Cyber Security for Accounting Firms Australia
Client financial data, tax file numbers and trust accounts make accounting practices a high-value target protect them properly.
Why accounting firms are targeted
Legal, accounting and management services together reported 81 notifiable data breaches in 2025 among the top sectors reporting to the OAIC. Accounting firms hold exactly what attackers want in one place: tax file numbers, bank details, identity documents and access to client trust funds.
The risks specific to your practice
- Business email compromise impersonating a partner to redirect client payments
- Phishing targeting the tax file numbers and identity documents you hold for every client
- Ransomware locking down the systems you rely on during tax season
- Compliance expectations from clients and professional bodies around how you handle their data
How MicroCyber helps
Email security and phishing protection (included from Cyber Shield), backup and disaster recovery so a ransomware event doesn't cost you a season's worth of client work, and security awareness training built around the specific scams targeting finance and accounting staff.