168. How to Protect Your Accounting Firm with Cyber Insurance by Tax Rep Network

Tax Rep Network with Eric Green

Eric Green, Founder of Tax Rep Network talks with Rob Ferrini of McGowan Pro, a cybersecurity insurance company specializing in mitigating accounting firm cyber risks.

Since 1998, McGowan Pro has specialized in providing professional liability-related insurance products to accountants, investment advisors, attorneys, and other professionals. Their personal service is unmatched by any other national broker. It's crucial to have your WISP—your Written Information Security Plan—in place, along with all your data security measures, and to know what to do in case of a breach, ensuring you also have cyber insurance. The pressing question is, who do you call, and what do you need?

Cyber insurance has experienced its ups and downs, and unlike other types of insurance that have been around for decades, it is evolving rapidly given the threat landscape for accounting firms.

In this episode, Eric Green and Rob Ferrini break down exactly what accounting firms need to do to ensure they protect themselves in the case of a data breach, data theft, or financial loss that is incurred through cyber crimes directed at accounting firms and their clients.

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