# Category: Accountants

#### [Want to know the real reasons why firms suffer disastrous cyber breaches?](/content/want-to-know-the-real-reasons-why-firms-suffer-disastrous-cyber-breaches/index.html)

No, this is not an article about technology. It’s a high-level summary of the underlying circumstances which, in our experience, allow cyber attacks to succeed....

#### [Accountancy Practices: Why cyber insurance is not a substitute for cyber risk management.](/content/why-cyber-insurance-isnt-a-substitute-for-cyber-risk-management-for-your-accountancy-practice/index.html)

It is essential to understand the difference between cyber risk management and cyber insurance. There is no substitute for having proper cyber risk management in...

#### [Accountancy Practices: Cyber Risk Management is a Board Level Responsibility](/content/accountancy-practices-cyber-risk-management-as-a-board-level-responsibility/index.html)

Given the rising cyber threat landscape, and the significant repercussions on a business following a breach, cyber risk management has to be a critical senior...

#### [Cyber & data security for accountants – Your legal obligations](/content/cyber-data-security-for-accountants-your-legal-obligations/index.html)

Here is a short reminder of some basic legal obligations for accountancy practices....

#### [Is Your Accountancy Firm Resilient To Ransomware Attacks?](/content/is-your-accountancy-firm-resilient-to-ransomware-attacks/index.html)

Here's the bottom line. Ransomware is now the most significant cyber threat worldwide. Not only have ransomware attacks been rising year on year, but ransom...

#### [Why and how do hackers target accountants?](/content/why-and-how-do-hackers-target-accountants/index.html)

We caught up with Mitigo co-founder David Fleming to grab some insight and to ask why and how cyber criminals target accountants. We hope it...

### **DO YOU KNOW YOUR ‘PHISHING’ FROM A ‘FIREWALL’?**

Don’t worry, you are not alone. Phraseology in and around cyber security is notoriously user-unfriendly. Our [cyber security guide](/content/cyber-security-explained/index.html) will help you make sense of it all.