Cetrom appeared in Accounting Today's Special Security Report - Cybersecurity Essentials on September 1, 2025.
The data that accounting firms are responsible for — both their own and their clients — is hugely attractive to cybercriminals, which means accountants need to examine that is primer on keeping all that information safe.
The weakest link
Cybercriminals are getting more inventive all the time — but they’re still relying on human beings making mistakes.
What is the biggest cybersecurity threat facing your firm? Your staff. Even with encryption, advanced firewalls, and other security measures in place, it can take just one mistake by a well-meaning employee to put your firm and its clients’ data into the perilous hands of a cybercriminal.