And google cloud is the least secure too.... security through obscurity....

plus diligence. CPA, please encrypt your data at rest and make sure you have an offline back-up that can be used for daily updates. This way if something gets through and ransoms you, you just have to wipe the hardware and use your back-up.....

In response to this post by EDGEMAN

Posted: 10/21/2020 at 12:50PM

CPA Peeps... just got a call from MyTaxPrep. Any of of you use this? -- Hokie CPA 10/21/2020 10:40AM

We use Sharefile. ** -- GFallsFan 10/21/2020 12:28PM

How long would it take you to learn new system -- bigbadbird 10/21/2020 11:52AM

Not a fan of the cloud. -- EDGEMAN 10/21/2020 10:55AM

If only you encrypt the data - Cloud is fine ** -- FfxStationHokie 10/21/2020 1:41PM

Don't trust or use the cloud. Back up info on my external hard drive only. ** -- AZHokie59 10/21/2020 1:04PM

Hackers guessed the celebs recovery answers because they were easy -- HokieForever 10/21/2020 11:37AM

Also should consider what the monetary value of the cloud files are. -- Hokie360 10/21/2020 11:22AM

Why I encrypt quicken/financial data locally using boxcryptor then upload -- HokieForever 10/21/2020 11:38AM

But to expand on that...it's probably more of having access to... -- EDGEMAN 10/21/2020 10:58AM

And google cloud is the least secure too.... security through obscurity.... -- Vtskier1 10/21/2020 12:50PM

Why is Google so insecure? ** -- HokieForever 10/21/2020 1:59PM

Simply put they don't meet NIST 800-53 standards. Many corps are pulling -- Vtskier1 10/21/2020 2:03PM

Chromebooks work off line just fine -- JoesterVT 10/21/2020 11:04AM

They say the comply with IRS and PCI compliance in their FAQs -- HokieForever 10/21/2020 10:52AM

And google cloud is the least secure too.... security through obscurity....

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