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Coronavirus: Why Small Businesses Still Need to Prioritize Security [Infographic]
It’s overwhelming. Social distancing, guarding against the deadly coronavirus, stocking up on enough food for a potential lockdown … all the while trying to keep a small business afloat during one of the strangest and most uncertain periods of the last 100 years. Of...
A Tale of Two Phishing Attacks: A(nother) Case for DUO
This post was written by Natalie K. Bowen, client success manager at Right Networks Recently, a user at a firm was the unfortunate victim of yet another phishing attack. In this case, the experience serves as an example of why DUO is a must for your firm. If the firm...
Coronavirus: Why CPA Firms Need to Move Operations to the Cloud
Remote work from a virtual office is likely to be the new normal for a while, as some experts are now predicting a total lockdown of American life that could last for three months. A lockdown would involve measures much more severe than just school closures...
Coronavirus: Remote Work from Virtual Offices Could Go on for Months or Longer
Accounting firms and other types of small businesses face different kinds of challenges every day, but right now they’re both having to prioritize one initiative: enabling employees to work from home. Remote work from a virtual office is likely to be the new normal...
How Advanced Cloud Security Saved CPA Firms from Damage from Unknown Malware
It’s a simple enough scenario: a customer sends the owner of a small business an email asking for a referral to a CPA firm. The business owner cheerfully forwards the email to the CPA, who contacts the new client and receives a common file that ostensibly contains the...
Coronavirus: Email Scammers Look to Capitalize on Panic
This post was written by Brian Rae, director of IT/security at Right Networks As if the trial of being shut in at home and worrying about friends and family weren’t enough, all sorts of bad actors are trying to use email scams to capitalize on confusion and fear...
Why Coronavirus Might Be the Best Reason Yet to Move to the Cloud
It’s hard to say at this point whether the building global panic surrounding COVID-19 coronavirus is justified, but one thing is certain: the disease is changing the lives of millions, possibly billions, of people. And as the disease makes it way into the US, it is...
Protect Your Business Against A Ransomware Attack
The One, Major, Biggest, Absolute Thing You Must Do To Protect Your Business Against A Ransomware Attack By now if you're running a business - big or small - you're well aware of ransomware. You've heard of the airports, transportation systems, utilities and hotels...
Coronavirus: Is Your Firm Prepared for a Pandemic?
Natural disasters and cybersecurity concerns have pushed most firms to develop a disaster response plan in the event of a catastrophic office or systems loss, but few have considered the potential impact of a massive influenza (flu) outbreak, such as the current...
Postcards From the Road – CPA Consultants Alliance
The CPA Consultants Alliance held their annual working group meeting this week in Scottsdale, Arizona where they swarmed around solutions regarding the transformation of the Accounting Profession towards Client Advisory Services. The group is made up of sixteen of the...
The Right Byte – Expand Your Monitor Screen Real Estate
On this episode of The Right Byte, Roman Kepczyk discusses why it is necessary to expand your monitor screen real estate. Roman explains the need for a large monitor to display all documents on one screen to work efficiently and increase productivity. To hear about...
The Right Byte – Don’t Get Locked Into a Long Term Copier Lease
On this episode of The Right Byte, Roman Kepczyk discusses how firms should beware of getting locked into a long term copier lease. To gain a better understanding of why a duplicator might not be necessary for your firm, click here to watch this episode of The Right...
Postcards From the Road – Consumer Electronics Show
We’ve sent Roman Kepczyk our Director of Firm Technology Strategy to the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to experience the latest advancements in consumer technology that will be making their way into both our homes and offices. “2020 is the Data...
The Right Byte – Protecting Taxpayer Data
On this episode of The Right Byte, Roman Kepczyk explains that protecting taxpayer data is the law. Roman discusses five checkpoints that can keep your business compliant with the law and remain secure while protecting your clients' data. Click here to check out this...
The Right Byte – Microsoft Windows 7 Security Update
On this episode of The Right Byte, Roman Kepczyk explains the impact your firm could face once Microsoft no longer provides security updates for Windows 7 after January 14, 2020. Without these security updates, hackers could access your network and compromise your...
Tax Security: It’s the Law!
Most CPAs are aware they have a fiduciary responsibility to protect the client information they have been entrusted with, but many do not realize that it is a legal requirement. According to IRS Publication 4557 Safeguarding Taxpayer Data, “protecting taxpayer data is...
Postcards from the Road – Digital CPA Conference 2019
CAS Transformation Featured at 2019 Digital CPA Conference Roman Kepczyk, Right Networks’ Director of Firm Technology Strategy spent December 6-9 immersed in the top trends and technologies being presented at Digital CPA. “Our profession is going through a...
The Right Byte – Technologies for Working Outside the Office
On this episode of The Right Byte, Gene Marks highlights which technologies are crucial for working outside the office! Marks advises always having a good data connection and a good cloud-based system. Check out how you can best stay connected by watching this episode...
