Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Understanding the Business Continuity Landscape #BCAW2017
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We hope you are all enjoying all the additional and helpful BC content floating about this week, we certainly are. Our addition is a brief look at some information from the Business Continuity Institute and the Ponemon Institute. We would suggest you review their full reports. If you need help with your Business Continuity, be […]
Read MoreWhen the worst happens…what do you do? #BCAW2017
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The events of the last few days have captured the attention of media and business worldwide; a wide scale ransomware outbreak that has effectively shut down a number of NHS trusts and hospitals amongst a welter of other business and organisations. It is into this space that the Business Continuity professional/team/plan, steps. Business Continuity […]
Read MoreBusiness Continuity Awareness Week #BCAW2017 are you ready for IT ?
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Its Business Continuity Awareness Week ! #BCAW2017
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
It has come around very quickly but this week is Business Continuity Awareness Week. There will be some comment and content from us throughout the week along with some practical tips and guidance. Don’t forget we are ISO22301 practitioners and if you need to know a bit more about we can do for your Business […]
Read MoreThe Evolution of the School Photo – from Julia McCarron #schoolsecurity
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
It’s an interesting topic – body-worn video technology (BWV). Love the concept or hate the concept, people will always see two sides of the coin in their usage. Safety and Snooping. There is obviously a fine line between them but one I was drawn to look into a little further having read an article stating […]
Read MoreCyber Breach Surveys – Yesterdays Fish and Chip Paper? Guest post from Julia McCarron
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Advent IM Director, Julia McCarron, lends us her view on the latest cyber survey… I saw this morning that yet another Government survey has been revealed saying once again that ‘nearly half’ of UK firms had suffered a cyber security attack or breach. It seems that we are being given a very similar statistic pretty […]
Read MoreIs it Blitz Spirit or Better Security? Julia McCarron talks about being in #Westminster during the attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We are now a week on from the atrocities of the Westminster attack on 22nd March 2017 and London and Londoners, its visitors and commuters continue with their day to day lives almost as if the attack never happened. Almost. Clearly for those directly affected by this individual’s mindless actions, day to day life will […]
Read MoreWestminster Attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Our thoughts are with the victims and families of those murdered or injured during this attack. Our gratitude and respect, to the police, emergency paramedics and other first responders.
Read MoreAttack Trees part two #RiskMethodology
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Del Brazil re-visits the Attack Tree methodology The author has recently published an article about the use of Attack Trees for undertaking Information Risk Assessments. This follow up article is designed to invoke discussion on the current changes to risk management methodologies. Attack Trees have been highlighted as one of the potential candidates for replacing […]
Read MoreLet’s talk about a Leavers Policy
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Del Brazil takes a look at recent security failures that made the news and could have been managed or prevented with a robust leavers policy and its careful application. An American college had cause to dismiss one of its IT Administrators and requested that all college IT equipment be returned. The employee complied but not […]
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