Category: Advent IM Blog

News and information from the Advent IM team.

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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SecurityTwenty20 is just days away!

Come and see us to find out about our physical security services which include, specification, audit and testing. Make sure you ask us about Red Teaming too! All this and a FREE conference and Lunch! Sign up here  

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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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**Press Release** Advent IM will be offering details on testing and consultancy services  at the Security TWENTY 20 Birmingham

**PRESS RELEASE**   Media Contact: Ellie Hurst +44 (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 31.01.20 Ref: ST20- Advent -310120 Advent IM will be offering testing and consultancy services  at the Security TWENTY 20 Birmingham Conference and Exhibition  Advent IM, the UKs leading independent, holistic security consultancy, will showcase their security specification, consultancy and red teaming […]

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Advent IM is going to SECURITY TWENTY 20 #Sectwenty20

Professional Security Magazine is pleased to bring you Security TWENTY 20 Birmingham Conference and Exhibition. The Conference is aimed at end users, purchasers and those who specify security products and will update attendees on the latest developments in the security sector. Whether you are in corporate security, local government CCTV or retail loss prevention we aim to get […]

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Advent IM talk about Clearview

An Advent IM view on Clearview

Advent IM Security Consultant, Ian Warren… Facial Recognition continues to be a contentious subject, toxic to some and quite right.  The questionable practices of Clearview AI brings into sharp focus the concerns that more and more people are expressing, Their scraping or data harvesting of personal images has challenged what is acceptable legally and morally […]

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