James Jumes
Common Social Engineering Cyber Attacks and Prevention Strategies
What Is Social Engineering & What Are the Risks? The human component of cybersecurity is the weakest link in protecting your organization against external threats. Recently, social engineering attacks have become the most prevalent type of threat within reported cyber breaches. Social engineering is a malicious activity in which bad actors produce items such as […]
SOC Report Approach & Timeline
This report highlights the approach, responsibilities and timeline for a three phase System and Organization Controls, SOC 2 Report. AAFCPAs has provided this resource in an effort to help management of service organizations better understand SOC examinations and how to prepare for a SOC 2 engagement.
Which SOC Report is Right for Your Organization
This infographic provides a brief overview of the main differences between SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3 reports. These insights will help ensure you are providing your management, customers, and prospective customers with the optimal levels of attestation without paying for more than you need to.
AAFCPAs to Lead System and Organization Controls (SOC) Reporting Forum for PrimeGlobal, National CPA Firm Association
AAFCPAs’ James Jumes, MBA, M. Ed has been selected to lead the North American System and Organization Controls (SOC) Reporting Special Interest Group (SIG) for PrimeGlobal, an international association of independent accounting firms. James is uniquely qualified to lead this national SIG, which will serve as a forum for peers to share their interpretations and implementations of […]
AAFCPAs Earns SOC for Cybersecurity Services Certificate
AAFCPAs’ Partners James Jumes, MBA, M.Ed. and Robin Kelley, CPA, CITP, CGMA, CSPM, CCSFP have earned the System and Organization Controls (SOC) for Cybersecurity Certificate issued by The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA). SOC for Cybersecurity is a new entity-wide cybersecurity audit that allows organizations to voluntarily report on their cybersecurity management programs […]
Are You Ready for GDPR? Broad Reaching User Data Regulations Take Effect May 2018
In 2016, the European Union (EU) approved the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is effective on May 25, 2018. These regulations are much broader reaching than US CAN-SPAM or the Canadian Anti Spam law, and while many view this legislation as a positive step for consumer protection, GDPR introduces new challenges for organizations who collect and process […]
AAFCPAs Urges Vigilance as Clients Respond to Uptick in Whaling Schemes, Cyber Threats
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that within the past two weeks, we have received two accounts from clients reporting their executives have been targeted by sophisticated whaling schemes requesting transfers of money. AAFCPAs would like to take this moment to remind you again of the critical importance of taking measures to protect against […]
Survey Shows CFOs Combat Talent and Data Challenges with Strategic Tech Investments
CPA Practice Advisor | One third of CFOs surveyed report human resource (talent) limitations and team bandwidth as the primary challenge in meeting the expectations of their CEO, according to a recent survey of financial executives by AAFCPAs. There is high demand for technical financial expertise, and that demand is only going to increase.
Data Backup & Recovery Plans Can Protect Your Organization from the Consequences of Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware is one of the most prevalent forms of malicious cyber-attacks facing businesses today. “The advent of new tools that wrap victims’ data with tough encryption technology, hard-to-trace digital currency like Bitcoin, and even online sites that offer to do the data ransoming in return for a piece of the action, have made this method […]