There is some confusion between what a vulnerability assessment accomplishes versus a penetration test. While both are critical in reducing cybersecurity attacks, a vulnerability assessment encompasses scanning the environment for anomalies within your IT environment....
The Extra Vig: What Mobile Sports Bettors Need to Know About Taxes
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Secure Act 2.0
Guest Article: Outsourcing IT Services as Part of Your Cybersecurity Model
Jun 7, 2022
Most outsourced IT support companies can provide multiple services thereby allowing a company to focus on its business. It is important to understand what your outsourced IT company is or is not providing, especially with respect to security monitoring, threat...
Guest Article: 5 Tips for Cybersecurity – A Guide to Protecting your Business
Jun 7, 2022
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) spend less on cybersecurity than larger organizations. SMBs collect data that cybercriminals want; customer, employee, and vendor names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s licenses, and insurance...
A CYBERSECURITY PRIMER
Jun 7, 2022
Cybersecurity in a nutshell is the combination of knowledge about what information is valuable in your organization, who wants to exploit it, why they want to exploit it, what your organization is willing to do to prevent a breach of information, and how well your...
IT CONTROLS – BEST PRACTICES
Jun 6, 2022
First Point: It’s Everyone’s Problem COO Ultimately responsible for the operational viability of the firm. The COO must support the CIO and CTO. They must hold every employee to a high standard of protecting the firm’s interests through careful attention and vigilance...
Quoted in Newsday: Employers who don’t comply with Obamacare face higher penalties
May 19, 2022
Edward McWilliams was quoted in Newsday. You can read the article on Newsday's website here or below: The law requires employers with 50 or more full-time employees or equivalents to offer health coverage that meets certain standards or face penalties. It’s been more...
Lease Accounting – Business
Apr 29, 2022
BACKGROUND For many businesses, their largest non-labor cost is facilities. There has always been some disparity in the comparability of financial statements between companies, as some own their facilities while others rent. Several years ago, the Financial Accounting...
Quoted in Newsday: LI businesses put more energy into containing fuel cost, inflation
Mar 30, 2022
Edward McWilliams was quoted in Newsday. You can read the article on Newsday's website here or below: Small businesses are paying more for just about everything, which means they’re having to get more creative in cutting costs, experts say. “It’s a perfect storm of...
The Extra Vig: What Mobile Sports Bettors Need to Know About Taxes
Feb 3, 2022
On January 8, 2022, online sports betting launched in New York much to the excitement of sports fans and betting enthusiasts. The 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) opened the door to allow individual...