Interview, Trusted Professional, Feb. 2016
Just because you’re a small firm, don’t assume that cybercriminals won’t notice you. Yigal Rechtman, an expert in IT audits, said this all-too-common mindset amounts to nothing more than “security by obscurity,” which really isn’t that secure at all. Speaking at the NYSSCPA’s Business and Industry Conference last October, Rechtman warned his audience that professionals such as doctors, lawyers and, yes, CPAs, are “ripe targets” for cybercriminals. All too often, said Rechtman, small practitioners believe, “We’re too small—no one is going to attack us.” However, he noted that cyberattacks on small entities have become a rising trend. So, even if you run a small, local firm, “we no longer have this privilege” of ignoring the proper management of cybersecurity risks. T here have already been breaches reported by f irms with as few as two professionals, and Rechtman believes there will be many more in the future.
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