Category: Advent IM Blog

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Based on yesterday’s #5MinSecurityRead. Twenty words to find, click to download pdf version. We will publish the solution tomorrow.    

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

According to  ISC², almost half of security professionals (47%) report that they have been redeployed for a range of mostly IT  and mobile device deployment functions and 80% have reported a change of some kind to their role during the pandemic crisis, so far. Most (90%) are now working remotely, though for many this will […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

A valuable exploration of our actual understanding and commitment to culture change, and as with so many things, definitions are vital or we stray into important concepts becoming buzzwords… Over to Derek Willins, Head of Client Development. “What we need is culture change”. Really? Every week I hear or see the phrase, “we need a […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

If there is one thing that has given me hope during this lockdown period, it has been the emergence of a more human face to business. I have attended a couple of webinars, spoken on some panels and read a lot of content and a great deal of human care and concern has been evident. […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Thank you to Head of Client Development, Derek Willins for this 5 minute read One day you realise with horror that your files and computers have been blocked. Nothing works. A message appears, it says everything is encrypted, and you have 2 days to pay a ransom in bitcoin before it deletes everything.  What do […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

A five minute read from one of the team Thank you to our Head of Client Development, Derek Willins The COVID -19 lockdown has reminded me about something I learned a few years ago. It was the concept of toxic assumptions. They are effectively thinking boundaries (or firewalls if you like) that create organisational inertia […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Advent IM MD, Mike Gillespie. In a few short months the words ‘terrorism’, ‘conflict’ and ‘war’ have all but disappeared from our news programming. ‘Pandemic’, ‘coronavirus’ and COVID-19 now dominate not ony news but everyday conversatons, social media interactions and what feels like very waking moment. Sadly, 2020 has brought fear, uncertainty and financial […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Security Consultant Michelle Horton. Recently, the first Cabinet meeting was held using Zoom US. Many organisations use systems like Zoom US (other platforms are available) but given the current circumstances, for many, this is a new venture. It raises important questions. Are we aware of the privacy settings and security procedures required and how […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Thank you to Security Consultant Craig Moan for his thoughts on this topic. As more of the UK workforce starts to work from home, we thought it would be a good idea to look at information security, business continuity and data protection considerations you need to make. From Advent IM Security Consultant – Craig Moan  […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog Advent IM News General Industry News

The escalating COVID-19 pandemic means we are observing Government guidelines and all staff are working from home. However, we have a very well developed and tested Business Continuity plan and although we are avoiding face to face meetings in favour of conference calls and other communication platforms, we are perfectly placed and prepared to deliver […]