Category: General

• by Anthony Orjally
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WhatsApp says it would rather be blocked in the UK than undermine its encrypted-messaging system, if required to do so under the Online Safety Bill. Read via BBC Technology.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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In April 2023, the NCSC and its Cyber Essentials delivery partner IASME will update the technical requirements for Cyber Essentials. This update is part of a regular review of the scheme’s technical controls, ensuring that it continues to help UK organisations guard against the most common cyber threats. After a major update last year – […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Have you had a chance to listen to our special edition podcast? Listen in to hear about the journey of Advent IM: why it started, how it started, who was involved and what plans we have for the future! “When we first envisioned Advent IM 20 years ago, we looked around us at how the […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Nearly a quarter (22%) of IT leaders believe cybersecurity is an essential foundation for digital transformation, according to new Telstra research. Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Sportswear chain JD Sports has said stored data relating to 10 million customers might be at risk after it was hit by a cyber attack. Read via BBC News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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One of the toughest parts of implementing ISO/IEC 27001 is getting your senior management to buy into the benefits. If you have ever tried to convince your management to fund the implementation of information security, you probably know how it feels – they will ask you how much it costs, and if it sounds too […]

• by Anthony Orjally
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This is a podcast in celebration of Advent IM reaching its 20th Birthday! Listen in to hear about the journey of Advent IM: why it started, how it started, who was involved and what plans we have for the future! “When we first envisioned Advent IM 20 years ago, we looked around us at how […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Advent IM’s Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst were interviewed by Boris Agranovich, from Global Risk Community where they discussed the following topics; The state of third-party attacks now, are they getting worse? Why are we still seeing large companies such as UBER, Target suffer supply chain attacks? What do we need to do to prevent […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

The cost of GDPR fines surged 168% to over €2.9bn ($3.1bn) over the past year, although the average number of reported breaches per day fell slightly, according to new data from DLA Piper Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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The British postal service has been unable to send items internationally since Wednesday, after an attack that appears to have used tools from the infamous Russia-linked group LockBit. Read via The Verge.