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Security Template Offered Tax Pros

Friday, Jul 21 2023
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A templated security plan has been made available to tax professionals by the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners.  The publication is designed to make data security planning easier.

The Written Information Security PlanPDF  is a 28-page, document developed by and for tax and industry professionals. Summit members will highlight the template at each of  five IRS Nationwide Tax Forums to be held this summer.

Available on IRS.gov and in Publication 5708PDF the WISP walks users through getting started with a plan, including understanding security compliance requirements and professional responsibilities.  and continues with an outline for a basic WISP and a sample template.

Bob Scott
Bob Scott
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards.  Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He  has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that.  A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind
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