Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Is it Blitz Spirit or Better Security? Julia McCarron talks about being in #Westminster during the attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We are now a week on from the atrocities of the Westminster attack on 22nd March 2017 and London and Londoners, its visitors and commuters continue with their day to day lives almost as if the attack never happened. Almost. Clearly for those directly affected by this individual’s mindless actions, day to day life will […]
Read MoreWestminster Attack
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Our thoughts are with the victims and families of those murdered or injured during this attack. Our gratitude and respect, to the police, emergency paramedics and other first responders.
Read MoreAttack Trees part two #RiskMethodology
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Del Brazil re-visits the Attack Tree methodology The author has recently published an article about the use of Attack Trees for undertaking Information Risk Assessments. This follow up article is designed to invoke discussion on the current changes to risk management methodologies. Attack Trees have been highlighted as one of the potential candidates for replacing […]
Read MoreLet’s talk about a Leavers Policy
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Del Brazil takes a look at recent security failures that made the news and could have been managed or prevented with a robust leavers policy and its careful application. An American college had cause to dismiss one of its IT Administrators and requested that all college IT equipment be returned. The employee complied but not […]
Read MoreData Protection – The Importance of Training #DPD17
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A guest post for Data Protection Awareness Day 2017 from our very own Steve Foley, Security Consultant… Security Awareness Training, the phrase that makes most employees roll their eyes and think ‘great another hour of my life that I’ll never get back’. Some staff gleefully look forward to 60 mins sat in a darkened room […]
Read MoreData Protection Awareness Day 2017! #DPD17
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We have enjoyed getting involved with Data Protection Awareness Day over the last few years and with GDPR fast approaching (next year…!), it is more important than ever to raise awareness of the importance of good quality Data Protection practices. Sometimes our contributions are serious, sometimes lighthearted but they are always useful and containing good […]
Read More#DPD17 Data Protection Awareness Day is upon us…game show style..
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Data Protection Awareness Day is very important to us. Not only are we DP practitioners, we are DP practitioners who are helping businesses prepare for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, which is going to have widespread ramifications and we want everyone to be well and truly up to speed. Fines amounting to 4% […]
Read MoreReady for Doxware?
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A guest post from Del Brazil – Advent IM Security Consultant Doxware is a more vicious version of Ransomware in that not only does the hacker holds the user to ransom having encrypted their files but also threatens to release sensitive information, photos and/or conversations into the public domain until such time a ransom is […]
Read MoreJames Morris MP visits Advent IM to talk GDPR and the future of Cyber Security in the Boardroom
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
**PRESS RELEASE** Media Contact: Ellie Hurst +44 (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 17.01.17 Advent IM, the UKs leading holistic security consultancy, today announced an upcoming visit from James Morris MP to their Birmingham centre on 20th of January. 2018 will see the adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
Read MoreHappy New Year from the Advent IM Team!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog