Top 10 Technology Risks and Trends Every CPA Should Know

Discuss current trends in information technology applications. Understand how to best manage technology-related risks that CPA firms face when providing professional services. Hear how auditors are leveraging technology on their engagements. Describe the nonattest and attest service options available to assist clients with cybersecurity risk management.
Highlights

• Importance of securing client data
• How to avoid malware and other security threats
• Recent SEC cybersecurity guidance
• Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework
• Risks from the use of audit software
• Threats to independence resulting from hosting the client’s data
• How data analytics are being applied in audits
• Trends and risks related to blockchain
• Migrating data to a cloud-based environment