Category: Advent IM Blog

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog General

You may have thought that October was all about Halloween and of course, it is, but it’s also the month of Cyber Security Awareness and where would we be without this month to share good practices, warn of bad practices and make helpful suggestions for how to improve things. At least that’s how we roll […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

We wake up to unprecedented times. Gone is the woman who has been in our lives always. A mother, grandmother … our Queen. Through the good times and bad her dedication to this nation and her peoples was unwavering. And even though most of us never met her we felt like we knew her and […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

According to the ICO, data breaches caused by sending to the wrong recipient are on the rise; watch the video to learn how you can help combat this! Watch here

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Head of Client Development, Derek Willins A recent complaint filed with the ICO by Big Brother Watch (BBW) reminded me of the iceberg that is camera surveillance and data privacy. The accused is Southern Coop. The charge is that they are using “biometric cameras” (Live Facial Recognition technology or LFR), and they are “infringing […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

After a week of scorching heat, we hope to keep it going with this weekend’s Weekend Wisdom. In News: Strava app flaw revealed runs of Israeli officials at secretive bases – Read here Ex-Amazon worker found guilty in Capital One breach – Read here Yodel delivery service disrupted by cyber incident – Read here Security […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

This week on Weekend Wisdom: NEW podcast Ellie Hurst, Olivia Lawlor Blackburn, and Liz Kentish of Kentish and Co, discuss the changes to the workplace environment over the last 2 years, how has this impacted facilities management, and do we think the hybrid working model is here to stay? >  Listen here Top news this […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Advent IM Head of Client Development, Derek Willins What will the world be like in 10 years? No one knows for sure. So maybe it’s easier to think about what will not change, and develop plans based on that. This is exactly what Geoff Bezos said when asked about the future. He believed understanding […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog Industry News

It’s been a week full of stories this week so it’s a jam-packed blog this week. In Advent IM news: We headed to Cyber UK 2022 on Tuesday! Whilst the team head to IFSEC next week – register here Our latest Youtube video covers NHS Shared Business Services – watch here We have a live […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

Weekend Wisdom, your weekly roundup of all things security and Advent IM, is back. In Advent IM news: This week’s theme was World Password Day 2022, for which we prepared two fantastic pieces of content: a YouTube video and a blog! World Password Day 2022 – What Is A Good Password? > Watch here Are […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog

World Password Day raises awareness about the significance of secure passwords and the importance of passwords. Our digital identities and personal information can be jeopardised by a single compromised password. We have terrible password hygiene in the UK, as you can see in the video below. The top 20 most often used UK passwords would […]