Category: Advent IM Blog

• by Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

In this podcast, Mike Gillespie is joined by Robert Allen from Kingston Technology. They discuss a range of topics, including the changes to hybrid working and the post covid era. Thank you to The Security Institute for allowing us to record this at their stand during IFSEC London 2023!   Listen to the Full Podcast […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

The finalists for the sixth annual British Ex-Forces in Business Awards, the Armed Forces community’s biggest awards ceremony, demonstrate the huge value that veterans offer. LONDON, 16 May: The shortlist for the sixth annual British Ex-Forces in Business Awards, the flagship showcase of the vast and exceptional talent within the UK’s Armed Forces community, is today […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

We have been providing data protection training for many years and we know from experience that an organisation needs to have a good quality security and data protection mindset when it comes to the efficacy of its data protection and privacy practices; it needs to be second nature and clearly understood by all. This is […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

There has been a marked increase in the number of organisations being notified of a breach, by external parties, according to Mandiant. The response indicated that the share of breaches notified by external parties has gone from 47% in 2021 to 63%.  External parties may be competitors, researchers, bad actors, or even customers. The last […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Local Government, as anyone who regularly reviews the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published stats on data breaches, is always in the top three for security incidents leading to a data breach. This must be frustrating for many people in public service, doing their best to provide the necessary services when budgets seem ever tighter and […]

• 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 […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Information Asset owners are the gateway to excellent data protection, data quality and secure information sharing for police forces, local government and many other public sector bodies. Benefits of training Information Asset Owners It is vital to train Information Asset Owners (IAOs) because they are responsible for managing and protecting the organization’s critical information assets. […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Tracking pixels have been blamed for a cyber-attack on a New York hospital, which may have exposed patient data. These tracking and analytical tools were used by the hospital itself and could have been at the root of their own exposure and data breach. This is the fourth notable breach of recent times involving tracking […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued one of its biggest-ever fines (£12.7m) to the TikTok platform. This fine relates to the platform’s failure to protect the privacy of children. Although the site has a policy of over -13s only unless with parental consent, it would appear that many accounts were set up by under-thirteens […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

Every organisation is unique. And your information security and data protection training should reflect your specific needs. Sometimes off-the-shelf training is a cost-effective solution for your staff. However, a bespoke training package can offer a range of additional valuable benefits. Our bespoke packages are delivered by experienced security consultants who do this work daily and can […]