1. What cybersecurity risks are unique to accounting firms?
Phishing for tax data, payroll fraud, W-2 scams, ransomware on file shares, and credential theft targeting portals and e-signature tools.
2. Which frameworks and regulations do you align with?
GLBA Safeguards Rule, IRS Pub. 4557, SOC 2 alignment, state privacy laws, PCI considerations for payments, and vendor risk requirements.
3. What core protections do you implement?
EDR/AV, next-gen firewalls, MFA everywhere, email security, DNS filtering, patching, least-privilege access, and encrypted storage/transport.
4. How do you stop ransomware and business email compromise?
Behavior-based EDR, geo-blocking, conditional access, mailbox rule auditing, and immutable, off-site backups for fast recovery.
5. Can you secure client portals and e-signature workflows?
Yes—SAML/SSO + MFA, DLP controls for SSNs/Tax IDs, retention policies, and audit trails across portals and DocuSign/Adobe Sign.
6. How do you protect remote staff during busy season?
Hardened laptops, full-disk encryption, always-on VPN/zero-trust access, device compliance checks, and Wi-Fi safeguards.
7. What’s included in your security awareness training?
Tax-season phishing simulations, role-based micro-lessons, safe sharing etiquette, and incident reporting drills.
8. How are Microsoft 365/Google data protected and backed up?
DLP and sensitivity labels, conditional access, and cloud-to-cloud backups with point-in-time restore for Mail, SharePoint/Drive, and Teams/Chat.
9. Do you help with incident response and cyber insurance?
We provide an IR plan with roles/runbooks, forensic support, regulatory notifications, and insurer-ready evidence and questionnaires.
10. How do we get started?
Book a free security assessment with CMIT Solutions of Dallas—we’ll review controls, identify gaps, and deliver a prioritized remediation roadmap.