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Accounting & CPA Cybersecurity Risk Assessment — Free AI-Powered Analysis
Accounting firms and CPA practices hold the most complete financial picture of their clients — tax returns, bank statements, SSNs, investment accounts, and business financials. The IRS requires tax preparers to maintain a Written Information Security Plan (WISP). The FTC Safeguards Rule applies to any accounting firm providing financial services.
Required
Written information security plan under IRS Publication 5293
IRS Publication 5293
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Top Cyber Risks for Accounting & CPA Firms Businesses
Tax identity theft and refund fraud
Stolen client tax data enables $5.5B+ in annual IRS refund fraud
IRS WISP and Safeguards Rule violations
IRS suspension of e-filing privileges; FTC civil penalties up to $50K/day
Phishing targeting tax season credentials
Tax preparers are targeted during peak season with credential-harvesting campaigns
Client portal and cloud storage breaches
58% of accounting firm breaches involve compromised document portals
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Maps your controls against FTC Safeguards Rule, IRS WISP requirements, and SOC 2 criteria
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Identifies client portal vulnerabilities, authentication gaps, and data encryption deficiencies
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Accounting & CPA Firms Cybersecurity Statistics
Data from public sources including Verizon DBIR, IBM Cost of Data Breach, FBI IC3, and industry-specific research.
$5.5B+
In annual IRS refund fraud enabled by stolen tax preparer credentials
IRS Annual Report 2024
Required
WISP for every tax preparer under IRS Publication 5293
IRS Publication 5293
$50K/day
Maximum FTC civil penalty for Safeguards Rule violations
FTC Safeguards Rule
58%
Of accounting firm breaches involve compromised document portals
Verizon 2025 DBIR