Be Cyber Smart: decrease risks and protect yourself online

Now in its 18th year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October) continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our Nation so Americans can take the steps they need to be safer and more secure online.

To decrease cybersecurity risks and protect yourself online, AAFCPAs offers cybersecurity technical and non-technical resources to help you and your business improve your cybersecurity posture. These tools are not only valuable during Cybersecurity Awareness Month but throughout the year.

Access AAFCPAs’ Cybersecurity Resources:

• IT & Cybersecurity HealthCheck – This 360-degree checklist is designed to assist clients in surfacing, understanding, and managing priority IT risks that may be mitigated to better secure your organization’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Electronic Health Records (HER), client records, proprietary information, and/or other sensitive data. Clients are encouraged to utilize this resource in discussions with your IT services group and as part of a more comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management Program.
• eBook: Best Practices for Reducing IT & Cyber Risks – AAFCPAs’ IT Security professionals outline the most prevalent risks and share critical security measures to mitigate these risks.
• Videos: AAFCPAs’ Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Mr. Anderson, shares strategies bad actors use to gain access to sensitive information.
• Eye on Cyber: A Day in the Life of an Ethical Hacker – In this instructive podcast, AAFCPAs’ IT Security professionals James Jumes and Vassilis Kontoglis go behind the disguise with our in-house Certified Ethical Hacker, who reveals a day in the life of an Ethical Hacker. We review some of the covert tricks and techniques he uses! Additionally, we review the key cyber risk categories that are part of comprehensive Cyber Risk Assessments, as well as best practice recommendations to immediately enhance your cybersecurity posture.

AAFCPAs reminds clients to #BeCyberSmart. AAFCPAs assist clients in reducing their cybersecurity risks and protecting themselves online.

These insights were contributed by James Jumes Partner, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Vassilis Kontoglis, Partner, AI Digital Transformation & Security.

Questions? Reach out to our authors directly or your AAFCPAs partner.