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IRS Expands Campaign Against Identity Theft, Tax Fraud

Source: bna.com - Aug 8, 2018

Two-factor authentication for email accounts should be applied by payroll and tax professionals, who also should be vigilant in recognizing suspicious electronic correspondence, according to an action plan announced July 10 by government agencies.

As part of an expanded awareness campaign, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners developed a six-point action plan that discussed antivirus computer software, network firewalls, two-factor identity authentication, backup software and services, encryption, and data-security plans.
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