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Tips On The Management of Operational Software
When software is installed on information systems, it is important that it is controlled to help ensure compliance is maintained with...
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Ascent Portal Staff
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Managing Infrastructure
When managing infrastructure, businesses’ need to ensure that infrastructure device management controls are addressed and implemented. It...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
Connections with Internal Information Systems
Protect your Internal Information Systems If organizations have internal information systems that connect to any external systems in...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
Outsourced Development and External System Services
When outsourcing development and external systems, businesses should be careful to outline the obligations and requirements of those...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
System Development, Acquisition, Review, and Acceptance Controls
The string of to-do’s when developing, acquiring, reviewing, and finally accepting a new system can be confusing. Here are a few pitfalls...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
A Guide to Using SDLC Tools
What Is SDLC and Why Should I Maintain it? In simple terms, a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a project management model that...
Ascent Portal Staff
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
Protecting Your Company’s Shared Infomation
Here we will discuss the process to look out for when seeking to protect your organization. Specifically, we will be looking into shared...
Ascent Portal Staff
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Encryption Data and Cryptography
One of the primary goals of this Security Program is to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets,...
Ascent Portal Staff
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Message Security: Email, Messaging, and Internet Protection
Email, Messaging applications, and Internet services have dramatically improved the efficiency of business operations over the years....
Ascent Portal Staff
- Apr 26, 2022
- 1 min
Information Exchange Protection
The exchange of information performed by organizations must be protected with appropriate security controls. These controls need to be...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Network Security Boundaries and Controls
Network-level security boundaries and controls cannot be ignored as they protect against intrusions, data exploitation, and support the...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Security Boundary Defense Solutions
Security boundary defense solutions should be leveraged to protect organizations from the infiltration or exfiltration of data by bad...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
Process for Implementing Different Types of Penetration Testing
Penetration testing can be a daunting undertaking for organizations, but it is generally required for achieving and maintaining...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Cybersecurity Controls
The term “cybersecurity” certainly has demonstrated longevity as a powerful buzzword for organizations across all industries, in all...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Protect your Information Systems with Flaw Remediation
Flaw remediation and fault logging capabilities help to ensure an organization’s information systems, including applications, continue to...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Security Logging Tools for Information Protection
The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of security logging must be protected. Implementing controls for security logging of...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Audit Logs Best Practices for Security
Audit logs are key to monitoring for unauthorized activities, insider threats, and issues that may be affecting system performance. The...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Vulnerability Management Tools
Many organizations struggle with identifying and patching all vulnerabilities. Legacy systems that cannot be patched without impacting...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
Configuration Backup Strategy
If organizations do not effectively maintain regular backups of systems, configurations, and information, they are not likely to have the...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Feb 11, 2022
- 1 min
Malicious Code Protection
Malicious and mobile code protection is critically important. New variants of malicious code are released every day while mobile code...
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