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Cybersecurity for 2017: Empower Your People

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 […]

CEOs, CFOs Targeted by Cyber Whaling Schemes

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 […]

Security Alert: NCCS Data Breach of Form 990 Online and e-Postcard Filing Systems

Security Alert: NCCS Data Breach of Form 990 Online and e-Postcard Filing Systems

Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) Alerts Users of Data Breach Users of the Form 990 Online and e-Postcard Filing Systems received an email today from the Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) informing its constituents of a data breach.  AAFCPAs has confirmed that this email is legitimate; NCCS’ 990 websites […]