There’s no ignoring the media’s latest coverage of the calculated cyberattacks targeting Optus, Medibank and now Latitude Financial over the past 6 months. The ripple effect has caused millions of consumers’ personal information to be compromised. The subsequent...
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Is Your Identity for Sale?
by Iain Enticott | Sep 24, 2020 | Client Management, Featured Articles, Financial Services, Technology, Technology Support
Have you ever wondered who controlled your genetic profile data and had access to your identity? It’s big business and a commodity that has recently been up for sale. In August 2020, private equity funds managed by Blackstone reached a definitive agreement to acquire...
How cybersecurity is changing in the 2020s
by Brad Lynch | Sep 3, 2020 | Accounting Software, Business Services, Technology, Technology Support
Cybersecurity has been elevated from a mere operational consideration to an issue of international concern and cooperation. This year at the World Economic Forum, we even saw global business and political leaders at the highest levels make clear public commitments to...
3 tips and tools to improve productivity across your practice
by Brad Geelan | Sep 12, 2019 | Featured Articles, Technology Support
When was the last time you stepped back and looked at all of the different tech tools and software solutions you’re using to run your practice? Are they still serving you, do your team know how to use them (correctly), and are there any opportunities to revisit...
How Successful Accountants are Solving the Communication Challenge
by Mike Page | Aug 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Technology Support
How many times a week do you hear the words: ‘I didn’t get your email’? Email was once the most effective way of communicating with clients but now, they have a habit of ending up in their junk folder where they are unlikely to see them, let alone open and read them....
Automation in (Public) Practice: How to identify and implement automated technology to boost your practice’s productivity.
by Brad Geelan | Aug 7, 2019 | Featured Articles, Practice Management, Technology Support
This year’s Good Bad Ugly technology report revealed a concerning insight – fully utilising existing systems and technology was ranked as the number 1 biggest technology challenge facing accounting businesses this year. This has significant implications for...
Hybrid IT – A Game Changer for Medium and Large Business Clients
by Mike Rich | Aug 7, 2019 | Technology Support
For the past decade, cloud IT was suggested by many as the solution to everything. But most medium and large businesses have not been keen to commit totally to the cloud. Now ‘hybrid IT’ is emerging as the most pragmatic and cost-effective approach for all but the...