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Post‑Quantum Cryptography: Inevitable Preparation or Premature Bet?
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
Post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) has rapidly moved from academic research to a topic of board‑level concern. Two recent articles capture the debate clearly. Computer Weekly’s “Shrinking PQC timeline highlights immediate risk to data security” argues that organisations must act now to mitigate growing cryptographic risk. In contrast, The Register’s “Cryptographers place $5,000 bet whether quantum will […]
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Cyberattack disrupts Northern Ireland school network, affecting thousands of pupils
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Around 300,000 pupils and 20,000 teachers rely on the system Read via Computing.com.
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Policing Reform 2026: What the Changes Mean for Data Governance, Security and Information Rights
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Policing in England and Wales is on the cusp of its most significant transformation in decades. The Government’s January 2026 White Paper proposes structural changes, new performance expectations, shifts in governance, and a major push into digital technology, AI and national standardisation. While headlines focus on force mergers, new Mayoral oversight, or a National Police […]
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Most CNI Firms Face Up to £5m in Downtime from OT Attacks
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The vast majority (80%) of critical national infrastructure (CNI) providers in the UK face downtime costs of between £100,000 ($132,144) and £5m ($6.6m) from cyber-attacks that disrupt their operational technology (OT), according to e2e-assure. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Shrinking PQC timeline highlights immediate risk to data security
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Google’s decision to move up its timeline for migration to post-quantum cryptography highlights that some of the cyber security risks posed by quantum computing are already reality Read via Computerweekly.com
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European Commission Confirms Cloud Data Breach
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The European Commission has admitted that hackers may have taken data from the cloud infrastructure hosting its Europa.eu platform. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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UK: Regulation Drives Cyber Spending for Critical Infrastructure Orgs
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM News
Security leaders at the UK’s top critical national infrastructure (CNI) firms are relying more than ever on regulatory compliance to drive their cyber maturity and investments, Bridewell has found. Read via InfoSecurity Mag.
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What the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Means for UK Care Providers — And Why Going Digital Requires More Than Just New Software
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which became law on 19 June 2025, introduces several meaningful shifts in how data is handled, accessed, and governed across the UK, and adult social care providers will feel its impact in practical and positive ways. One of the most significant changes is the new legal duty on […]
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UK MoD awards more than two dozen contracts for AI targeting systems
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its investment into military artificial intelligence in a bid to increase the ‘lethality’ of the British armed forces Read more via Computer Weekly.
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State-sponsored hackers targeting defence sector employees, Google says
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Cyber-espionage campaigns are targeting employees directly, including through hiring processes, report claims Read via The Guardian.
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