Category: General

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog General

Our latest Five Minute Security Read comes Senior Security Consultant from Ian Warren. Cyber Threat – Are you ready? “It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one’s readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

A 5-minute security read, with thanks to Ellie Hurst, Head of Marcomms and Media @ Advent IM. I have lost count of the number of times I have been told that someone believes their organisation is, ‘not a target for a cyber-attack’. This statement is always delivered with the utmost sincerity and I generally imagine […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Security & Policing, the official Government global security event, returns as a live event for its 40th anniversary between 15‐17 March 2022 at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. Tuesday 15th March– Join Lee Smartin Farnborough for all your training or consultancy needs. Wednesday 16th March – Join Derek Willins and Ellie Hurst at Security and […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Our thanks to Rachel Von Hossle, Liam Peters and Elliot Davies of Wynne Jones IP, and Mike Gillespie-Advent IM  Managing  Director. http://advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Wynne-Jones-Advent-IM-IP-Podcast-0222.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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ICO reports ‘steady and significant’ increase in cyber-attacks against UK firms over past two years. Employees should report any suspicious emails rather than delete them and firms must step up their vigilance against cyber-attacks in the face of a heightened threat from Russian hackers, the UK’s data watchdog has said. Read via The Guardaian.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Join us at the biggest networking event in Europe for nuclear decommissioning on the 21st July, 2022. The event will be held at The International Centre, Telford, Shropshire.  View the event here. The NDA group supply chain event is organised by the industry for the industry. The event attracts 1700 delegates, providing opportunities to network […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM News General

If you are a supplier to the Ministry of Defence you will be aware of the stringent security requirements that need to be in place to maintain your commercial relationship. Finding all the resources you need can be a challenge, whether that is for assurance (JSP440 or NIST) or audit or just finding the right […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog General

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force in Manchester responsible for and providing a policing service to the people within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. Given the scale of criminal activity and responsibilities the force has, there is a requirement to store, manage and process information that carries […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. Safer Internet Day 2022 is on 8th February and will be celebrated with the theme ‘All […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

More than 100,000 files with student records belonging to British Council were found exposed online. An unsecured Microsoft Azure blob discovered on the internet by a cybersecurity firm revealed student names, IDs, usernames and email addresses, and other personal information. British Council promotes the study of British culture and the English language around the world […]