negozee partners with WatchCloud to help tax pros with IRS Data Security compliance

Tax professionals remain high-value targets of cybercriminals seeking to steal sensitive tax information. Whether the tax business owner or a tax office receptionist, everyone should take steps to protect their clients and their business.

To help tax professionals understand basic cybersecurity concepts, the IRS created a Taxes-Security-Together Checklist.

The checklist includes the creation of a data security plan and data theft recovery plan. It also includes deploying the “security six” measures:

• Activate antivirus software
• Use a firewall
• Opt for two-factor authentication 
• Use backup software/services
• Use drive encryption
• Create and secure Virtual Private Networks

To help tax professionals implement the “security six” measure, negozee has partnered with WatchCloud!

WatchCloud provides a package to ensure data security compliance, which includes: assistance with drive encryption, virtual private network, backup software, managed detection and remediation, and firewall protection.

“We’re excited to partner with WatchCloud to ensure our tax pros and small business owners comply with data security guidelines required by the IRS, SEC, and FTC. Their comprehensive solution makes it easy AND affordable for tax pros to comply. Finally, we have someone who can actually IMPLEMENT a data security plan”, commented negozee CEO, Tony Martinez. 

To learn more about the IRS data security compliance visit: IRS Publication 4557.

To learn how WatchCloud can help you implement a data security plan, visit: https://taxcybersecurity.com/negozee/