Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
The future belongs to those who have great Information Governance
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
This post is from our Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. Depending where you are in the world, to get an ounce of gold can mean having to mine up to 18 tons of dirt, to obtain it. The gold is valuable and prized, whilst the dirt valueless and piled up. In parallel, the digital […]
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Cybercrime and the Police part 1
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Part one of a series of podcasts on policing challenges, innovations and responses to cybercrime, with the help of the Cyber Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for West Midlands Police. Part one features Patrick McBrearty from this unit in conversation with Mike Gillespie about his role and his experience, as well as an explanation of […]
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Advent IM On Tour 2019
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Although we are at conferences throughout the year, we thought we would do a little snapshot of where we have been so far this year. You can see it on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/J627Yybgiuw Music courtesy of www.templateswise.com
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The Fallout from Facebook – Mike Gillespie posts
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Advent IM MD, Mike Gillespie This week, following an extensive investigation into charges that Facebook Inc violated a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about their ability to control the privacy of their personal information, the Federal Trade Commission handed down a $5bn penalty to Facebook. This is by far the biggest penalty ever […]
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Podcast: On the Record(s) – , Records Management, Infosec, Privacy and Data Protection
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike Gillespie in conversation with Emily Overton, Rowenna Fielding and Sarah Clarke on collaboration, finding common ground for great outcomes in Records Management, Infosec, Privacy and Data Protection. http://advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/On-the-records-podcast-v1.0.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
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A look at child privacy from Michelle Horton
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thank you to Advent IM Security Consultant, Michelle Horton for this post. A recent headline in the news has caught my attention, “Amazon may be recording kids without consent”. Chapters 3 and 8 of GDPR explain that children have the same rights as adults over personal data and may exercise their rights on their own […]
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The growth in cyber incidents may be a continued worry in the Finance Sector, but we have all the services that can help alleviate the key problems.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
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Mike Gillespie #4 for Cyber Security on IFSEC Global influencers in security and fire 2019
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The IFSEC Global influencers in security and fire 2019 has been revealed, this list was chosen based on nominations judged by a panel of highly respected judges. We are pleased that Mike Gillespie has ranked #4 for Cyber Security. Advent IM Director, Mike Gillespie said, “I am delighted to make it on this prestigious industry […]
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Red Teaming: creating security clarity
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thank you to our Red Teaming expert, Ian Warren for his thoughts on the benefits of Red Teaming as part of your Physical Security strategy. Businesses take the establishment of good policies, procedures, infrastructure and technical solutions, applied in an integrated way, as the means to protect their valuable assets. By taking this approach, businesses […]
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Civil Nuclear Industry and the move to outcomes-based regulation.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
With thanks to our Security Consultant, Osian Cassells for his perspective on this change of regulatory style. The move from requirements-based to outcomes-based regulation within the Civil Nuclear Industry- National Objectives, Requirements and Model Standards (NORMS) to Security Assessment Principles (SyAPs) Whilst a member of the information security team for an organisation within the UK […]
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