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See the plethora of company insights on Security, Compliance, Management and Risk.
Ascent Portal Staff
Feb 11, 20221 min read
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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Feb 7, 20222 min read
Physical Data Security Measures
Organizations are susceptible to a significant physical data security incident or data breach if physical data and media containing...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read
Security of Information Assets While Off-Premises
Organizations need to ensure they effectively address the security of information assets that are taken off-site. It may be difficult to...
Ascent Portal Staff
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Cabling Security Controls
The lack of basic power and telecommunications cabling security controls, along with protective measures, could cause unexpected outages...
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Jan 19, 20222 min read
Managing Supporting Utilities
Equipment should be protected from power failures and other disruptions that may be caused by failures in supporting utilities....
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Jan 14, 20222 min read
Why Equipment Placement and Protection Matters
Organizations should ensure that before equipment (e.g., servers, network infrastructure, information systems) is installed, the location...
Ascent Portal Staff
Jan 11, 20223 min read
Next Significant Security & Compliance Challenge in 2022
In the first work week of the year, I’ve seen several different articles and blog posts about predictions and what to expect from an IT...
Ascent Portal Staff
Jan 10, 20222 min read
External and Environmental Threat Protection for your Assets
External and environmental threats can cause unexpected damage to information assets, as well as the facilities in which they reside....
Ascent Portal Staff
Jan 7, 20222 min read
The Importance of Physical Entry Controls
If organizations are not able to account for individuals in their buildings or offices at any given time, it will likely result in an...
Ascent Portal Staff
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Physical Security Perimeters to Protect Your Facilities
A lack of physical security perimeter controls may compromise many of the controls necessary to maintain a complete Security Program....
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