Articles By TEAM ASCEND
Salesforce reporting has some amazing capabilities. With just a few clicks we can see our key accounts with open opportunities, our leads with upcoming activities due, and our contacts with recent call logs. These are all-inclusive asks and can be run fairly intuitively. ...
Data breaches and subsequent identity theft are unfortunate but common occurrences today and have only increased since the onset of the pandemic.
Present-day technology has evolved and grown more sophisticated. The internet of things (IoT) represents the interconnectedness of devices, virtualization, big data, and the cloud are all new trends. So, as technology continues to grow and evolve, cybercriminals are ...
As companies and organizations face cyber-attacks with increased frequency and sophistication than ever before, the importance of security awareness training is clear. But while the information on the best practices for staying safe while using technology is out there, how ...
Is the network perimeter dead, or just distributed? In the earliest days of digital networking, organizations used firewalls as a boundary wall between an organization and the outside risks posed by the internet. It was a security framework that worked well at first — so ...
Cybersecurity is complex and constantly changing, so as the threats continue to rise, you may wonder, "whose responsibility is cybersecurity?"
Reconnaissance is the start of any good penetration test, hacking attempt, or introduction to a new concept. But what does reconnaissance mean? From Meriam-webster: Reconnaissance is a preliminary survey to gain information. So why is this important in a cybersecurity ...
A ‘Compliance First’ Mindset Limits Liabilities for Organizations Like Yours By adopting a Compliance First strategy when choosing solutions and vendors, you can identify those that do not comply with your requirements & eliminate them in order to be prepared for your ...
If you think that your cybersecurity insurance claim will be cleared with no questions asked, think again. While reviewing your claim, your cyber insurance provider will assess whether you took “due care” to protect your business from being compromised by a cyberattack. ...
It's funny to see someone post on social media, "Let's make this go viral." That concept was cool before it became a mainstream phrase, and using it today only shows how out of touch someone really is. Most phrases on social media carry no more dangerous payload than ...
Cyber insurance (also referred to as cyber liability insurance or data breach insurance) provides coverage for the impact of data breaches and cyberattacks. In recent years, cyber insurance brokerages have begun to recognize that security controls which reduce risk and ...
Nothing is more powerful and important for an organization to be successful than communication. There are many tools for a business to choose from, such as Zoom or Slack, but in our professional opinion, Microsoft Teams is the ultimate business collaboration tool. Microsoft ...
As smartphone apps and online software become more prevalent, so too are ethical concerns about how this technology is being used. From social media posts to online shopping or simply reading the news, we spend enormous amounts of time in an online environment that can ...
Malware attacks continue to increase in frequency and severity. With more employees choosing to work from home, cybersecurity risk increases. Valuable corporate secrets have left the safe confines of company servers and are now frequently on employees' personal devices. ...
Thanks to the mass transition to hybrid or fully remote working models as of late, cloud computing’s popularity has skyrocketed. In fact, a recent study from VentureBeat reported that 69% of businesses attributed their successful pandemic recovery to cloud computing. With ...
