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Why Cybersecurity Starts With People and Processes

Cybersecurity Awareness Month reinforces the importance of employee awareness and sound security practices. As highlighted in our recent article on cyber risk and the changing threat landscape, organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats. But training and technical safeguards can only go so far without appropriate verification and oversight. Employees routinely approve financial transactions, manage access to…

Federal Hemp Redefinition: What Hemp Beverage Operators Need to Know

The hemp beverage industry is weeks away from its most significant regulatory change since the 2018 Farm Bill. In November 2025, Congress rewrote the federal definition of hemp in Section 781 of Public Law 119-37. A stopgap funding bill signed in September 2026 delayed most of those changes by about a month, but it did…

Microsoft Power Apps Licensing Enforcement Is Changing in February 2027: What Organizations Need to Know

Organizations using Microsoft Power Apps should be aware of an important Power Apps licensing enforcement change coming in February 2027. Microsoft has confirmed that beginning in February 2027, users will need an appropriate qualifying license to open Power Apps running in a Managed Environment. Users who do not have an appropriate license will be blocked…

Before AI, Before Dashboards: Data Consolidation

This article is part one of a five-part series exploring the phases of building data readiness that your business (and eventually your AI initiatives) can run on. Let me describe a scene I’ve seen dozens of times: It’s the end of the month. Someone on your team pulls a report out of the ERP, another…

INSIDE Public Accounting Names Withum to 2026 Best of the Best List

This accolade reflects the Firm’s long-term growth strategy centered on world-class client service, investment in innovation and strategic expansion. Ranking as a top-20 firm, Withum was recognized in the Best of the Best category for firms with more than $10 million in net revenue, earning a place among the profession’s top-performing accounting and advisory firms….

Guide: People, Processes and Technology – Modernizing the Club Back Office