IT Support for the Accounting Industry
IT Support for the Accounting Industry
The information you collect is critical to your day-to-day operation, so the technology you use needs to be both robust and secure.
There are additional security complexities from within your firm. Accidental data loss directly from user error and the threat of losing information from a malicious insider are common. Fortunately, there are several measures you can take to protect your team.
Get in touch below to discover how Shift.Support can help support and secure your accounting firm.
Our first step is to complete a preliminary Cloud Security Audit. During the period we will report on:
The Cloud Security Audit is designed to help Canadian businesses comply with Canadian Data & Privacy Laws.
Effective 2018, fines of up to $100,000 per individual impacted, apply to businesses who suffer a data breach and do not comply with the new Data Breach law within the Canada’s Privacy Act.
The Shift.Support Data Breach Readiness Kit assists with compliance by leveraging key Microsoft security technologies to protect your business.
The new laws require that a business must now disclose a data breach if it’s likely that someone will come to serious harm. Fines of up to $100,000 for Directors and up to $100,000 per impacted individual for businesses are considered for serious instances where a business is aware of a data breach but fails to notify the relevant parties.
At the completion of the audit, you will receive a report on:
Need an IT Team with an understanding of the applications you use every day and their vendors? We have experience providing Accounting Firm IT support for:
Cybersecurity is a prime concern for accounting firms. Not only are accountants subject to strict regulations, but they’re also highly targeted by bad actors. Once an attacker gains access, they will often attempt to exploit the trusted relationship between accountant and client.
We can help your team connected & data protected by:
Our layered security tools protect your computers and mobile devices from unauthorized access and control. We apply policies to devices that hold your company data to ensure it’s encrypted and can be wiped when necessary.
We apply controls to monitor and protect your data from unauthorized access or deletion. Sensitive data types can be prevented from leaving the organization via insecure methods, and suspicious behaviours are highlighted and investigated.
We secure your accounts against compromise using multi-factor authentication, single-sign on and conditional access. This ensures that your data can only be accessed by the right people on the right devices.
We actively monitor your servers and network infrastructure for anomalies. We keep your operating systems, core applications and network devices patched and up to date so your business stays productive and protected.
We secure your productivity apps with Microsoft Cloud App Security. Monitoring for access by infrequent countries, impossible travel activities and unusual sign in properties.
Our 5 star support team provides expert service, advice and end-user security training. Our quarterly IT strategy reviews help you stay on top of issues and learn how best to utilize your technology.
