Randy and Brian examine how cybersecurity concerns, new processor families, and extraordinary component-price increases are reshaping technology plans for accounting firms and home offices. They begin with aging consumer routers, warning that an inexpensive or unsupported gateway can become the weak link for business data, remote access, and connected devices. Network segmentation, managed security hardware, and renewed use of VPNs are presented as practical safeguards.
The Accounting Tech Lab (full YouTube series at link) is an ongoing series that explores the intersection of public accounting and technology.
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Key takeaways
- Treat home-office routers and remote-access hardware as part of the firm’s control environment.
- Segment business, household, and connected-device traffic so one compromise does not expose every system.
- Specify processors, memory, and storage around actual workloads ’€”especially local Ai ”rather than marketing labels.
- Evaluate upgrades using measurable productivity and risk reduction, not hardware envy.
- When server replacement prices and lead times are extreme, compare extended maintenance, cloud economics, and deferral.
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