--- title: Not Your Father's Accountant Blog | Cyber Attack description: Cyber Attack | Business Insights For The Modern Business Owner from the good folks at Milam, Knecht & Warner. --- ### [![not your fathers accountant blog](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hs-fs/images/not-your-fathers-accountant-blog.jpg)](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/) # [11 Steps to Reduce Your Chances of Cyber Attacks](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/11stepsforcybersecurity/08.23.21) Posted by [Craig Wilson](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/craig-wilson) on August 23, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hubfs/image-png-Aug-23-2021-07-44-25-53-PM.png) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/11stepsforcybersecurity/08.23.21) **A**** man registers online** for a fantasy football league, unaware of a shock ahead. The site requires him to create a user ID and password, so he uses the one he always uses: his email address for his user ID and his birth date followed by his initials (lower-case) for his password. After registering, he logs in, pays the registration fee with a credit card, and starts playing. [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/11stepsforcybersecurity/08.23.21) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/11stepsforcybersecurity/08.23.21#comments-listing) Tags: [Book review](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/book-review), [Accounting](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/accounting), [Cyber Attacks](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cyber-attacks), [CPA](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cpa), [Cyber Attack](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cyber-attack), [Internet](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/internet), [Internet Security](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/internet-security), [Cyber Security](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cyber-security) [All posts](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/all) ## Get The Latest! Sign up for our monthly newsletter for business owners. ## Lower Your Business Taxes Register today for a *Free* **Business Tax Diagnostic **from MKW. Minimize your taxes & free up cash to reinvest in your business.    [![Register Today](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/188908/112b3553-5f0f-4ef0-9995-44e6c67ab59d.png)](http://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/188908/112b3553-5f0f-4ef0-9995-44e6c67ab59d)