Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Password; too short, too weak, like everyone else’s …. #WorldPasswordDay
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The top 10 passwords of 2018 has over half of the same passwords of 2017. We aren’t just lacking in imagination, we are also not learning our lesson either. Lets be original, avoid the dictionary words, add some upper cases and symbols. Let’s make them hard to guess but easy for us to remember.. because […]
Read MoreAdvent IM’s view … on security myths
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Click here to download a PDF version.
Read MoreThe World’s First Surveillance Camera Day!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
As you will be aware, our MD, Mike Gillespie has been acting as Cyber Security adviser to Tony Porter, The Surveillance Camera Commissioner on a pro bono basis, for some time. So of course we are delighted to help the Commissioner share the news of the inaugural Surveillance Camera Day and its launch at IFSEC […]
Read MorePodcast: Neurodiversity – Respect for the individual
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We were lucky enough to have a great chat with Dr Emma Philpott (UK Cyber Security Forum and IASME), Rowenna Fielding (Protecture) and Nicola Whiting (Titania), on the topic of neurodiversity. There are some #Infosec and #Cybersecurity references but this podcast is for everyone. We talk about perceptions, employment, training, attitudes and hopes for the […]
Read MoreHundreds of compromised WordPress and Joomla websites are serving up malware to visitors
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Researchers see a spike in compromised domains attempting to deliver malicious payloads including Shade ransomware and phishing links. Read full story.
Read MoreThe Surveillance Camera Commissioner joins us to talk about the importance of cyber security and standards
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A great conversation with Tony Porter as Advent IM left the comfort of the podcast HQ and headed out to the NSI Summit at the NEC. Some background noise from the event but it didn’t manage to spoil a very worthwhile discussion on a wide range of topics. This included the first two years of […]
Read MoreSome helpful insight from Ponemon Institute on #DataBreach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The need for quality #leadership in this area comes across very strongly. Plenty of positive outcomes possible with good leadership….
Read MoreOne in three small businesses admitted to not having any cyber security strategies in place at all
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
You have read this headline elsewhere today. It may have been another story that you noticed without noticing, perhaps made a ‘tsk’ noise about then moved on, possibly to read about the latest data breach or ransomware outbreak. The vast majority of businesses in the UK are SMEs. They are a hugely important part of […]
Read MoreUniversities need to get the most out of the ICO
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From our Head of Marcomms, Ellie Hurst The report produced by the ICO on information risk in higher education, is an excellent resource that every university and college should be embracing. It is a pragmatic response to increased security breach in this sector, produced in a sensible and common sense, practical way. As you know, […]
Read MoreConsidering #Risk around #IoT is a must because it touches every area of our lives and is not confined to cyber-space. #cybersecurity
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog