Category: Advent IM News
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Mike Gillespie in Computer Weekly – Security Think Tank: Embrace data protection as a necessary business process
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
What strategies can information security professionals use to shift focus from GDPR fines to enabling business gains and success, changing the way data is used, and aligning data privacy with business purpose? Read full story.
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Advent IM cyber security services now available for procurement via G-Cloud 11
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
**PRESS RELEASE** Media Contact: Ellie Hurst +44 (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 02.07.19 Advent IM cyber security services now available for procurement via G-Cloud 11 The UK’s leading independent, holistic security consultancy announced today they are continuing their relationship with Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and services will be available to procure directly through […]
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Introducing Cyberterrorism and Cyberweaponry by Mike Gillespie & Ellie Hurst in TPSO
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
This article is to introduce some of the key themes and explore the impact on our lives. In part one we will look at terrorism and crime vs. cyberterrorism and cybercrime, within the definitions above we can start to look at recent events and consider how we classify them. We will also examine the way […]
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Coverage of the Surveillance Camera Commissioners keynote speech
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
It was a world first Surveillance Camera Day yesterday. This is the start of a national conversation about how surveillance cameras are used in practice, why they’re used and who is using them. This is a conversation about how technology is evolving, especially around automatic face recognition and artificial intelligence and what the benefits and […]
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Security Think Tank: Infosec needs to avoid FUD and keep it real – Ellie Hurst in computerweekly
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
How can security professionals communicate effectively with the board and senior business leaders – what works and what doesn’t? According to the 2017 Information security workforce study, employers are looking for infosec professionals with strong communication skills as well as analytical skills. But there is a gap between employer and candidate expectations, as this communication […]
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For the first time ever, we have a Honeymoon at IFSEC International
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
IFSEC International is known by security professionals as the premier integrated security event. Covering cyber-security, access control, perimeter protection and more, the message is clear: Strictly security. So we were just as surprised as you when one of our own speakers, Mike Gillespie, Managing Director of Advent IM, had chosen IFSEC as his honeymoon destination. […]
Read MoreIntroducing Cyberterrorism and Cyberweaponry by Mike Gillespie & Ellie Hurst
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
A discussion in three parts… Read part one in The Professional Security Officer Magazine. click
Read MoreMike will be speaking at an IISP Regional event
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
On July the 9th, MIke will be speaking at a regional IISP event at University of Manchester. Details & Booking
Read MoreFreedom Mobile data breach impacts thousands of customers
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
08.05.19 – Freedom Mobile, a major Canadian telecommunications provider, has revealed a data breach which may have exposed sensitive information belonging to thousands of customers. Read full story
Read MoreMike Gillespie in Computer Weekly – Security Think Tank: Aim for integrated resilience, continuity and recovery
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
How should businesses plan to survive a potential cyber attack extinction event? Up to recent time, perhaps the past couple of years, when I talked about the possibility of an extinction event from a cyber attack, the perspectives of the vast majority of people were still entirely focused on this being an exfiltration, manipulation or […]
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