Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
One in three small businesses admitted to not having any cyber security strategies in place at all
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
You have read this headline elsewhere today. It may have been another story that you noticed without noticing, perhaps made a ‘tsk’ noise about then moved on, possibly to read about the latest data breach or ransomware outbreak. The vast majority of businesses in the UK are SMEs. They are a hugely important part of […]
Read MoreUniversities need to get the most out of the ICO
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From our Head of Marcomms, Ellie Hurst The report produced by the ICO on information risk in higher education, is an excellent resource that every university and college should be embracing. It is a pragmatic response to increased security breach in this sector, produced in a sensible and common sense, practical way. As you know, […]
Read MoreConsidering #Risk around #IoT is a must because it touches every area of our lives and is not confined to cyber-space. #cybersecurity
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
ISO27552: Privacy extension to IS027001 – a look at the draft
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The objective of ISO/IEC 27552 is to expand the existing ISMS with privacy-specific controls, creating PIMS to enable effective privacy management within an organisation. Robust PIMS implementation can bring many potential benefits for Personal Information Controllers and Processors. Firstly, managing compliance to multiple privacy regulations and policies from multiple authorities can be difficult especially when […]
Read MoreSolutions for yesterday’s DPD19 Crossword puzzle…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Download a pdf of the solutions here.
Read MoreTop 5 Cyber Causes of Data Breach – For DPD19
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
There are many reasons for Data Breach and there is a common factor that connects them…can you guess? http://advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DPD19-TOTB-v1.0.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Read MoreMike’s Medicine Show…a cautionary Data Protection Day tale…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
http://advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mike-Medicine-Show-v1.0-1.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Read MoreNew Crossword for Data Protection Day 2019
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We noticed that last year’s Data Protection Day GDPR crossword is still in use, so we thought we would offer you a new one this year… Download ANSWERS TOMORROW SO CHECK BACK….
Read MoreMike has some Hackerscopes for Data Protection Day 2019!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
http://advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Advent-IM-DPD19-Hackerscopes-1.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Read MoreAdvent IM shows their range of services and courses at the Security TWENTY 19 Birmingham Conference and Exhibition
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Advent IM, will showcase their expanded range of information/Cyber Security and Physical Security consultancy services and training courses at Security TWENTY 19 Birmingham. Set in the convenient location of the Hilton Metropole Hotel at the NEC in Birmingham, this event will bring together top security industry speakers and is supported by a large exhibition of […]
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