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Advent IMPact | Turning Surplus into Support: Easter Volunteering with The Bread and Butter Thing | Mikes Story

Returning this Easter following his Christmas volunteering, Mike once again joined the team at The Bread and Butter Thing, a UK organisation that makes life easier for people struggling to afford food. Much like Mike’s volunteering over Christmas, the work required vans to be loaded with bulk pallets and individual food bags before heading out […]

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Shadow AI – Governance, risk, compliance and assurance perspective

The old governance problem in a new and much riskier suit Most organisations have seen this pattern before. First it was shadow IT: unknown tools, services and workarounds adopted outside formal controls because they were quicker, easier or simply less irritating than the approved route. Then came BYOD, where convenience, flexibility and speed collided with […]

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Whitepaper | When budgets shrink what actually gives way in security, and how to triage without hollowing out resilience

Cyber risk is no longer an abstract technical problem,  it is a lived reality for organisations of all sizes. Recent surveys show that cyber attacks and breaches are not only common, but increasingly unavoidable. Yet despite rising threat levels, many organisations still lack the governance foundations needed to manage cyber risk effectively. The latest data […]

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Post‑Quantum Cryptography: Inevitable Preparation or Premature Bet?

Post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) has rapidly moved from academic research to a topic of board‑level concern. Two recent articles capture the debate clearly. Computer Weekly’s “Shrinking PQC timeline highlights immediate risk to data security” argues that organisations must act now to mitigate growing cryptographic risk. In contrast, The Register’s “Cryptographers place $5,000 bet whether quantum will […]

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Policing Reform 2026: What the Changes Mean for Data Governance, Security and Information Rights
  • by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
  • General

Policing in England and Wales is on the cusp of its most significant transformation in decades. The Government’s January 2026 White Paper proposes structural changes, new performance expectations, shifts in governance, and a major push into digital technology, AI and national standardisation. While headlines focus on force mergers, new Mayoral oversight, or a National Police […]

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