Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
#PCI-DSS – Change Management and ongoing compliance from Feb 2018
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thanks again to Advent IM Senior Security Consultant, Mark Jones for his expert eye on the changes to the payment card standard. Assumption: Readers already have an understanding of the PCI DSS and/or already compliant with the standard and Requirement 6.4 Change Control Processes. The Issue: Currently, under the PCI DSS v3.2 standard Requirement […]
Read More#PCI DSS Requirement 8.3 – MFA – Mandated from 1st February 2018
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Senior Security Consultant, Mark Jones Assumption: Readers already have an understanding of the PCI DSS and/or already compliant with the standard and Requirement 8.3. The Issue: Currently, under the PCI DSS v3.2 standard Requirement 8.3 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) it is only considered ‘best practice’ but from 1st February 2018 it will be […]
Read More#GDPR – Embrace the Change
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A post from Steven Foley, Advent IM Security Consultant…and not a moment too soon! 25th May 2018 and The General Data Protection Regulation will come into force bringing greater transparency, enhanced rights for citizens and increased accountability against data holders. This is not new news, it is a fact and has been on the horizon […]
Read MoreSecurity Think Tank: Employees are in the cyber attack firing line, so educate them well
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News
Mike Gillespie in Computer Weekly – What are the best security controls to ensure a safe working environment where employees do not have the unfair pressure of being the first line of cyber defence? Read full story.
Read MoreStaff that work around security may be trying to tell you something..
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We have talked about insider threat a lot. It seems that we are destined to talk about it a bit more given the amount of data breach and security failure still being driven by insiders. Bupa was subject to a malicious insider recently. An employee with access and a motivation is hard to stop, not […]
Read MoreThe IoT goes underwater
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We have talked about phishing before and warned you of the dangers of phishing emails that spread malware, ransomware and other toxic payloads. Today however we are talking fish. Actual fish. It was never going to be long before the obsession with web-enabling everything from air conditioning to kettles, caused a bit of a […]
Read MoreMike Gillespie – Ahead of the game
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News
Mike Gillespie discusses the increase in technology-powered smart buildings and the concomitant rise in cyber threats to their security. Read full story.
Read MoreIs your CEO having a whale of a time? Put a stop to it! #phishingTackle
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Criminals know where the richest pickings are; it might be financial or it might be valuable information, but the higher up the organisational tree they manage to get and successfully target, the greater the reward. But when it comes to understanding cyber threat, we don’t have to look very far to realise our boardrooms are […]
Read MoreTime to look at your Social Media Policy
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Malware delivery methodology We have known for some time that one of the most effective methods of malware delivery is via email spam. We have also come to learn that 40% of that spam now contains ransomware (IBM/CNBC research), so training staff in recognising spam and phishing that can lead to infection, is vital. However, Social […]
Read MoreJulia’s #Rules to Ransomware Safety
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Advent IM Director, Julia McCarron For those of you who read my irregular blogs, you’ll know I have a passion for the TV series NCIS. When I say passion more of an obsession really. So imagine the irony when they air an episode in the UK about Ransomware, in the wake of the world’s […]
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