Information Security is one of the major areas of concern for our government as it faces threats to the nation's critical infrastructure. For organizations, prevention of compromise to their information assets makes this issue a priority as focus and resources are placed on the formation of information security policy and the implementation of control measures to prevent access and/or manipulation of their systems and data.

With the ever-increasing demands and requirements to ensure your organization’s or clients' business data, information, and systems are secure, the AICPA’s Information Technology Center Web site provides the following content designed to help you in your own practice, as well as to serve as resources when advising or providing assurance to others.

Can Spam: Techniques to Filter Out Unwanted E-mail

This article describes ways to filter most forms of spam out of your mail. Learn More>>

Mastering the Payment Card Industry Standard
Becoming familiar with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a prerequisite to understanding the regulatory environment in which many businesses that accept credit and debit cards operate. Learn More>>

Test Your Information Security IQ
Information security is a dynamic field and, although accounting professionals have become much savvier on the subject, keeping track of the latest best practices can be a daunting task. How current are you? Take this quiz on information security basics to find out. Learn More>>

Discussion Paper: Identity Management and Access Control
With the near ubiquity of computerized accounting systems, identity and access management (IAM) has become a critical entity-level control functioning both at the system and application levels. This article introduces the related concepts of Identity Management and Access Control and discusses why they are so crucial for CPAs to understand. Learn More>>