping On Top Of Mobile Device Security

2020 has been a year of change, the most notable being the work from home revolution that the COVID-19 pandemic brought about. Businesses that operated on a 9-5, 5 days a week in the office had to shift gears and consider remote work options in order to keep processes running smoothly while keeping team members […] Read more

10 Work From Home Tips by Practice Protect

In the wake of COVID-19 disrupting the normal 9-5 and team members reporting to the office, most firms have gone the remote work route. While some firms have already had remote work or work from home options before, most have never done this before.   Working from home opens up team members to risk, as they’re […] Read more

Common Scams During The COVID-19 Period

Over $3,360,000 have been lost since the outbreak of COVID-19 (Scamwatch, 2020).  The ‘new normal’ brought many challenges with it, and scammers and cyber criminals took full advantage of this new state of living.   Here are the most common scams we have seen in the past 6 months: Superannuation Scam In April, scammers took full […] Read more
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