Endpoint Management Solutions: How to Lock Down Every Laptop in a Distributed Accounting Firm
By Nathan Anderson, Head of Operations, Nimbl Tech TL;DR Through the spring of 2024, the IRS Security Summit reported nearly 200 incidents involving tax professional data that potentially affected up to 180,000 clients. Most did not begin with a sophisticated attack. They began with a device nobody was watching. You close your books every month. […]
What Is Managed Detection and Response (MDR)? An Accounting Firm Owner’s Guide
By Nathan Anderson, Head of Operations, Nimbl Tech TL;DR Your clients come to you because financial expertise is not something they can staff well on their own. You give them better information and faster decisions than they could produce alone. Managed detection and response is that same kind of outside expertise, brought in for your […]
Cyber Risk Management for Accounting Firms: A Strategic Finance Framework
By Nathan Anderson, Head of Operations, Nimbl Tech TL;DR In 2024, the FBI logged $16.6 billion in reported cybercrime losses, up 33% from the previous year. Every one of those dollars landed on someone’s books as a real financial hit, and that is the part most cyber conversations miss. Managing financial risk is already part […]
Managed Cybersecurity Services for Accounting Firms: When You’ve Got Strategic Finance, Add Security
By Nathan Anderson, Head of Operations, Nimbl Tech TL;DR When Nimbl was a 30-person firm, I sat down and modeled what a single breach could actually cost us. The direct number came to more than one million dollars, and that was before accounting for lost revenue or the reputational damage that hits a firm handling […]
Outsourced IT Support for Accounting Firms: When It Makes Sense, When It Doesn’t
TL;DR The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a median annual salary of $96,800 for network and computer systems administrators in 2024. Add employer payroll taxes, health benefits, training, software licensing, and the coverage gap that opens when that person is out sick, on vacation, or gone, and the true annual cost of one IT […]
Endpoint Security Solutions: Why Every Accountant’s Laptop Is Now a Security Boundary
TL;DR According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, 46% of compromised systems containing corporate credentials were non-managed devices: laptops and phones operating outside any organizational security policy, where the credentials were valid, but the device carrying them wasn’t being monitored or managed. For accounting firms, that number is direct. The files your team opens […]
Data Protection Services for Accounting Firms: What Client-Trust Tech Actually Looks Like
TL;DR The Federal Trade Commission’s Safeguards Rule has expanded its requirements for tax preparation firms, including a breach notification provision that took effect in May 2024, requiring firms to report qualifying security breaches to the FTC within 30 days. That’s one part of the picture. The other part is client expectations, and they’ve moved faster […]
Managed IT Services for Accounting Firms: How Strategic Finance Leaders Choose the Right Partner
TL;DR The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires all tax and accounting professionals to maintain a formal Written Information Security Plan (WISP). The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) updated Safeguards Rule adds additional requirements: encryption, multi-factor authentication, formal risk assessments, and a designated security coordinator. Most accounting firms know these requirements exist, but haven’t built an IT […]
What do I need to do to qualify for Cybersecurity insurance?
Cyber insurance is getting stricter. Here’s the checklist most firms miss. Cyber insurance used to feel optional. Now, for many firms, it’s becoming table stakes. Insurers aren’t just asking if you have protection anymore. They’re asking how you’re protecting yourself. And they’re getting specific, and they want you to be doing it in specific ways. […]
How Growing Firms Can Tackle IT and Data Security Risks—Without Being Experts
In today’s digital landscape, IT and data security are no longer just a technical concern—they’re a fundamental pillar of business stability and growth. For accounting firms and financial service providers, safeguarding sensitive client information is non-negotiable. A single breach can lead to severe financial losses, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage. As cyber threats become more […]