The latest statistics clearly show the IRS and the tax industry at large are succeeding against identity thieves and fraudsters.…
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It’s the new normal: All of us in the income tax industry have to be aware that somewhere, at any time, there may be someone out in cyberspace who is actively trying to steal the confidential data of our clients and our businesses.…
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It’s called “spear phishing,” and, once again, it’s headed for an email in-box near you.…
Drake Software has long been a leader in the income tax industry. Now that influence is expanding into the national fight against tax-related identity theft.…
Over the past months, we’ve shared a lot of information with you about how best to defend your office from a data breach or some other security incident. But what happens if the unthinkable happens. You know – someone gains access to your personal, professional or client data; someone who stole it. Then what?…
Apparently the Internal Revenue Service and tax professionals aren’t the only ones getting ready for income tax season. Scammers and identity thieves are getting busy as well, hitting taxpayers – and…
It always seems to happen when you’ve just settled down for dinner. You get a phone call out of the blue and the man on the other end of the line says he’s Agent Such-and-Such from the Internal Revenue Service, Badge number something-or-Other.…
America’s income tax professionals are being enlisted into a growing force of industry partners who are focused like never before on protecting their financial information – and that of their customers.…
Read more about Tax Professionals May Be the Next Ground Zero in Cybersecurity Battle
Every day, taxpayers fall victim to scams through emails, websites, texts or phone calls and turn over data thinking they’re dealing with an official agency or business. But that email, web page, text, or call is a “spoof,” a fake that only appears to be the real thing.…
Drake has joined with the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and income tax industry partners to highlight National Tax Security Awareness Week this week. And we start just where you should start – by looking at your passwords and how to make them stronger.…
Read more about Stopping the Barbarians at the Gates: Password Tips
