Advent IM cyber security services now available for procurement via G-Cloud 11

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM News

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Media Contact: Ellie Hurst
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Date : 02.07.19

Advent IM cyber security services now available for procurement via G-Cloud 11

The UK’s leading independent, holistic security consultancy announced today they are continuing their relationship with Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and services will be available to procure directly through the new iteration of the G-Cloud framework, G-Cloud 11.

Today the UK Government’s G-Cloud portal have announced that the newest iteration of the CCS procurement platform would again provide direct public sector access to their cyber security, risk management consultancy and training services. Advent IM has been part of the since its first release.

Advent IM Director, Julia McCarron said, “Advent IM has been proud to be a G-Cloud supplier since 2012 and we have developed some long-lasting relationships with the public sector as a result of our involvement. G-Cloud 11 sees the introduction of some new services to support our successful cyber security and risk management consultancy, namely Third-Party Supplier Assurance Audits and the increasingly popular Red Teaming, whereby we physically test the security controls applied to a client’s premises. We hope these services will bring new clients through our doors and make G-Cloud 11 our most prosperous framework engagement yet.”

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is a commercial service for Government, acting on behalf of the Crown, to drive savings for the taxpayer and improve the quality of commercial and procurement activity across the public sector. CCS brings together, as one organisation, Government Procurement Service, the commercial function of the Cabinet Office, and common goods and services procurement and commercial management currently undertaken by departments. Its vision is to deliver value for the nation through outstanding commercial capability and quality customer service. CCS is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office and operates as a trading fund under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973.

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About Advent IM

Advent IM is an independent specialist consultancy, focusing on holistic security management solutions for information, people and physical assets, across both the public and private sectors. Established in 2002, Advent IM is a centre of excellence for security services, promoting the benefits of best practice guidelines and standards and the need to address risk management to protect against potential threats.

From its headquarters in the Midlands, its Consultants work nationwide and are corporate members of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (formally the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP)).

Consultants are also Lead Auditors for the International standard for information security management (ISO 27001)), NCSC Certified Professionals (CCP), CISSP qualified and Home Office trained physical security assessors.