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See the plethora of company insights on Security, Compliance, Management and Risk.


Ascent Portal Staff
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
Regular Risk Assessments Are Required
Once organizations have developed a risk management strategy and a risk management program, regular risk assessments should be performed...
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