Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Newest version of UK Government’s G-Cloud will include Advent IM
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
PRESS RELEASE The UK’s leading independent, holistic security consultancy announced today they are continuing their relationship with Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and will be available to procure directly through the new iteration of G-Cloud, G-Cloud 10. Advent IM has been part of the UK Government’s G-Cloud portal since its first release. Today they announced that […]
Read MoreWe’ve had some amazing feedback from our #GDPR Training course!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
If you have responsibility for personal data in your role, we can help with practical training, click here to find out more.
Read MoreIFSEC International – Mike Gillespie discussing cyber security threats and cyber awareness
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike Gillespie will be speaking at IFSEC international about cyber security and cyber awareness from 19th – 21st June at ExCel, London. Click here to hear some of his thoughts as he discusses the biggest cyber-related problems and threats in the physical security supply chain ahead of the key event. To sign up for this […]
Read MoreSurveillance Camera Commissioner Buyers Toolkit Launched
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner Byers Toolkit has been launched, this toolkit has been introduced for any organisation who wants to maximise their chance of success and minimise the risk of buying a surveillance camera. From a cyber security perspective, we see it as a […]
Read MoreGDPR for Schools – 9 steps to help you
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The Data Protection Act 2018
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The wait is over and in the words of the .GOV website… The Data Protection Act updates our data protection laws for the digital age. It received Royal Assent on 23 May 2018. All of the guidance documents are here. Don’t forget you can always talk to us about any Data Protection or GDPR concerns you […]
Read MoreFacebook revisited or It is YOUR personal information; you are allowing it to be processed…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
So much has been written or compiled in the last few days about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook. Commentators in all fields have got a contribution; be that data privacy and protection professionals, security professionals, political commentators or any combination thereof. Whilst we don’t want to add to the morass of information in what is an […]
Read MoreMike Gillespie – Why Cyber Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike will be speaking at the Bolton Roadshow for Norbain. Hear some of thoughts ahead of this key event in Norbain’s video interview with him. Sign up for this event here.
Read More1. Fileless attacks – a growing menace. A series of opinions from Advent IM Consultants
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Del Brazil Senior Security Consultant – Advent IM Fileless Malware Simply put Fileless malware is a very well-engineered piece of malware that is very difficult to detect as part of any post incident analysis. It is designed to operate and survive in the memory of systems and as such once a system is re-booted […]
Read MoreThe Future of Surveillance Cameras – A Question Time Event – Tony Porter
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We attended this excellent event and have high hopes there will be more of this kind of frank and open debate in future. From Tony Porter – You never really know if an idea will work. Professor William Webster (Centre for Research Information Surveillance and Privacy) thought that if he “built it people would come”. […]
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