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Disney is ditching Slack for Microsoft Teams following data breach

Disney is reportedly phasing out its use of Slack following a significant data breach, with plans to migrate over to Microsoft Teams for internal communications and collaboration. The move comes after a July incident where hackers accessed Disney’s internal Slack archives to leak 1.1TB of sensitive information, exposing confidential company messages, project details and employee information. Read Here.

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Kylian Mbappe’s Twitter Hack: What It Means for Celebrities and How Fans Can Protect Themselves

In August 2024, superstar Kylian Mbappe, forward for Real Madrid and France, found himself at the centre of an unexpected and unusual security breach. Mbappe had his Twitter (X) account hacked, with the attacker using it to post tweets about rival clubs (Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea), memes, and political opinions. The incident didn’t last for long, […]

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**PRESS RELEASE** Advent IM wins Defence Sector Security Innovation Award 
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

**PRESS RELEASE**   Media Contact: Olivia Lawlor Blackburn  0121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 17/09/2024  Advent IM wins Defence Sector Security Innovation Award  Winners of the JOSCAR SME innovation Award Audience Choice award, Advent IM are an independent information security consultancy. Their assurance and security risk management services strengthen UK Defence resilience through Secure by Design […]

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Advent IM wins SME Innovation Award Audience Choice at JOSCAR LIVE!
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

We are pleased to share that Advent IM has won the JOSCAR SME Innovation Award Audience Choice at the recent  JOSCAR LIVE event in Farnborough, beating off four other competitors to take the top slot. The result came after our MD, Mike Gillespie, used his 3-minute pitch to highlight the importance of the Secure by […]

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ADVENT IM BLOG | Should You Pay for Online Privacy?
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

In today’s digital age, our online activities leave a trail of data that can be collected, analysed, and used for various purposes, from targeted advertising to identity theft. This raises the question: should we pay for online privacy?  The argument for paying for online privacy often focusses on the idea that free services are funded […]

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Police Ombudsman apologises to staff after data leak

Northern Ireland’s police watchdog has apologised to its staff after their details were inadvertently shared with almost two dozen job applicants. The data leak at the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland involved the details of 160 current and former employees. Read Here.

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Millions of data files exposed in massive security breach

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler has uncovered a massive database belonging to field service management platform ServiceBridge was left freely available online. In total, the database numbered 31,524,107 files, dated back to 2012 and primarily belonging to companies from the US, UK, and Canada. Read Here.

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