Category: Advent IM Blog

• by Ellie Hurst
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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 […]

• by Ellie Hurst
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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

• 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 […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

• 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 […]

• by Ellie Hurst
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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 […]

• 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 […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

Mike Gillespie has taken to the blog to express his opinion of WhatsApp and the targeting of advertising. So, its official, WhatsApp users will be sent targeted advertising by 2020 It has been on the cards for a while now, indeed some might say that once Facebook acquired Whatsapp it was inevitable.  After all, Facebook […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

We are happy to be premium sponsors of IISP LIVE this July and will be offering a Masterclass on the day..details soon. There will be a few of us there to support this important event and we are delighted it will be held at City of Birmingham University. So come along and chat with Mike […]