Tag: cyber security
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Education Sector Has Highest Ransomware Victim Count
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The education sector recorded a higher share of ransomware victims than any other in 2022, according to a new report from Sophos. The security vendor’s report, The State of Ransomware in Education 2023, was compiled from interviews with 400 IT and cybersecurity leaders globally; split evenly across schools and higher education institutions. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Fast change needs fast response.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. Recent reports from Gartner (and Splunk) highlight the chaos that is unfolding in cyber security. By 2025 Gartner predicts; “nearly half of cyber leaders will change jobs, with 25% moving to different roles”. They went on to say that in effect, success is judged on not being hacked, […]
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BLOG: Cyber Security and Business Continuity – how do they work together? #BusinessContinuityWeek
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Cyber Security has always been a key feature of Business Continuity because cyber threats, incidents and attacks can have a significant impact on an organisation’s ability to maintain operations and deliver products or services to its customers. If we consider the information, we can get from the Business Continuity Institute’s annual, Horizon Scan report, we […]
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CAF and NISD for Government Bodies
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The NCSC’s CAF and Government The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Assessment Framework is a tool designed to help organisations, including local government, assess their cyber security risks and implement appropriate measures to mitigate those risks. While the framework is available for use by UK local government, and should be used by them, there […]
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