Since QuickBooks is an accounting software, it gets necessary for the
users to be completely assured of the security parameters provided by the
company for handling crucial data of the organization and its entire finance.
Therefore, Intuit, the provider of QuickBooks is reinforcing all the existing
security features, which have been designed to protect the sensitive and
crucial information of a user and his business. As a part of this initiative,
QuickBooks is providing updates in order to address the vulnerabilities posed
by the desktop version of QuickBooks. In this article, we will focus on the
steps taken by Intuit in order to safeguard its customer’s data.
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Desktop Security Information
1. All the
QuickBooks users who have the Credit Card Protection feature
on, will have to set a password. This also applies to the users whose
QuickBooks Desktop file comprises of sensitive information like the details of
the Credit card or PII (Personally Identifiable Information) including the
Social Security Number or other identification numbers. This will enable to
identify that the person who is attempting to login to the account is
authorized.
2. All the
QuickBooks users who have the option of Credit Card Protection on
and can view the entire data of credit card will be required to change the
password every 90 days. Other users will not require doing this. However,
Intuit strongly recommends the users to change their passwords every 90 days.
3. In case
the users have not set the password, the administrator account will be
notified. This will enable the administrator to remind the other users for
setting up the password.
4. The
customers, who use QuickBooks in multi-user mode, will have to ensure that the
users are running a supported version of QuickBooks Desktop and have also
installed the security updates in order to address the vulnerability to the
security of the account.
5. The
users who have forgotten the password as well as the hint of the password, need
to provide the mail address that they used for registering the QuickBooks
account in order to get access of the password reset tool.
6. The
users who run SDK applications which require QuickBooks to be accessed in an
unattended mode, have to log in to the QuickBooks, once the QuickBooks 2018
(R7) security update has been applied.
Contact QuickBooks
Customer Support for More Information
In case you are still
doubtful about the QuickBooks desktop security information, then feel free to
contact the QuickBooks Technical Support Phone Number +1-800-586-6158 toll-free for
more information. In addition to this in case you encounter any issues while
setting up the password or installing the security updates, call the QuickBooks
customer support and tell them about the issues.
Since all the customer support executives are highly trained, they will give a complete solution to all your issues and will enable you to solve your security issues. We know that your data security is of utmost importance and thus make sure that your data is not compromised. For assistance, give us a call on our toll free number.