Tom Decosimo, Jim McNabb, Lanny McNabb, front, from left, and Mike Costello and Fred Decosimo, back, from left, will partner their businesses.Executives worried about data security are driving a spike in demand for skilled number crunchers who are well-versed in technology, according to a Chattanooga-based firm.
In response to the outcry for integrated software security and accounting services, Scenic City accounting firm Decosimo has partnered with Alpharetta, Ga.-based Staffing Technologies to offer expanded IT and other temporary services to augment clients’ staffs.
“Accounting and security go hand in hand,” said Mike Costello, a managing principal and forensic accountant at Decosimo.
Decosimo announced the new partnership in the wake of severe data breaches at retailers like Target, Neiman Marcus and Michael’s. Target alone lost 40 million payment card numbers and 70 million other records to hackers, as well as concerns about organized government or criminal intrusions.
Such breaches – which many suspect may be tied to organized crime – can severely impact a company’s profitability, and could also bring them under heavy regulatory scrutiny.