Category: Advent IM News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Catching up with Mike… #DPD20
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News General
We managed to catch up with the ever busy MD, Mike and he had a few good answers for us this #DataProtectionDay.. The wisdom and experience is all his, the background ambience comes from the CIISec Charter celebration last week, where Mike, Derek and Ellie joined in the celebration of our Institute (for we are […]
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#DPD20 CISO, In Security No One can Hear You Scream…is live
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News General Industry News
Yes, Data Protection Day 2020 is finally here and with it comes the latest Consciously Incompetent Production from Coombswood Studios; “CISO, In Security No One Can Hear you Scream”. Enjoy a bit of fun with a very serious message about #DataProtection… click
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Met begins operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology.
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
Police are to begin using facial recognition technology, despite privacy concerns. The Metropolitan Police Service has announced today, Friday, 24 January, that it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. Read more via The Met Police.
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Betting companies given access to UK gov’t information on millions of children
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
Reports suggest a government database was misused for age verification purposes. Read via ZDNet.
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Whitepaper: Red Teaming in Education
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News
Thank you to Peter Daniel, Security Consultant for this latest whitepaper looking at red teaming exercises in the education sector. You can access it without registration here.
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Two-thirds of UK healthcare organisations breached last year
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
The majority of healthcare organisations in the UK experienced a cyber security incident during 2019, with almost half the result of viruses and malware introduced on third party devices. Read via Computer Weekly.
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Using Huawei in UK 5G network ‘madness’, says US
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
The US has warned the British government it “would be madness” to use Huawei technology in the UK’s 5G network. Read via BBC News.
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Police to Implement Facial Recognition at Cardiff-Swansea Football Match
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
South Wales Police has announced that it will be deploying facial recognition technology at the upcoming Premier League football match between Cardiff City FC and Swansea City FC at Cardiff City Stadium this Sunday, 12 January. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Cyber-Attacks Hit UK Firms Once Per Minute in 2019
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
UK businesses were deluged with cyber-attacks in 2019, with the average firm hit by over half a million attempts to compromise systems, according to new stats from Beaming. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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UK Police in the Dock as Device Losses Soar 150%
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
UK police officers and staff reported on average four lost or stolen devices every day over the most recent financial year, according to newly released data. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.
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