Barren Creek IT

Managed IT Services for Accounting Firms

We protect your clients' sensitive financial data, help you meet IRS compliance, and guarantee absolute reliability during tax season.

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Your FirmGuard Professional Plan

For accounting firms, data security and system uptime are non-negotiable, especially during tax season. Our FirmGuard plan provides a robust, secure, and compliant IT foundation, so you can focus on serving your clients with confidence.

Unlimited Remote Helpdesk Support

Our expert helpdesk provides fast support to your entire team, ensuring technology issues don't slow down your client work, especially during critical deadlines.

Benefit for you: Maximizes staff productivity and firm profitability by minimizing technology-related downtime.

Advanced Endpoint Security

We deploy next-generation security software that actively hunts for threats like financial malware and ransomware, isolating a compromised machine before it can spread across your network.

Benefit for you: Provides proactive protection for your clients' most sensitive financial data, safeguarding your firm's reputation.

Rock-Solid Cloud Backup for All Financial Data

We provide a robust, encrypted, and automated cloud backup solution. We ensure your critical QuickBooks files, tax returns, and client financial records are securely backed up and quickly recoverable.

Benefit for you: Guarantees the integrity and availability of your most critical asset—your data—protecting you from devastating data loss.

Proactive Monitoring with a Focus on Tax Season

Our systems work 24/7 to ensure your technology is stable and secure, with a special focus on performance during tax season. We proactively apply all security patches to close vulnerabilities.

Benefit for you: Ensures maximum uptime and reliability when you need it most, preventing costly disruptions during your busiest season.

Email Encryption & Archiving

We configure email encryption, allowing you to securely exchange sensitive financial documents with your clients. Archiving ensures all communications are retained to meet compliance requirements (e.g., GLBA, IRS).

Benefit for you: Protects client data in transit and helps you meet your professional and regulatory data retention obligations.

Security Awareness Training (Focused on Tax Scams)

We provide specialized training to help your staff identify and avoid sophisticated phishing attacks, particularly those related to tax scams and wire fraud.

Benefit for you: Dramatically reduces the risk of a costly breach caused by human error.

Support for Accounting Software

We serve as the expert first point of contact for your core accounting and tax software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage). We troubleshoot issues and manage support tickets with vendors on your behalf.

Benefit for you: Saves valuable time and frustration, allowing your team to remain focused and efficient.