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News and information from the Advent IM team.

BBC Reports Theft of 105 Electrical Devices
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

The BBC has reported the theft of 105 electrical devices from its premises over the last two years, according to data obtained following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by litigation firm Griffin Law. The findings have raised fears that confidential information contained in these devices will have fallen into the hands of malicious actors. […]

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Data Protection Day 2021

  Our annual bit of fun for Data Protection Day. This year, we bring you some of the villains of Data Protection along with some guidance, as usual, delivered with tongue firmly in cheek. So join Taggart Macbeth as he guides you through a rogues gallery of offenders. Don’t forget to check out the blog […]

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Security Think Tank: Datacentre security is a business imperative

That datacentre security is a complex subject is not in doubt and, given the trend to move beyond centralised datacentres to distributed environments, this is not going to change. How can security professionals ensure such setups are just as secure as the traditional centralised model? Read Mike’s response in Computer Weekly.

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Your security journey; more for less, post COVID-19. 

Thank you to our Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. As we endure societal lockdown in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, thoughts turn to imagining what will change when it’s beaten. I suspect that business continuity, business resilience and risk management will be high on most agendas for a while, alongside the […]

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MySecurityManager delivered virtually or on the phone

Virtual Security Manager

We know these are challenging times and a workforce suddenly working from home, particularly those not accustomed to this, may introduce some security and data protection risks….it doesn’t need to stop you though.. Our MySecurityManager service is available over the phone, on a variety of communications platforms and via our conferencing facility. You only pay […]

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Advent IM is still open for business during coronavirus

Business as usual at Advent IM

The escalating COVID-19 pandemic means we are observing Government guidelines and all staff are working from home. However, we have a very well developed and tested Business Continuity plan and although we are avoiding face to face meetings in favour of conference calls and other communication platforms, we are perfectly placed and prepared to deliver […]

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