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IRS Publication 4557 – Safeguarding Taxpayer Data

CPA firms are lucrative targets for hackers. They store, send, and receive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for a living. Because CPA firms are especially targeted, the IRS recently released Publication 4557, which explains the legal...

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7 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Portal for Your CPA Firm

At PK Tech, we service several industries, but our roots lie deep in CPA firms. Since the beginning, PK Tech has provided IT support for CPA firms,...

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Bending the Truth on Your Cybersecurity Insurance Application? See How It Cost a Healthcare Provider $4.125 Million.

If you’ve considered bending the truth or “lies by omission” on your cybersecurity application, we strongly encourage you to reconsider. The...

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8 Best Practices for Getting the Most Out of Microsoft Teams Channels

What is Microsoft Teams, and how can your business be integrating it? We’re so glad you asked.

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Chromebooks Sure Are Cheap — Are They Right for My Business?

Let’s take a reality check: should you use Chromebooks in your business? Great question.

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Hacker Tracker | February in Review

Where are we in the world of cybersecurity? It’s easy to miss the cybersecurity threats and attacks happening right in our “backyard”. Our goal at PK...

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New Ransomware Trend “Pay or Get Breached” Is on the Rise

A troubling new ransomware trend is gaining momentum. Known as the “pay or get breached” trend (also called the “double extortion” scheme), it gained...

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55% Increase in Healthcare Breaches in 2020 from Previous Year

Among the many challenges of 2020, healthcare organizations in the U.S. took a big hit on the cybersecurity front. As if the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t...

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American’s Stolen Identities Only Worth $8 Per Record on the Dark Web

Like many of us, you’ve probably worried about what it would be like to get your identity or private information stolen. You’re careful with your...

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Why Does Windows 10 Pro Come with an “Xbox App” and How Do You Remove It?

Amazingly, Windows 10 Professional out of the box comes with a bunch of useless consumer-grade Apps. Specifically, we’re talking about the “Xbox Game...

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