How to Avoid Black Friday Scams: What Everyone Must Know Before Shopping The holiday season is the busiest shopping period of the year — and also the busiest season for cybercriminals.Black Friday and Cyber Monday attract millions of shoppers looking for deals, which creates the perfect opportunity for scammers to deploy fake websites, fraudulent ads,...Read More
It’s the middle of 2024 and the cybersecurity threats keep rising. Cybersecurity is not just an IT concern; it’s a critical aspect of business resilience and trust. At Ascension Global Technology (AGT), we understand the importance of a robust and holistic cybersecurity posture, and we recommend the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity...Read More
Wishing all our clients and partners a safe and joyful holiday. May this day of independence bring you happiness and a wonderful time with family and friends. From all of us at AGT, enjoy the celebrations! 🇺🇸 #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #AGTCelebrates”Read More
As we move further into the digital age, cybersecurity remains a top priority for businesses and individuals alike. In 2023, cyber threats continue to evolve, with new attack vectors and sophisticated tactics emerging at an alarming rate. This article offers a comprehensive overview of the latest trends in cyber threats, a sample real-world use case,...Read More
The cybersecurity landscape is in a constant state of evolution, with the ever-growing complexity and sophistication of cyber threats. To stay ahead of these challenges, organizations need to adopt robust and adaptable security frameworks. One such framework is the Zero Trust model, which has gained widespread adoption across the globe. On April 11, 2023, a...Read More
“Seeing Yourself in Cyber” Since the 2004 declaration by the President of the United States and Congress, we dedicate each October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The annual campaign is sponsored through a conjoined effort between the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) — providing support from both the federal...Read More
Enforcing best security practices through governance and formal procedures Similar to how firms use employee handbooks to outline all the requirements and expectations for professionalism in the workplace, businesses should also implement rules for how users of company resources and applications must act and operate as it pertains to the company’s data security. Hence, the...Read More
Truly popularized in the mid-2000s, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been security practitioners’ go-to response whenever someone asks, “what can I be doing right now to protect my data and accounts?” It’s often listed as a default best practice to defend against many cyber attacks and attack vectors such as phishing, business email compromise (BEC), keystroke...Read More
Florida state agencies and local governments are now subject to new cybersecurity requirements and prohibitions that went into effect on July 1, 2022. These new amendments to Florida’s State Cybersecurity Act (“the Cybersecurity Act”) impose practically impossible-to-meet notification requirements on state and local governmental entities and prohibit them from making ransom payments. Stepping back to...Read More
Protecting Backup Solutions From Threats and Vulnerabilities As we have recently hit the end of the financial tax season and concluded some of the busy periods companies endure for selling their product or service, this is the time of year when many organizations reevaluate their business continuity and disaster recovery plans. While they likely consider...Read More
