Information Governance Security Consultancy & Training
Advent IM is the UK’s leading independent information security and physical security consultancy and training provider, supporting Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).
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The most recent and relevant stories from the information security and physical security industries.
Cyberattack disrupts Northern Ireland school network, affecting thousands of pupils
Around 300,000 pupils and 20,000 teachers rely on the system Read via Computing.com.
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Policing Reform 2026: What the Changes Mean for Data Governance, Security and Information Rights
Policing in England and Wales is on the cusp of its most significant transformation in decades. The Government’s January 2026 White Paper proposes structural changes, new performance expectations, shifts...
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Most CNI Firms Face Up to £5m in Downtime from OT Attacks
The vast majority (80%) of critical national infrastructure (CNI) providers in the UK face downtime costs of between £100,000 ($132,144) and £5m ($6.6m) from cyber-attacks that disrupt their operational...
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Recent and upcoming events
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The Security Event
Join Mike and Ellie for their presentations at the National Cyber Security Show / The Security Event across 3 days.
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Artificial Intelligence Security Awareness Training
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Police Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) Training
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Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) Training - Public Sector
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Episerver
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Department for Work and Pensions
“Thank you for removing the noise from our GDPR preparations. Throughout the short course you made complex information very accessible, giving interesting real life examples which enabled us to better understand the concepts and our obligations. I was pleased you took a common sense approach to unpicking GDPR as other suppliers we had previously spoken to had made us feel quite anxious about the whole thing!”
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