James Jumes
Installing Patches Immediately Helps Protect Your Organization from Cyber Vulnerabilities
Cyber criminals often exploit known or not yet known vulnerabilities of the Operating System and/or other critical systems, such as a web server or a database, in order to penetrate your network/systems. In the recent WannaCry attack, hackers exploited the Microsoft Windows Server Message Block protocol and encrypted data demanding ransomware. There was a patch […]
AAFCPAs Guidance in Response to Equifax Data Breach
As you may be aware, Equifax, one of the United States’ three major consumer credit reporting agencies has been breached, and personal information of approximately 143 million Americans has been compromised. Information, including: names, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s licenses, stored in Equifax’s databases have been stolen. Additionally, credit card numbers for […]
AAFCPAs releases 8-part educational podcast series, designed to help nonprofits thrive
AAFCPAs is excited to announce the release of our 8-part educational podcast series offering actionable takeaways for organizations to improve efficiency, effectiveness and performance controls. This collection of podcasts is the 2nd series of recordings from AAFCPAs’ Annual Nonprofit Educational Seminar. These podcasts, and accompanying introductory videos, feature full audio of thought-provoking sessions recorded on May 3rd, […]
Podcast: IT Security Update
Listen to Podcast Click here to listen to podcast or use the above media player. IT security requires continuous improvement, and organizations must stay vigilant, and learn & adapt over time. AAFCPAs’ IT security pros James Jumes provides an overview of threats of significant concern in 2017, and highlight critical security controls that assist in […]
Measures to Protect Against Malicious Ransomware
In the wake of the recent, global WannaCrypt ransomware attack, which crippled thousands of computers in more than 200,000 organizations and 150 countries, AAFCPAs would like to remind clients of the critical importance of taking measures to protect against malicious cyber-attack. What is ransomware and WannaCrypt? Ransomware is a malicious software that locks a device, […]
Cybersecurity for 2017: Empower Your People
Digital viruses and hackers are nothing new, but the severity and prominence of cyber attacks is growing. Is the impact of breaches greater? Or are there truly more breaches now than in the past? The answer is “yes” to both, as leaks and breaches were thrust into the spotlight during the recent election cycle. Hackers […]
Podcast: Cybersecurity & Fraud
Listen to Podcast Click here to listen to podcast or use the above media player. In this session, James Jumes, Partner, AAFCPAs Business & IT Advisory, warns of some of today’s most prevalent and damaging IT security risks and cyber threats, and provides advice on how organizations can take steps to protect themselves. James, joined […]
CEOs, CFOs Targeted by Cyber Whaling Schemes
As a reminder, AAFCPAs warns of sophisticated cyber phishing attacks directed specifically at senior executives and other high level targets within businesses and organizations. We have seen an uptick in the frequency of these types of attacks, called whaling schemes, where cyber criminals masquerade as a highly convincing business email which may appear to be sent […]
AAFCPAs Partner James Jumes to present at the IAPA International European Conference in Vienna on SOC Reporting
James Jumes, MBA, Partner & leader of AAFCPAs’ Business & IT Advisory Services practice, will present an educational workshop for the benefit of CPAs at the IAPA European Conference scheduled for June 4th, 2016 in Vienna, Austria. This technical forum is part of the IAPA Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Conference for IAPA member firms. IAPA is […]