Most CPA firms still treat cybersecurity as an IT issue.
It isn’t.

It’s liability exposure. It’s brand risk. It’s client trust. And in 2026, it’s table stakes. If you run a CPA firm and you’re not operating like a security-first organization, you’re exposed.
Not theoretically.
Operationally.

Here’s the uncomfortable reality.

You are a high-value target

You don’t just hold sensitive data.
You aggregate it.

Tax returns. Social Security numbers. Bank accounts. Payroll records. Entity structures. Ownership data.
To an attacker, that’s a concentrated vault of monetizable information.