Category: General
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Facebook alerts 50,000 users targeted by cyber mercenaries as it bans seven surveillance-for-hire groups
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Facebook has alerted around 50,000 people who the company believes were targeted by “cyber mercenaries” – private companies often hired by authoritarian states to spy on individuals. The victims included “journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, [and] families of opposition and human rights activists” the company warned in a threat report published on Thursday. The […]
Read MoreDay 17 QUICK… #AdventAdventCalendar GIVEAWAY Day!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Be quick… first two out of the sack to email bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk will receive a FREE Secret Santa Gift! Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 16 – Time to update your security testing? #AdventAdventCalendar
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Looking to update your security testing, or do you need a re-fresh in your training? We recommend this isn’t done only once a year! We have the perfect gift for your boss! A training course or security testing with Advent IM, to make sure all your training and testing needs are up-to-date! Advent Advent Calendar […]
Read MoreDay 15 – Get Santa to bring you a VPN this year #AdventAdventCalendar
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Still struggling to know what to ask for a gift from Santa this year? How about a VPN? Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 15 – Get Santa to bring you a VPN this year #AdventAdventCalendar
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Still struggling to know what to ask for a gift from Santa this year? How about a VPN? Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 14 of the #AdventAdventCalendar and it’s another GIVEAWAY DAY!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
It’s Secret Santa Giveaway Day! #AdventAdventCalendar First 2 out of the sack to email bespractice@advent-im.co.uk will receive a FREE GIFT! Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 14 of the #AdventAdventCalendar and it’s another GIVEAWAY DAY!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
It’s Secret Santa Giveaway Day! #AdventAdventCalendar First 2 out of the sack to email bespractice@advent-im.co.uk will receive a FREE GIFT! Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read More
‘Potential for damage incalculable’: Experts sound alarm over cyber vulnerability in widely used software
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
While the first victims hit by hackers were Minecraft players, experts warn the cyber vulnerability could soon be exploited by spies and organised criminals. Read via Sky News.
Read MoreDay 13, So the elves has finished for another year? DELETE their log in credentials!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
If you have seasonal workers, make sure that once their contract ends, you delete their accounts on any devices as well as log in credentials. Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read MoreDay 13, So the elves has finished for another year? DELETE their log in credentials!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
If you have seasonal workers, make sure that once their contract ends, you delete their accounts on any devices as well as log in credentials. Advent Advent Calendar Secret Santa Giveaway Terms & Conditions
Read More