Eide Bailly Promotes Anders Erickson to Principal, Heading the Cybersecurity Services Team

Business Wire

FARGO, N.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eide Bailly today announced the promotion of Anders Erickson, CISA, CISSP, CRISC, to Principal as he heads the firm’s Cybersecurity Services practice. In this executive position, Erickson will focus on leading and expanding the engagement and scope of the Cybersecurity Services team in helping companies understand cybersecurity risks, developing plans for mitigating weaknesses and managing ongoing cyber-threats.

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“Eide Bailly is recognized as a leading business management and business services firm; we help company leaders identify and manage any risks to their business,” said James Lyons, strategic growth officer for Eide Bailly. “In today’s world, one of the most pressing threats to the bottom line is cyber-risk. Anders is highly qualified, exceptionally committed to our clients and has a proven track record in expanding our world-class cybersecurity services to meet their needs.”

The threat landscape is evolving at an escalating rate. To meet the cybersecurity needs of companies around the nation, Erickson is leading a team of professionals who have the processes and the programs in place to deliver protection.

“Traditionally, companies have treated cybersecurity as an IT issue, but the truth is, cyber threats can impact every aspect of a business, from revenue loss, damage to reputation and legal liability,” Erickson said. “Our cybersecurity professionals work with every level of an organization, starting at the top from the boards and executives, to the technical IT admins and general employees, to provide insight and guidance so they can feel confident their business is protected.”

Eide Bailly recently announced a relationship with cybersecurity company Secuvant to provide a deeper range of robust, holistic business-class cybersecurity solutions to protect true business assets. This empowers the firm to work with CxOs to identify risks, create a strategy that specifically aligns to the business and then execute on that security strategy in partnership with the company. Furthermore, Eide Bailly recently acquired incident response and data forensics company Decipher Forensics as part of building their comprehensive cybersecurity solutions. These acquisitions, partnerships and relationships are indicative of the significant commitments Eide Bailly has made to enabling effective cybersecurity.

Erickson holds several credentials and designations, including Certified Information System Security Professional, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, and Certified Information Systems Auditor. He earned a Master of Information Systems Management – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

About Eide Bailly

Eide Bailly just celebrated their 100 year anniversary in 2017, as a tax, accounting and business management provider. Considered one of the Top 25 Accounting firms in the US, Eide Bailly is currently ranked as #14 in Vault’s Top 50 Accounting Firms 2018. Eide Bailly is recognized as an innovator and leader in audit and assurance, business outsourcing and strategy, consulting, and tax. Now, with its robust cyber security solutions, Eide Bailly is poised to become one of the most ubiquitous business management firms in the US. It supports clients through their 32 offices in 14 states. It has leading business solutions for clients in most business segments and verticals, including construction, real estate, energy solutions, auto dealerships, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing and distribution. In addition to top ranking for tax and accounting, Eide Bailly is also ranked as a top provider in the areas of NetSuite and Salesforce. For more information please contact us through our LinkedIn account, https://www.eidebailly.com/about-us/gethelp,[email protected] or call us at (208) 383-4731.