Category: General

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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 For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog General

Here at Advent IM, we usually talk business to business… but this is for everyone this Bonfire Night. According to reports, the number of burglaries that occur from November onwards increases by a whole 38%, with domestic damages increasing by 160%! Common sense will tell us this is because of the early darkness which gives […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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What goes into a good incident response plan, and what steps should security professionals take to ensure they are appropriately prepared for the almost inevitable attack, and secure buy-in from organisational leadership? Read the full article via Computer Weekly.com

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Outsourcing some security tasks is both essential and effective, writes Advent IM Mike Gillespie and Derek Willins. Read the article here.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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In this second part, we continue diving deep into the essential topic of mental health and support for our armed forces and ex-armed forces with Paul Minter from Head Up Charity. In the 2 Part podcast, alongside the conversation of mental health, we explore different forms of trauma and share valuable insights on how to […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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This is the last part of our security tips for Cyber Security Awareness Month. We hope you have found them helpful and will consider coming to us for support on information security consulting or training in the future. This last post is a crucial one as so many cyber incidents and data breaches are enabled […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Securing your work mobile devices is crucial to protect sensitive information and maintain the integrity of your work environment. Losing a device or having one stolen is not rare and knowing that your organisation can act quickly to secure the data contained or accessible from that device, is crucial. Make sure you use your work […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Chinese threat actors are positioning themselves to deploy major cyber-attacks against US critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the event of an escalation of hostilities between the two nations. Read via InfoSecurityMag.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
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Policing minister Chris Philp has outlined his intention to give police forces access to the UK’s passport database, claiming it will enhance their facial-recognition capabilities to help catch shoplifters and other criminals. Read via Computer Weekly.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

We still rely heavily on passwords in all aspects of our lives. The predicted death of the password was more than fifteen years ago and here we are – still securing our information crown jewels the same way. While other methodologies exist, they are not widespread and as this is cyber security awareness month, we […]