How a Security Assessment Benefits Los Angeles CPAs (SlideShare)

How a Security Assessment

Benefits Los Angeles CPAs

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An assessment will

provide your firm with:




• A roadmap to prepare

your network to mitigate

attacks from hackers,

malware, spyware, and

Denial of Service attacks

(DoS)




• An understanding of

practices and policies

that ensure your firm is

protected from internal

data loss events




• An understanding of

compliance requirements

for mandates




such as Payment Card

Industry Data Security

Standard (PCI DSS) or

Sarbanes-Oxley security

requirements




There are a number of formats

that security assessments

can take




1. Social Engineering Testing




Your employees may

unwittingly be exposing your

information, or pathways to it,

via social media




2. Vulnerability Assessments




A security professional

will review your network

perimeter, and ensure any

security gaps are identified

and documented




3. Penetration Testing




While a penetration test might

make you feel exposed or

vulnerable,




it’s best to have a white hat

hacker poking around your

network to identify potential

gaps




4. Risk Assessments




Your business changes year

to year, so analyzing potential

events about your firm’s

current financial and

organizational health is

a good practice




5. Security Policy Reviews




As much as fifty-two percent

of data loss results from

internal employees either

knowingly, or unwittingly

leaking your information




Bottom Line




Los Angeles CPA’s have

a lot on the line in terms of

protecting information from

being snagged by the

Pirates of the data world




Have you had a security

assessment that opened

your eyes to the potential

threats that could have

harmed your CPA practice?




Tell us about it in the

Comments section below


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