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Latest articles, insights, and updates from the blog.
Cybersecurity Company vs MSP: Why They're Not the Same
Cybersecurity companies and MSPs serve different functions. Learn which your business needs for real security, compliance, and breach protection.
Best Cloud Services for Tax Professionals
Learn how to evaluate cloud hosting for tax professionals, including MFA, vendor evidence, backups, tax application hosting, and WISP documentation.
EFIN Security Requirements: Protect Your Filing ID
EFIN security requirements for tax preparers: MFA, encrypted storage, weekly monitoring. Protect your filing ID from theft and IRS revocation in 2026.
IRS WISP Example: Build Your Tax Firm's Security Plan
See a real IRS WISP example with sample policy language for all nine required sections, plus the 2026 compliance deadline every tax preparer must meet.
Password Security Best Practices: Beyond Complex Passwords
Compare passwords, password managers, MFA methods, and passkeys using current NIST SP 800-63B-4 guidance. Length beats complexity. See what to enable first.
CPA WISP Requirements for 2026: What the IRS Actually Checks
WISP requirements for CPAs and tax preparers in 2026: the nine FTC Safeguards Rule elements, the IRS Publication 5708 MFA and password updates, and the gaps reviewers flag.
Online Safety for Kids: A Parent's Complete Guide
A parent's guide to child identity theft, online predators, cyberbullying, and app privacy risks, with age-specific controls and steps for 2026.
Cyber Risk Management: What 74% of Small Businesses Get Wrong
Cyber risk management for SMBs done right: a 5-phase NIST framework to identify, assess, and mitigate threats. See what most small businesses get wrong.
Network Security for Small Business: Setup Guide
Protect your small business with proven network security: VLAN segmentation, Zero Trust, IoT isolation, and HIPAA, PCI DSS, FTC compliance. Start securing today.
Secure Software Development: Best Practices Guide
Run a secure software development assessment: score your SDLC against NIST SSDF and the OWASP Top 10, layer SAST/DAST/SCA testing, and fix the top risks first.
MITRE ATT&CK Framework: A Practical Guide
MITRE ATT&CK catalogs 14 attacker tactics and 270+ techniques. See how small businesses map tools to techniques, close coverage gaps, and support IRS or HIPAA audits.
IRS WISP Template PDF: Complete Guide for Tax Professionals
Download the official IRS WISP template PDF and complete your Written Information Security Plan. Required for all tax preparers under FTC Safeguards Rule.
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