Most businesses, especially Small-Mid-size Businesses (SMB), outsource their IT to Managed Service Providers (MSP) to manage their network, servers, desktops, peripherals, and A/V needs. Most SMBs expect the MSPs to provide security coverage along with IT Support.
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Threat actors exploiting trust relationships with IT Service Providers
- Published: February 26, 2019
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Cybersecurity
No CommentsBusiness E-mail Compromise (BEC) Scam $12B in 5 years
- Published: December 11, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Cybersecurity
Business E-mail Compromise scams A spear phishing hacking group, working out of the United Kingdom and Nigeria, has been using business email compromise (BEC) scams and have stolen more than $12 million.
End of Mainstream Support for Dynamics AX 2009 and AX 2012
- Published: October 3, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft is ending the mainstream support for Dynamics AX 2009, AX 2012 FP and R2 on October 9th, 2018. Dynamics AX products are normally supported for 10 years from the release. What are the end dates? Dynamics AX 2009 – 10/09/18 Dynamics AX 2012
Ascent InfoSec in the Top 100 MSSPs for 2018
- Published: September 25, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Cybersecurity
Ascent InfoSec, the cybersecurity practice of Ascent Innovations LLC, is one of the Top 100 Managed Security Services Providers according to the research that evaluates MSSPs globally and 80 of these firms are based in United States.
Reduce Exposure Time: Managed Detection & Response
- Published: July 20, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Cybersecurity
Reducing the time an attacker spends in an environment is a key to mitigate the damage they can do. While most Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs) are adept at responding to security alerts, Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services…
FBI and DHS Issue Joanap and Brambul Malware Attack Warning
- Published: June 13, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Cybersecurity
According to an FBI and DHS warning, the Hidden Cobra hacker team in North Korea is using Joanap and Brambul malware to attack and access networks, primarily targeting media, aerospace, financial, and infrastructure companies.
State Attackers Moving from Stealing Data to Social Meddling
- Published: May 18, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Cybersecurity
The new cyber intelligence report expects that the monetary benefits will allure the use of crypto-mining malware and cryptocurrencies by cyber attackers this year. The cyber state attacker force is growing at an alarming rate. New bad actors.
Cloud Storage: Because A Smoke Detector in the Server Room Is Not A Good Contingency Plan
- Published: May 17, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Digital Enterprise
Let me preface this by saying there are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m an avid auto enthusiast. 2. I love learning how things are made. 3. I generate “what-if” scenarios in my brain to a concerning extent.
Companies wasting money on Cloud services
- Published: May 11, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Digital Enterprise
Businesses are moving their applications and storage to the cloud rapidly. With all of that movement to the cloud, many businesses are ‘buying’ more than they need, as they are still learning about consumption requirements.
Microsoft cuts cost of Azure Support – Advantage Consumer
- Published: May 11, 2018
- Posted by: Ascent365
- Category: Digital Enterprise
The three major players in the cloud infrastructure, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform, are eager to win market share. Each company is continuing to innovate, add new features, and enhancing their offerings to win.