The Corporate Transparency Act, ostensibly meant to address scams and other crimes, has ironically opened the door to new kinds of scams directed at small-business owners.

Simple, doable steps performed by in-house staff can begin a financial services firm's data security odyssey.

The Internal Revenue Service urged tax professionals to steer clear of so-called "spearphishing" scams from cybercriminals, including identity thieves posing as new clients.

From top brokers and broker pay to succession planning, advising for Medicare, ChatGPT and our coverage of the independent space, these are the biggest stories FP published in the last year.

Clients — and financial advisors — should ask these three questions when asked to divulge their Social Security number.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules that would require entities to disclose material cybersecurity incidents.

Cryptocurrency fraud losses nearly doubled last year in this country, a marked contrast with the rest of the world, where they actually fell by around half.

As cyber attacks continue to trend upward, industry experts explain that a strong digital defense starts with asking the right questions. And then asking them again.

Firewall, antivirus software and backup, once the cutting-edge elements of a cyberstack, are now the lowest common denominator of protection.