For businesses with 15–150 employees with small or no IT staff.
For businesses with 150–5,000 employees who need to fill gaps or are looking for help.
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Working from home is not going anywhere. In fact, research shows that post-pandemic 42% of employees who worked strictly from a company-based location will not return to the office. Do you know how this will impact your business? Learn more about the tools needed to protect your client data and improve employee productivity.
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For businesses with 15–150 employees with small or no IT staff.
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Check out the latest happenings in the world of IT from our Locknet® experts. In this issue, we highlight some topics your organization should be aware of to minimize risks. Specifically, mitigating insider threats to your security and the risks of hanging on to legacy data.
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As if tax season isn’t stressful enough, urgent warnings are going out from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on several hacker tax scams that could put your business or you personally in financial jeopardy. The IRS says versions of this scam are evolving and thousands of taxpayers have already been targeted.
Unlike previous scams, these look legitimate, causing the IRS to deposit money in taxpayer bank accounts based on the filing of the fraudulent tax returns.
Cybercriminal phishing plots and other schemes are being used to steal client data like income, dependents, credits, and deductions from tax professionals.
Here’s how it’s done.
If you’ve been scammed, the protection of your sensitive information requires doing some ‘clean-up’ with your financial institutions. They may need to close your accounts. You should also immediately inform your tax preparer. And for the future, keep in mind, the IRS will NEVER initiate contact by phone or email to talk about your account. Any unsolicited calls from the IRS should be considered a scam.
Ben Franklin said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” He could never have imagined the Internet, nor the crime that has come with it. Today we can amend his quote to say, “death, taxes, and cybercrime.” Unsecured data can be devastating to any small business.
Many are turning to managed security providers for help. These cybercrime experts are security architects, analysts, tactical planners, and first responders—and nimble enough to straddle both business and the technical. Having layers of cybersecurity expertise is the most effective way to hold back cybercrime. Old Ben had another bit of wisdom, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” and it may also be the best way to protect your businesses from cybercrime.
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