Articles By TEAM ASCEND
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 ...
While cloud computing and services are becoming more and more popular, some industries are hesitant to jump on the bandwagon. Financial technology, or FinTech, is one of them. Working in FinTech, your #1 goal is to improve and automate the delivery and usage of financial ...
Protecting your organization from threats to its digital operations is crucial no matter what work you do. Identifying malicious activity or vulnerabilities before they reach a critical stage using techniques such as a security risk assessment is vital in staying safe in ...
Cyber threats continue to evolve at a rapid pace, challenging even the most operationally mature firms to properly manage the risks.
In 2021, cybercriminals targeted high-profile companies such as Microsoft, The Colonial Pipeline, and Kaseya, proving they weren't afraid to take on organizations both large and small. These breaches sent shockwaves through global supply chains and networks, causing ...
