Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Out for a bargain this Black Friday? Don’t compromise your cyber security while doing so. The NCSC has released its latest campaign in the run-up to Black Friday to ensure consumers don’t fall victim to a Black Friday scam on their hunt for a bargain. Shoppers lost over £10 million to cyber criminals during last […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Advent IM Managing Director features in Episode 2 of ‘Advent IM Case Studies’ to discuss security outsourcing with a central government client. If you are an organisation that needs proven yet non-permanent security expertise for initiating or completing projects, Advent IM Outsource is a perfect solution. As one of the UK’s leading independent security consultancies, […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Last week we joined Cortech Developments, Nedap Security Management and Geutebruck UK at their Open Event Forum: Artificial Intelligence the Pros and Cons in an impressive venue, The Francis Crick Institute, London. Our MD, Mike Gillespie was invited to speak at the event alongside Tony Porter, Chief Privacy Officer at Corsight to discuss and debate […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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According to a report from RPC data breaches in UK pension schemes increased by 4,000% from 2021/22 to 2022/23. Outside of the Health sector during the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware crises, we have never seen such a dramatic increase in serious security and successful incidents that have resulted in the loss of personal data of […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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 For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog General

Here at Advent IM, we usually talk business to business… but this is for everyone this Bonfire Night. According to reports, the number of burglaries that occur from November onwards increases by a whole 38%, with domestic damages increasing by 160%! Common sense will tell us this is because of the early darkness which gives […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership? Read the full article via Computer Weekly.com

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Outsourcing some security tasks is both essential and effective, writes Advent IM Mike Gillespie and Derek Willins. Read the article here.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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In this second part, we continue diving deep into the essential topic of mental health and support for our armed forces and ex-armed forces with Paul Minter from Head Up Charity. In the 2 Part podcast, alongside the conversation of mental health, we explore different forms of trauma and share valuable insights on how to […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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This is the last part of our security tips for Cyber Security Awareness Month. We hope you have found them helpful and will consider coming to us for support on information security consulting or training in the future. This last post is a crucial one as so many cyber incidents and data breaches are enabled […]