Category: Advent IM Blog

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Advent IM Security Consultant, Del Brazil gives us his view of some of the comments and take-outs that ALL boards need to be aware of, following Dido Harding’s appearance before a parliamentary committee on the TalkTalk Breach. The TalkTalk security breach continues to roll on with the TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding telling a parliamentary committee […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

2015 is almost over and we have been pleased and delighted to welcome many new followers and contributors to the Advent IM Holistic Security blog. It’s hard to wade through all the content but we thought it would be nice to present you with a list of some of our most popular posts this year, by […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

According the International Business Times, the Metropolitan Police advised TalkTalk not to discuss their breach. (you can read the article here) Here, in conversation on the topic , is Advent IM Directors, Julia McCarron and Mike Gillespie and Security Consultant, Chris Cope. “This is interesting as it shows the 2 different priorities at work.  For […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

As 2015 draws to a close, we asked the Advent IM Staff to ponder the challenges for next year. 2015 saw some huge data and security fumbles and millions of people had their personal information exposed as hack after hack revealed not only how much this activity is on the increase, but also how  the […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Thanks to Chris Cope for this look at Festive scams. Its that time of year when we all spend plenty of money buying presents for loved ones and, in a trend that increases year on year, many of these transactions are carried out online.  Online transactions are worth millions of pounds to retailers and its […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

A review of the news of the BoM attack  from Security Consultant, Chris Cope. Or more precisely, why would anyone want to hack the Australian met office?  Well, its happened and officials are quick to announce that the damage will take millions of dollars to fix and that China was responsible for the hack.  Its […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

It has become a tradition for us to share a security tip or jolly every day of Advent and this year is no different.  Here it is, all ready for the start of Advent, tomorrow…

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Cyber Monday is upon us again.. or should I say #cybermonday. Anyway, I asked our Security Consultants to come up with some top tips to help you shop a bit more securely for your Christmas gifts and decorations. Thanks to Chris Cope and Del Brazil for this.  (other online vendors are available)   Always check for […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

By Julia McCarron with contribution from Chris Cope. There have been a number of press stories in the last few days that could have us searching for our 3 pronged spears to protect these shores because, if the news is to be believed, the missile version of Trident could be rendered useless or obsolete from […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

This time of year, there is an upsurge in phishing and other malicious emails for us to contend with. From phony delivery notices to hoax PayPal problem emails, our inboxes are awash with attempts to invade, defraud and otherwise cause us chaos or loss. So the news that people are not taking the threat from email seriously after […]