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Why a “One-and-Done” Access Control Policy Won’t Cut It
Unauthorized or inappropriate account access is likely to occur within organizations if ongoing maintenance is not in place for all...
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Ascent Portal Staff
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Requirements for a Strong Access Control Program
The lack of an overall strong access control program generates opportunities for the unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data in...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
Secure Disposal and Re-Use of Information Assets
Organizations must ensure that the process for the disposal or re-use of equipment is strictly controlled. The improper disposal or...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
Media Handling and Protection
Media handling controls should be implemented to protect organizations from the risks associated with the loss of confidentiality,...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Classification, Labeling, and Handling of Information Assets
Information assets, including printed materials, email attachments, or other data, should be classified appropriately to ensure they are...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
What Is Acceptable with Asset Usage?
If organizations do not document, communicate, and have personnel agree to acceptable use requirements, personnel may not be limited to...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Know What You’ve Got – IT Asset Inventory
IT Asset inventories help your organization control IT costs, reduce risk, and automate modern IT environments. IT Assets cannot be...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Keep Up Security Awareness Training Until You Get It Right
Your organization should develop, document, and maintain a comprehensive Security Awareness Training Program. If security awareness...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Security Implications of a Termination or Position Change
Security implications need to be considered and addressed to ensure the organization remains protected and safe from threats. When an...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Personnel Security Risk: Discipline or Regret? You Decide
It has been said that you can suffer the pain of discipline or you can suffer the pain of regret – the choice is yours. If personnel...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Buck Stops Here: Security Program Control
Managers of all departments need to be involved with ensuring their teams are performing their assigned operational duties in accordance...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Personnel Security Program: Terms and Conditions of Employment
In our ongoing blog series on security program pitfalls, we’ve been focusing most recently on a personnel security program. Today’s post...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
Personnel Security Program: Screening
All personnel need to be screened prior to starting employment. This helps to ensure organizations hire knowledgeable, ethical...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Personnel Security Program: Roles and Responsibilities
Personnel security is the focus of the third chapter of my eBook, Security Program Pitfalls and Prescription to Avoid Them, and the roles...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Supply Chain Risk Management
Poor supply chain risk management, or a total lack thereof, will have a negative impact on the long-term success of any organization....
Ascent Portal Staff
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Information Security Categorization and Risk Framing
Security categories for an organization’s information systems need to be defined to enable appropriate risk decisions to be made. Without...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Risk Treatment and Mitigation
Organizations need to have defined processes in place for completing risk treatment and risk mitigation activities once a risk assessment...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
Regular Risk Assessments Are Required
Once organizations have developed a risk management strategy and a risk management program, regular risk assessments should be performed...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Pitfall #9 of 100: Risk Management Strategy
Pitfall #9 – Risk Management Strategy – is the first pitfall in the second chapter of my eBook, Security Program Pitfalls and...
Ascent Portal Staff
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Security and Compliance Documentation Management
As promised, here is the second blog post of this week regarding the pitfalls from my eBook, Security Program Pitfalls and Prescription...
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