PayPal Fraud - What You Need to Know About the New PayPal Phishing Scam

Unfortunately, we’re back with another phishing scheme that’s making its way through your inboxes and phones.

Are SharePoint Spaces Worth the Business Effort?

Microsoft released new functionality for SharePoint Online to create pages, coined as SharePoint Spaces, with web parts that can display content and images in “3D” or “Virtual Reality (VR)” format. This sounds exciting, but is it practical for non-technical "Power Users" to ...

Over 18,000 Infected from SolarWinds Data Breach – What Happened?

This month, it was discovered that SolarWinds, a national IT software and infrastructure company, suffered a devastating data breach. By using a Trojan horse system, cybercriminals were able to infect more than 18,000 companies. While this plot was uncovered in December, in ...

3 Crucial Protocols for Limiting Domain Admins Group

When it comes to business security, limiting the use of the Domain Administrators group is key. This is a crucial practice to reduce the attack surface of your network. When you know attacks will inevitably come, you want the impact to be as minimal as possible.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight | David

David is an Ascend Technologies Senior Analyst, Salesforce. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Nathan

Nathan is an Ascend Technologies Service Delivery Manager. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

The Importance Of Keeping Devices And Software Up To Date

Do you know that little pop-up notifying you to restart your computer for a software update? The one that appears at the least opportune time? As bothersome as it may seem, this notification is critical to securing and protecting your devices from a cyberattack. Let's ...

Returning to in-office business in the face of COVID-19

Unprecedented Business Environments Though pandemics have occurred throughout history, they are an unprecedented event for modern business. Across the United States in mid-March, many businesses took the lead in requiring employees to work remotely where possible as ...

Advanced Threat Protection | The Difference Between Azure, Microsoft 365, and Defender

With various Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) tools offered through Microsoft, it's essential to know their features and how each matches your security needs. Let's look at what ATP is and its differences and benefits between Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Defender.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Stefan

Stefan is an Ascend Technologies Senior Operations Manager. He shared what it means to be part of a team. What sports have you played? Surfing is my favorite sport. I go wherever it takes me! What do you remember being the most valuable lesson from someone that supported ...

Building a Scalable Cloud Infrastructure that Enables Business Growth

Growing businesses need flexible cloud environments that can extend and expand with the business For growing businesses, the ability to adjust and scale infrastructure quickly is critical. A flexible staffing and support model designed for your business needs is crucial for ...

Security on a Budget: The Do’s and Don’ts of Updating Your IT Infrastructure

As we continue to navigate the effects of COVID-19, newly remote offices are being presented with new challenges for their IT infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Tim

Tim is an Ascend Technologies Operations Center Supervisor. He shared what it means to be part of a team.

Keep Your Hybrid Exchange Server Environment Supported

It's rare for an Exchange Server administrator to have never opened a case with Microsoft’s Support group. To save time during these encounters, it helps to be in a supported state before you pick up the phone. But how do you know if your systems are in a supported state?

Team Ascend Employee Highlight – Nathan F.

Nathan is an Ascend Technologies Operations Analyst. He shared what it means to be part of a team.