News and information from the Advent IM team.
What is Social Engineering?
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
Join us for a chat on Social Engineering, where we discuss what it is and what threats and details criminals could be after…. Watch here
Read MoreSocial Engineering – Still the best attacker exploit – guest post from Dale Penn, Advent IM Security Consultant
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Another great post from one of our consultants, this time from Dale Penn on the topic of Social Engineering. Introduction Social engineering is still the most prolific and successful method of hacking. It is a non-technical attack that relies on a user being tricked or coerced into some form of action which presents the attacker […]
Read MoreTrust Nothing, Question Everything… #socialengineering
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
IFSEC Global – Our very own Steve Foley talking about the threats we face from social engineering and the part it plays in insider threat to our organisational security. Read it here.
Read MoreLinkedIn Harvesting: Is your social media compromising UK security?
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The Times recently released a story that was picked up and spread widely through other news outlets and social media. The story exposed a Chinese national using Linkedin to hunt for UK state secrets in return for cash, holidays and false speaker engagements. The intelligence officer sought out British security officials, civil servants, scientists and […]
Read MoreTime to look at your Social Media Policy
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Malware delivery methodology We have known for some time that one of the most effective methods of malware delivery is via email spam. We have also come to learn that 40% of that spam now contains ransomware (IBM/CNBC research), so training staff in recognising spam and phishing that can lead to infection, is vital. However, Social […]
Read MoreNew Video Series! Red Teaming | Video Case Study (Episode #1)
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Welcome to the first episode of our new series Advent IM: Case Studies! Today we’re joined by an anonymous member to discuss their participation in a red teaming exercise, that Advent IM conducted for a client! Red Teaming is a ‘penetration test’ for an organisation’s building. It’s a real-life exercise that tests your organisations physical […]
Read MoreNEW PODCAST | Culture and Behaviour in the Workplace
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
With thanks to Si Pavitt, Head of Cyber Behaviours and Culture, Assured Cyber Protection for his contribution to the Advent IM Risk and Business Podcast. Si Pavitt was previously head of the MOD Cyber Awareness, Behaviours and Culture (CyAB&C) team under the 2* Directorate of Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR). He was primarily responsible for […]
Read MoreWeekend Wisdom Returns!
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog Advent IM News
This is your weekly recap of everything that has happened in the world of security as well as what we have been up to here at Advent. So, without further ado, Our #5MinSecurityRead series is back starting with: I am not a target, by Head of Marcomms and Media, Ellie Hurst. Read here War in […]
Read MoreFBI Hacker Offers to Sell Data Allegedly Stolen in Robinhood Breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The hacker who last week sent out thousands of fake emails from FBI systems is offering to sell data allegedly stolen in the recent breach at mobile stock trading platform Robinhood. Robinhood last week revealed that it had suffered a data breach in early November after someone used social engineering to trick an employee into […]
Read MoreRobinhood trading app hit by data breach affecting seven million
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
US share-trading app Robinhood has been hit by a security breach that has exposed the names or email addresses of more than seven million people. The company says the breach affected “a limited amount of personal information for a portion of our customers”. And it does not believe the most sensitive information it gathers – […]
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