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Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, recently reported a massive data breach. Are you among the 143 million U.S. consumers whose personal information was hacked? Here’s how to find out — and how to help protect yourself against future...

The IRS and state tax authorities have made significant strides in curbing individual identity theft over the last two years.  But cyber attacks against businesses are on the upswing. Here are some simple ways business taxpayers can help protect their data from hackers. Trends in...

The IRS, along with state tax agencies, renewed their warning about an email scam that uses a corporate officer’s name to request employee W-2 forms from company payroll or human resources departments. The tax agency announced it has received new notifications that the...

In an era of hyper-connectedness and a burgeoning global cybercrime industry, you can’t afford to hope you’ll just be lucky and avoid a successful attack. It’s essential to establish policies and procedures to minimize risk and train employees on how to protect...

Cybercriminals never seem to give up, and for good reason: Their chances of success make it worthwhile. A recent poll entitled “IT Threats and Data Breaches” found that 94% of companies reported experiencing some form of “external threat.” After spam, the...

Concerns about cyber threats disrupting core operations are now a top operational risk. During a May 8 question-and-answer session, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White called threats to cyber security “the biggest systematic risk we have facing us.”...