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Cybersecurity

Our coverage on cybersecurity focuses on the threats, regulatory requirements, and risk management strategies shaping data protection and digital resilience within the UK accountancy sector. Accountancy Today reports on cyber incidents, guidance from regulatory bodies, and emerging risks affecting firms’ operational integrity and client confidentiality. We analyse how accountants are responding to ransomware, phishing, and data breach risks, as well as the implementation of cybersecurity frameworks and staff training protocols. Our editorial also explores the intersection of cybersecurity with audit quality, digital transformation, and practice management. This coverage equips accountants, compliance officers, and firm leaders with the insight needed to safeguard sensitive financial information in an increasingly digital profession.

Cybersecurity

Our coverage on cybersecurity focuses on the threats, regulatory requirements, and risk management strategies shaping data protection and digital resilience within the UK accountancy sector. Accountancy Today reports on cyber incidents, guidance from regulatory bodies, and emerging risks affecting firms’ operational integrity and client confidentiality. We analyse how accountants are responding to ransomware, phishing, and data breach risks, as well as the implementation of cybersecurity frameworks and staff training protocols. Our editorial also explores the intersection of cybersecurity with audit quality, digital transformation, and practice management. This coverage equips accountants, compliance officers, and firm leaders with the insight needed to safeguard sensitive financial information in an increasingly digital profession.

HB&O and Validera form audit partnership for education sector

Accountancy firm HB&O has partnered with audit specialist Validera to address a shortage…

CIIA warns of rising risk amid tariffs and cyber threats

A new business poll from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) has found that…

Global accountant confidence remains weak despite Q2 rebound

Confidence among professional accountants improved in the second quarter of 2025, but…

Henderson Loggie joins Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland 

Henderson Loggie has joined the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland to help strengthen the…

The rise of remote trading: how prop firms are embracing global talent

As financial markets evolve further during this year, proprietary trading firms are…

Audit reform: The key to boosting UK cyber resilience

Last month, I collaborated with the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors on a joint…

Cybersecurity in accountancy – a growing risk firms can’t afford to ignore

Cybercrime is no longer just a concern for tech companies or multinationals, it’s a…

DORA in the UK: What tax specialists and their IT providers need to know 

January 2025 saw the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) come into force.…

FRP advises on ISN sale to Conscia

FRP Corporate Finance’s team has advised the shareholders of secure network consultancy and…

EY launches new AI platform with NVIDIA

EY has announced the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI) EY.ai Agentic Platform,…
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