Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
We are excited to announce a fantastic training offer for Information Asset Owners (IAOs) at all levels! Whether you’re just starting your journey as an IAO or are looking to strengthen your expertise, our comprehensive IAO Training Courses are now available as a special package deal. What’s Included? • IAO Essentials: Build a solid foundation and […]
Read MoreIn this episode of the Risk & Business podcast, we delve into the dynamics of the modern nation-state, exploring the multifaceted issues of state interference, the election, and emerging threats from overseas. Thank you to Philip Ingrim from (Grey Hair media), and Scott Wesley (Mitie), for coming on to share their amazing insight! Listen to […]
Read MoreWe are at the start of Armed Forces Week with Armed Forces Day falling on June 29th. Naturally, we support our Armed Forces and have demonstrated this with our Covenant and our continuing support of the Armed Forces community. We are very lucky to have some excellent ex-military colleagues, some of whom are Reservists. One […]
Read MoreWe are proud supporters of forces and have made a commitment to continued support through signing the Armed Forces Covenant. We are also committed to employing ex-forces and have been shortlisted for Employer of the Year at the Ex-Forces in Business Awards as well as Reservist of the Year, Business Leader of the Year and […]
Read MoreThis is an insightful and helpful post penned by Advent IM Consultant, Jon Carpenter. Introduction APIs are the fundamental building blocks of software applications, allowing diverse systems to interconnect and function in unison, understanding and addressing common API security vulnerabilities is essential. An API vulnerability is a flaw that allows attackers to bypass security, leading […]
Read MorePolicing Partners publicly commit to Improve Security within UK Police UK Police forces are a huge target for security attacks, given their collation of highly sensitive information. The main reason for information security breaches is human error, therefore all roles within a Police force need to understand their security responsibilities and the risks associated with […]
Read MoreAdvent IM has a longstanding relationship with the UK Government and has been a trusted security consultancy provider to many Government departments over its twenty-year history. MySecurityManager – Solving the problem: Interim role of Information Security Manager for a Government Body Our client was already engaged with us for years, mostly for accreditation work. However, […]
Read MoreHello everyone, here’s a free £50! We’ll just take your personal information in return 🙂 This is what Chinese organisation Temu are doing, and masses of people are falling for it. Who are Temu? Temu are an online market place that offer heavily discounted prices for all goods. They originate from China, with their platform […]
Read MoreWe are a small business and it is not often we wave someone off to retirement. We have found ourselves reflecting, as a company as well as individuals, on our time with Derek Willins and decided to compile some of our memorable, funny, useful or sentimental moments here. “I’d quite like to be rather sincere […]
Read MoreThis is a bittersweet week for us at Advent IM as our own Head of Client Development, Derek Willins, retires. There can be no doubt of his contribution to Advent IM and to security and we will miss his insight, curiosity and collegiate approach that so exemplifies our core values. Derek kindly wrote a post […]
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