5 mobile device security tips for okc accountants (slideshare)
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5 Mobile Device Security Tips
for OKC Accountants
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Leveraging these “Five W’s”
of secure mobile client data
access, will set your firm in
good stead as far as protecting
your clients’ private data, Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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and ensure your reputation
remains unscathed by the
perils of data lossRon Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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Who Should Be Using Mobile
Devices to Access Client Data?Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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If you are a CPA assigned
to a particular client,
and meet with them
in a location with secured
Wi-Fi protocols,Ron Vaughn
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you may have justification
to access a client’s information
on an iPhone, Android tablet,
or UltrabookRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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You might be finalizing their
tax return at their office,
preparing for an audit in their
home office, or collaborating
in a virtual office facilityRon Vaughn
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What Data Should CPAs Access
on a Tablet or Smartphone?Ron Vaughn
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Most commercial
off-the-shelf applications
have a complementary app
in the Google Play or
iTunes App StoresRon Vaughn
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These apps are a more secure
way to access documents,
client records, or financial data
than with a mobile browseRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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If you have any concern
about the security posture
of the environment you are
working in, Ron Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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use a Wireless Virtual Private
Network application in place
to provide an added level
of securityRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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When Should
Accounting Professionals
Wirelessly Access Client Files?Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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The only truly acceptable
scenarios which merit wireless
access in potentially insecure
areas may includeRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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(and only with a Wireless
VPN app, and using
Mobile endpoint security
applications):Ron Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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• Assisting a client to provide
evidence to avoid criminal
prosecutionRon Vaughn
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• Sourcing of documents
to mitigate regulatory finesRon Vaughn
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• Accessing data to avoid
litigation from their
respective clientsRon Vaughn
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Where Should You Access
Client Files without a Wired
Connection?Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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Wait until you are safe within
the confines of your office or
home office on your secure
Wi-Fi environmentRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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In most cases, a mobile
accounting app is your most
secure experienceRon Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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Why is it Risky for Accounting
Professional Access Financial
Data on Public Wi-Fi?Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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Each time you tap into your
client data outside a trusted
network, you are putting
your firm and your client at riskRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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Ensure every wireless endpoint
is outfitted to gain access to
your accounting applications
with a standardized security
arsenal of encryption,
Ron Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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anti-virus, anti-malware,
and software which can
“brick” your device should it
get stolenRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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Bottom Line
Ron Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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Mobile device security policies
and procedures must be put
in place and followed in your
Oklahoma CPA firmRon Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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in order to make certain
your client’s confidential data
is protectedRon Vaughn Solutions Specialist
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Does your OKC accounting
firm have any additional
mobile device security tips?Ron Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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Please share your thoughts
in the Comments box belowRon Vaughn
Solutions Specialist
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