Your Clients Trust You With Their Financial Information. Your Digital Infrastructure Should Reflect That.
Accounting firms handle sensitive financial records, taxpayer information, and confidential client documents. RingWarden helps identify potential security weaknesses in the public-facing digital infrastructure your firm relies on.
One-time payment · Professional written report · No subscriptions or hidden fees
Your Firm Handles Information That Deserves Serious Protection.
Your website, online portals, email infrastructure, and other internet-facing systems are part of your firm's digital footprint.
For accounting and tax businesses, weaknesses in that footprint can create unnecessary exposure involving:
A potential weakness does not automatically mean a breach has occurred. It does mean the issue deserves appropriate investigation.
RingWarden helps firms move from uncertainty to a clearer understanding of their security posture.
Know What Needs Attention. Understand Why It Matters.
RingWarden examines your firm's public-facing digital infrastructure and investigates potential security concerns. The goal is not to overwhelm you with technical jargon. It is to provide a clear, professional assessment that explains what was identified, what it means, and what steps may be appropriate.
Identify Potential Weaknesses
Understand which areas of your public-facing digital infrastructure may warrant attention.
Validate and Investigate
Move beyond preliminary indicators with a deeper, authorized assessment.
Receive Actionable Recommendations
Get clear explanations and practical recommendations prioritized by the findings.
What a Preliminary Quickscan Is — and What a Professional Assessment Is.
RingWarden may use publicly available information to surface potential areas of attention. That quickscan is a starting point — not a completed assessment. The Professional Security Assessment is where potential findings are investigated, validated, and reported.
Preliminary quickscan
Free · Public information only
- Cost
- No charge
- Information used
- Publicly available information only
- Access to your systems
- None
- Findings
- Preliminary indicators
- Written report
- Not included
- Recommendations
- Not included
- Status
- Not a completed assessment
Professional Security Assessment
$499 · One-time payment
- Cost
- $499 — one-time
- Information used
- Public information plus authorized investigation
- Access to your systems
- None, unless you authorize and agree on scope
- Findings
- Investigated and validated findings
- Written report
- Professional assessment report
- Recommendations
- Prioritized and practical
- Status
- A professional security assessment
A preliminary quickscan is not a completed security audit. It does not access private systems or client records. Any potential findings must be investigated and validated before being represented as confirmed findings — which is exactly what the Professional Security Assessment is designed to do.
RingWarden Professional Security Assessment
A professional security assessment designed to investigate potential weaknesses in your firm's public-facing digital infrastructure and provide a clear report of the results.
- Review of relevant preliminary security findings.
- Further investigation and validation of potential issues.
- Clear explanations of confirmed findings.
- Severity and risk context where applicable.
- Practical recommendations for addressing identified issues.
- A professional written assessment report.
Delivery
Your report will be delivered within 3 business days of confirmed payment, subject to the necessary assessment scope and access arrangements.
The three-business-day delivery period begins after payment is confirmed and the necessary assessment scope and access arrangements are in place.
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A Look at the Report You'll Receive.
Below is an illustrative sample of the professional written report — the structure, the findings table, the severity matrix, and the recommendations. It is a sample, not a real assessment, and the findings shown are illustrative only.
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Professional Security Assessment
Confidential assessment report
- Prepared for
- [Client firm]
- Scope
- Public-facing infrastructure
- Assessment type
- One-time
- Status
- Delivered
Each finding is described with its area, an illustrative observation, and a severity rating. Confirmed findings include risk context and a recommended next step.
| Area | Observation (sample) | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Email authentication | DMARC record not published for the assessed domain; spoofed sender risk for client correspondence. | Moderate |
| TLS / transport security | Public-facing portal supports a deprecated TLS version on a subset of endpoints. | High |
| DNS configuration | Multiple subdomains resolve that do not appear to serve a current business purpose. | Low |
| Exposed services | An administrative interface is reachable from the public internet without IP allow-listing. | High |
| Software currency | A public-facing application runs a CMS version behind the current supported release. | Moderate |
| Security headers | Strict-Transport-Security and Content-Security-Policy headers are not set on the main site. | Low |
| Certificate transparency | Historic certificates observed for hostnames not currently in active use. | Informational |
This is an illustrative sample of the report format and content structure only. It is not a real assessment, the findings shown are not associated with any actual firm, and no statistics or customer results are represented. Your actual report will reflect the agreed scope and the findings specific to your public-facing digital infrastructure.
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Enter your firm's website to see the six areas the Professional Security Assessment examines. This shows what's in scope — not actual findings about your site.
Examples of the Things a Professional Assessment Identifies.
These are categories of potential weaknesses the RingWarden Professional Security Assessment reviews, investigates, and — where appropriate — validates. They are general examples, not findings about any specific firm.
Missing or incomplete email authentication
An assessment can surface whether SPF, DKIM, or DMARC are published for your domain — and whether they're set to monitor or enforce. Gaps here can allow your domain to be spoofed in messages that look like they came from your firm.
Outdated transport security
It may identify public endpoints still supporting deprecated TLS versions, or certificates that are expired, misconfigured, or not covering every hostname in active use.
Exposed administrative interfaces
The assessment can flag management or admin interfaces reachable from the public internet without restriction — a common, easily overlooked exposure worth reviewing.
Forgotten or stale DNS records
Subdomains that resolve to services you no longer use, or records pointing at infrastructure outside your control, can be identified for review and cleanup.
Software behind the current release
Public-facing applications running versions of software or plugins that are no longer supported can be flagged as candidates for an update.
Missing security headers
The absence of headers such as Strict-Transport-Security or Content-Security-Policy can be noted as straightforward hardening opportunities.
These examples describe what the assessment can identify — not results for any particular business. A potential weakness does not mean a breach has occurred. Any potential finding must be investigated and validated before being represented as a confirmed finding, which is exactly what the assessment is designed to do.
A Straightforward Process. Clear Results.
Purchase
Complete the one-time $499 payment through the secure Stripe checkout.
Assessment
RingWarden reviews and investigates relevant potential findings. Any deeper testing that requires customer authorization will only take place after authorization and agreement on scope.
Report
Receive your professional assessment report within 3 business days of confirmed payment, subject to the necessary scope and access arrangements. The report explains the findings and provides actionable recommendations.
How RingWarden Approaches an Assessment.
A structured, transparent process designed to give you a clear understanding of your public-facing security posture.
Public-facing review
We examine the internet-facing systems your firm relies on — websites, portals, email infrastructure, and DNS — using publicly available information.
Investigation and validation
Preliminary indicators are investigated and validated before being reported. We distinguish between potential findings and confirmed findings.
Clear, actionable reporting
Findings are explained with severity and risk context. Recommendations are practical and prioritized by what the findings show.
Confidentiality
Your assessment details and report are handled with professional confidentiality. We do not publish client findings or identify clients publicly.
Security and privacy commitment
RingWarden does not access private client systems or records. The preliminary quickscan relies on publicly available information. Any deeper testing requires your explicit authorization and a written agreement on scope. Your assessment report is delivered confidentially and is not shared with third parties.
Clear About What We Do — And What We Don't.
RingWarden is a professional security assessment service. We believe in being upfront about the scope and limits of what we provide.
What we do
- Review public-facing infrastructure using publicly available information.
- Investigate and validate potential findings before reporting them as confirmed.
- Provide clear explanations with severity and risk context.
- Deliver a professional written report with actionable recommendations.
- State the agreed scope and access arrangements up front.
What we don't do
- Log into your private systems or access client records.
- Conduct intrusive testing without your authorization.
- Claim a business has been breached without independent confirmation.
- Guarantee that a firm is completely secure.
- Certify regulatory compliance or issue compliance certifications.
- Include remediation or implementation in the $499 assessment.
A preliminary quickscan uses publicly available information and does not log into private systems. Any deeper testing that requires authorization is only performed after you authorize it and agree on the scope. This assessment is not a regulatory audit, compliance certification, or guarantee of security.
Built for Businesses That Handle Sensitive Financial Information.
If your business handles sensitive client financial information, understanding the security of your public-facing digital infrastructure is a sensible part of protecting your business and maintaining client trust.
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Get our 5-Point Security Checklist for Accounting Firms — five practical points you can review for your public-facing infrastructure today. No cost, no obligation.
It's a starting point, not a substitute for a professional assessment. When you're ready for a thorough review, the RingWarden Professional Security Assessment is here.
Free: 5-Point Security Checklist for Accounting Firms
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Is a Professional Security Assessment Right for Your Firm?
Five honest questions about your firm's public-facing digital infrastructure. There's no score or grade — just a clear picture of where you may want a closer look.
Does your firm use a client portal or online login system?
This self-check reflects your own answers only. It is not a security assessment, a risk score, or a guarantee of any kind. Potential findings must be investigated and validated before being represented as confirmed findings — which is what the Professional Security Assessment is designed to do.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly am I purchasing?
You are purchasing the RingWarden Professional Security Assessment. It includes further investigation and validation of relevant potential security findings, a professional written report, explanations of confirmed findings, and actionable recommendations.
Why does the assessment cost $499?
The $499 fee covers the professional assessment and written report. It is a one-time payment, not a subscription.
How long does it take?
The report is delivered within 3 business days of confirmed payment, subject to the necessary scope and access arrangements.
Have you already scanned my website?
RingWarden may use publicly available information to conduct a preliminary quickscan. This preliminary review does not require logging into your systems, injecting code, or conducting intrusive testing. It is not a completed security assessment. Any potential findings must be investigated and validated before being represented as confirmed findings.
Does the preliminary scan access our private client information?
No. The preliminary quickscan uses publicly available information. It does not log into private systems or access private client records.
Will you perform deeper testing?
Any deeper testing that requires authorization will only be performed after the customer authorizes it and the scope is agreed upon.
Does this guarantee that my firm is secure?
No. No security assessment can guarantee that a business is completely secure. The assessment provides findings and recommendations based on the agreed scope and work performed.
Does this certify our firm's regulatory compliance?
No. This is a cybersecurity assessment, not a regulatory audit, CPA compliance certification, or guarantee of compliance.
Does the $499 include fixing the issues?
The $499 assessment includes the report and recommendations. Remediation and implementation are not included unless separately agreed upon.
What happens after I pay?
After payment is confirmed, RingWarden will provide the appropriate next-step instructions and begin the assessment process. Your report is delivered within the stated timeframe, subject to the necessary scope and access arrangements.
Understand Your Firm's Security Posture. Take the Next Step.
Your firm's clients trust you with important financial information. Make sure your digital infrastructure receives the attention it deserves.
One-time payment. Professional written report. Delivered within 3 business days of confirmed payment, subject to the necessary assessment scope and access arrangements.