The internet is a jungle full of predators, and your credit is their prey. According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, most cybercrimes committed in 2017 were related to internet shopping. A record 15 million people were victimized by identity fraudsters in 2016. This surge was impelled … [Read more...]
Be an Identity Theft Crime Stopper
Put the freeze on your info Not too many years ago, the only people worrying about protecting their identities were Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne. Now it’s a concern for everyone. Unfortunately, identity theft is a multi-billion dollar industry. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 9 … [Read more...]
SPS, the Cloud and Protecting Client Data
In the last SPS newsletter we discussed ways that we can protect ourselves when using services such as Dropbox “in the cloud”. But how is the cloud being used by SPS? And more importantly, what’s our accounting firm doing to protect our sensitive data? “The way that we use the cloud at SPS is … [Read more...]
Cloud Computing – The Future is Here
But Is it Safe to Put Your Business in the Cloud? No doubt many are unclear as to what “cloud computing” even means. A Wakefield Research survey revealed that 20% of respondents pretended to know more about cloud computing than they actually did and 60% suspected their colleagues were also feigning … [Read more...]
Our not-so-secret Portal
Sobul, Primes & Schenkel introduces the secure Client Portal Have you ever dreamed of being able to instantly access your individual tax return and payment vouchers as well as transferring financial files to us via a secure, web-based application? Who hasn’t, right? Then you will be excited to … [Read more...]
Low tech mail fraud – alive and kicking!
Beware of “official notices” You’ve long ago learned to trash those overdue notices for magazines you’ve never subscribed to and to ignore those Canadian lottery notifications. Be aware, however, that sophisticated fraudsters have learned the Achilles’ heel of small business owners – notices from … [Read more...]
What Do You Want To Do When You Grow Up?
No, not you - some thoughts for your kids Graduation Cap and BooksWhatever the young people in your life are considering for their futures, they are probably not factoring in the less-than-romantic notion of which jobs are in high demand or are high-paying. While it’s certainly not all … [Read more...]
Green is the color of many shades
Some ideas on removing paperwork from your life When it comes to going green, we don’t all have to be perfect to make a difference. The challenge is knowing what we can do effectively and how to implement the change. You may have seen an earlier article in SPSQ on how we’ve made some changes here at … [Read more...]
A Friendly Face Out in Cyberspace
SPS is always looking for new ways to communicate better. Given the firm’s commitment to technology that increases productivity and the fact that David Primes is a leader in business-related technology, getting better established in cyberspace is a natural. To start with, if you haven’t yet, please … [Read more...]
New Journeys to Peruse at spscpa.com
Okay, We’ve just expanded the Management Team page of our website to include more of the good people who look after your accounting needs. It’s your chance to put faces to names, and learn a little more about us. These profiles include: the personal journey they’ve taken; degrees, certifications and … [Read more...]
