Category: Advent IM Blog

News and information from the Advent IM team.

Coronavirus; the Business Continuity implications and advice

COVID-19 or the Coronavirus, is at the forefront of everyone’s minds, whether that be for personal or business reasons. It is recommended that all organisations review their Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) plans to ensure it covers a large-scale pandemic. BC plans should include DR, so an organisation with a well-constructed BC Plan […]

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Postergate: the unintended consequences of the best of intentions

Thank you to Craig Moan, Security Consultant, for a cool headed look at the poster that got the infosec community hot under the collar and reaching for its Twitter feed. Last month, a poster was distributed by Local Authorities in West Midlands in an attempt to raise awareness amongst teachers, parents and guardians to help […]

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Redcar & Cleveland Council and Ransomware

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council hit by Cyber Attack By Advent IM Security Consultant Osian Cassells Cyber-attacks continue to wreak havoc throughout industry and businesses across the globe, with no signs of them slowing down. One of the latest victims of the ever-growing threat of a cyber-attack has been part of UK local government, Redcar […]

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Think beyond tick-box compliance

“When it comes to compliance with the GDPR and the UK’s updated Data Protection Act (DPA), Mike Gillespie, managing director and co-founder of independent security consultancy Advent IM, says no information security professional should be driving the conversation through dialogue about potential fines. In his experience, this is both defeatist and counter-productive when dealing with […]

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