top 5 mobile device security best practices for accountants in la (slideshare)

Top 5 Mobile Device Security

Best Practices for Accountants in LA

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It is inevitable that you or your

employees will want to, and

possibly even need to access

sensitive client data on a tablet

or smartphone




Who Should Be Able to

Access Client Data with

a Mobile Device?




If you are a CPA assigned

to a client’s file, and often

have offsite meetings with

a particular client,




you may have justification to

access a client’s information

on a tablet or smartphone




What Data Should You Access

on a Tablet or Smartphone?




From a security standpoint,

a dedicated software

application, protected by

a form of encryption with

a UserID and Password,




for a commercial off the shelf

product is the most secure way

to access documents, client

records, or financial data




When Should CPAs Wirelessly

Access Client Files?




If there is no real compelling

event which necessitates

logging in and sourcing

client info needlessly outside

of your secure network,

simply don’t do it




Where Should You Access

Customer Data without

a Wired Connection




Wait until you are safe within

the confines of your office or

home office secure Wi-Fi

environment




Why Would an Accounting

Professional Access Financial

Data on Public Wi-Fi?




Should a rogue wireless surfer

use a key logger or other

surveillance strategy to watch

the data you are browsing

online,




you are taking unnecessary

risks with their information




Ensure every wireless endpoint

outfitted to gain access to your

accounting applications




is “kitted” with a standardized

security arsenal of encryption,

anti-virus, anti-malware,

and other safeguards should

a device get stolen




Mobile device security best

practices, for the most part

entails limiting access to client

information for those who need

to access the information,




where they need to access

the information, and within

critical time parameters




Have we missed any mobile

device security best practices

that your accounting firms

uses?




Please share your thoughts

in the Comments section below


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