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Lockbit: UK leads disruption of major cyber-criminal gang
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The UK has led an operation to disrupt what is thought to be the world’s largest criminal ransomware group. Read via BBC News.
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BLOG: Policing and The Need for Information Management
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
I write this as someone with first-hand experience in information security and its management and also experience in Policing, having served part of my career as a frontline Police Constable; this combination allows me to clearly observe the lack of information management within policing. In 2007, the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick […]
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Valentine’s Day: Romance Scams on the Rise!
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Dating apps are increasing in popularity year by year, which means that there’s more people available for scammers to target. But first and foremost, what is a romance scam? It is a type of scam that involves a fraudster building a (false) personal relationship with their victim, only to ask them for money – to […]
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BLOG: Artificial Intelligence and Unconscious Bias
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Only 6 months ago the Government was urged to release more details about it’s plans to increase the use of AI to risk-score benefits claims. In the summer, The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed it’s plans to widen the use of Artificial Intelligence to tackle fraud following the uplift in fraudulent claims during […]
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Safer Internet Day 2024 Blog
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Using the internet can be an amazing thing… but can also be dangerous. As a newcomer in security, I’ve been able to understand that my previous actions left me at risk of my data being available to anyone! For Safer Internet Day, this blog will cover how you can have not just a safer day, […]
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Barking Mad | DPD24
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
In this year’s edition from Consciously Incompetent Productions, we’re excited to bring to you Barking Mad! A spin off from Breaking Bad, as we discuss all things Data Protection in a light hearted but serious way. Click Here to watch the full video!
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Southern Water confirms cyber attack after Black Basta claims
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Southern Water, which supplies millions of customers in southeast England, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a cyber attack, although its services appear to be running normally. Read via ComputerWeekly.
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PRESS RELEASE: Human Error Ranks No.1 Reason for Security Breaches
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Media Contact: Miek Gillespie (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 01.02.24 Human Error Ranks No.1 Reason for Security Breaches Just Less than One Fifth of UK Businesses Provide Security Training to Prevent Data Breaches… Recent research shows that the cost of a data breach is sky rocketing, year-by-year, and 2024 will be […]
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Business leaders urged to toughen up cyber attack protections
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
A DRAFT Code of Practice on cyber security governance put forward for comment by the Cabinet Office will help directors and senior leaders shore up their defences against cyber threats. In parallel, the Government has launched a new call for views from business leaders themselves. Read via Security Matters.
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First Year in the Security Industry!
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
As of today, I’ve officially worked one year within the security industry so here is everything that I have learned along the way! The Open University When I first started off, I didn’t really know what to expect – my initial impressions were that anything cybersecurity related was boring and far too complicated to understand, […]
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