Over the last year, firms have had to quickly adapt to be able to keep delivering accountancy services to clients. This has been a smoother process for some than for others. For example, did your phone system continue as normal, or did you have to stop accepting inbound calls? Regrettably, not every firm has been…
ICAS and Lugo both conducted independent research projects last year on the risks and opportunities presented by technology for the Accountancy profession. In this article, we look at technology training, sharing insights from both studies. The two most common concerns highlighted in the ICAS study were: Cyber-attack, especially in the light of the increasing use…
WEBINAR: Top Tips to strengthen your firm’s cyber security As part of Cyber Scotland Week, on Tuesday 23rd February at 11am we’re hosting a TOP TIPS webinar with our friends from ICAS, SBRC and Azets. We’ll have a round table chat about practical steps including where to start when it comes to securing your firm,…
Where to focus your Cyber Security Following on from our overview of the research we conducted on IT in Accountancy published in November 2020 (you can access the article here), we’re now going to take a deeper dive into one of the key themes to come out of this study, cyber security. We were surprised…
During August and September 2020, we video interviewed a variety of accountancy firms across Scotland to discuss their views on IT for Accountants. These firms are not existing customers of Lugo and the people interviewed were in a leadership role and responsible for the firm’s IT. The findings of the interviews have been collated and…
