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April 27, 2022
Articles By TEAM ASCEND

Scam Alert: Coupon Scams Target Users Spending More Time Online

Share link, get coupon? Not so fast.

Ascend Technologies Quick, Low-Cost Amazon WorkSpaces Implementation

As many organizations navigate the new normal of having a 100% remote workforce, there are several challenges they face. How do you ensure adherence to corporate policies and norms? How do ensure your team’s cybersecurity posture is maintained? How do you support remote ...

Guest Blog: How to Protect Yourself from Zoom Hijacking

This blog was written by Nik Vargas, founder of Cybersecurity firm Nimble Defense.

Cybersecurity Threats and Recommendations for Remote Workers

As the Coronavirus pandemic progresses, a rise in malicious activity has been detected leveraging new trends of threat vectors, including targeting of remote authentication systems and remote users. Ascend Technologies is actively monitoring ongoing developments and taking ...

Ascend Technologies Provides Desktop as a Service Solutions for Remote Workforces

As many organizations navigate the new normal of having a 100% remote workforce, there are several challenges they face. How do you ensure adherence to corporate policies and norms? How do you ensure your team’s cybersecurity posture is maintained? How do you support remote ...

Challenges Businesses Face with an Entirely Remote Workforce

At the beginning of 2020, if you asked most COOs and IT Managers about their business continuity and disaster recovery plans, they’d say they’ve got a plan that is updated annually and might even be tested 1-2 times per year. In many industries, this is a requirement for ...

The Ultimate Guide to Spear Phishing (& How to Fight Against It)

The first phishing attacks have been traced back to the mid 1990s with the rise of AOL. Hackers would get fake accounts and pose as AOL employees, instructing users to update their personal and billing data. The result? Stolen information.

Moving to Cloud Computing: Myth Versus Reality

Cloud Computing Realities You Need to Know Cloud computing solutions have been available for well over a decade. Software as a Service (SaaS) came to prominence first, followed closely by Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions, then advanced Platform-as-a-Service ...

Mid-market Cloud Adoption: More Reliable than the Weatherman

Return on Your Cloud Investment As more enterprise scale organizations shift to using cloud technology providers, like Amazon Web Services, mid-market organizations are working to determine if moving some of their workloads to the cloud delivers the return that larger ...

Don’t Take the Bait: Phishing Attacks

Phishing is one of the most pervasive security threats today and it’s only getting worse Over the last few years, phishing attacks have continued to rise as attackers refine strategies, execute successful programs, and make money. Attackers are taking advantage of end users ...

Lather, Rinse, Repeat: How Automation Improves Customer Engagement

As businesses look to gain efficiencies, automation is gaining ground as a differentiator. For example, Robotic Process Automation helps organizations accelerate their digital transformations. The main value driver of automation is allowing top talent to do more ‘high ...

How serious is an incident? The Comprehensive Guide to Incident Response

What defines a cyber “incident”, and if it happens to your business, how serious is it? These are two prominent questions among businesses of all sizes and industries. These questions, however, are especially vital to answer for small businesses who often lack the staffing, ...

12 Consequences of a Cyber Incident

Trust us, we know that “getting hacked” seems scary enough on its own. However, there are additional consequences that go along with a breach or cyber incident that you should be aware of—including some you may not have realized.

Every Second Counts: 7 Steps to Take After a Cyberattack

Seconds matter when you’re detecting threats, and they’re even more vital when a threat becomes a successful cyberattack.

Avoid Costly Updates from Windows 7 and Windows 10 Blue Screen Errors

It’s been an eventful start to 2020 for Microsoft, including the end of Windows 7 and an update to Windows 10 that has left up to 900 million users in a buggy and turbulent state of affairs. In the wake of Windows 7, Microsoft has started sending strongly worded, ...