Category: Advent IM Blog
News and information from the Advent IM team.
‘Tis the season to be jolly… careful.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thanks to Chris Cope for this look at Festive scams. Its that time of year when we all spend plenty of money buying presents for loved ones and, in a trend that increases year on year, many of these transactions are carried out online. Online transactions are worth millions of pounds to retailers and its […]
Read MoreWhy would anyone want to hack the weather?
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A review of the news of the BoM attack from Security Consultant, Chris Cope. Or more precisely, why would anyone want to hack the Australian met office? Well, its happened and officials are quick to announce that the damage will take millions of dollars to fix and that China was responsible for the hack. Its […]
Read MoreThe Advent, Advent Calendar…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
It has become a tradition for us to share a security tip or jolly every day of Advent and this year is no different. Here it is, all ready for the start of Advent, tomorrow…
Read MoreCyber Monday top tips
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Cyber Monday is upon us again.. or should I say #cybermonday. Anyway, I asked our Security Consultants to come up with some top tips to help you shop a bit more securely for your Christmas gifts and decorations. Thanks to Chris Cope and Del Brazil for this. (other online vendors are available) Always check for […]
Read MoreTrident vulnerable to hacking?
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
By Julia McCarron with contribution from Chris Cope. There have been a number of press stories in the last few days that could have us searching for our 3 pronged spears to protect these shores because, if the news is to be believed, the missile version of Trident could be rendered useless or obsolete from […]
Read MoreEmail Insecurity
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
This time of year, there is an upsurge in phishing and other malicious emails for us to contend with. From phony delivery notices to hoax PayPal problem emails, our inboxes are awash with attempts to invade, defraud and otherwise cause us chaos or loss. So the news that people are not taking the threat from email seriously after […]
Read MoreEx-MI5 director Lord Evans defends government crypto approach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The UK has done a good job over the years in the fight against cyber-crime even as there remains more to do, said the former director of MI5 in a speech today. Read more
Read MoreMorrisons staff suing over data breach. Del Brazil takes a look at what we know and what it might mean.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Advent IM Security Consultant, Del Brazil discusses some of the questions raised by the legal action from Morrisons employees over a data breach that led to their private information being leaked… It has been reported in Computer Weekly that thousands of Morrisons staff are planning to sue the retailer over a data breach in which a disgruntled former […]
Read More“Five Eyes” intelligence document leak – Australian Defence bureaucrat off to jail
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
This week saw the news that the junior bureaucrat from the Australian Department of Defence, has been jailed for one year, following his guilty plea in the ACT Supreme Court to posting a secret Defence Intelligence Organisation, to an online forum. Julia McCarron gives her take on this quite staggering series of events. Not a ‘Gooday’ […]
Read MoreSAFE HARBOUR RETURNS…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Dale Penn, Advent IM Security Consultant Safe Harbour was a process by which US companies could comply with the EU Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of personal data when transferring data “across the pond” Intended for organizations within the European Union or United States which store customer data, the Safe Harbour Principles are designed […]
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