Cyber risk for accounting practices

You hold every client's TFN, bank details and payroll in one system.

An accounting practice is a concentrated store of exactly the identity data that makes fraud possible at scale. One compromised practice can expose hundreds of businesses downstream, which is why insurers treat aggregation risk here as seriously as the firm's own controls.

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What actually goes wrong

Three ways accounting practices get hit.

Client data aggregation

Tax file numbers, bank accounts and payroll records for every client in one ledger. A single breach is a notifiable event for the practice and for everyone it serves.

BAS and refund fraud

Compromised practice credentials are used to redirect refunds and lodge fraudulent activity statements, often undetected until the client queries a payment.

Portal credential reuse

Staff logins to ATO and superannuation portals reused elsewhere and exposed in unrelated breaches.

What we check first

The three that matter most for accounting practices.

Your score covers all six checks. These are the ones that most often explain a low score in your industry.

Leaked passwords

Staff addresses appearing in public breach databases.

Email spoofing

Whether someone can send email that looks like you.

Certificate health

Expired or weak encryption on your website.

Where you stand

The obligations that apply to you.

TPB obligations on client confidentiality, plus the Privacy Act. Practices handling TFNs are held to the Tax File Number Rule regardless of turnover.

Sources

General information only, not legal advice. CertIQ scores your operational posture — it does not assess your compliance.

Any size

The TFN Rule applies to practices regardless of turnover

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