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From Digital Transformation to Agentic AI Governance
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
A governance and operational resilience view for financial services The rise of agentic AI in finance operations Financial services has spent years industrialising decisions. Credit, underwriting, fraud triage, affordability checks, complaints handling, KYC (Know Your Customer) refresh, collections, and customer service routing already run on workflows, rules, and scoring. What has changed is that AI […]
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Sovereignty for Sale? Why Britain Must Rebuild Its Own Combat Air Power
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
Between Q1 2019 and Q4 2024, the Ministry of Defence (including its arms length bodies) paid roughly £52.5 billion to private sector contractors—about half to UK headquartered firms and much of the remainder to U.S. companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Tussell’s analysis shows a clear pattern: the lion’s share of non UK spend goes to U.S. suppliers, […]
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UK ambulance data breaches surge past 4,000 in three years
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
UK ambulance services recorded more than 4,000 data breaches over the past three years, according to figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests. Read Here.
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Victorian Department of Education data breach gave hackers access to students’ data
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The Department of Education in the Australian state of Victoria said hackers gained access to the names and email addresses of an unknown number of school students after breaching a department database. Read Here.
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New Whitepaper Release: From Digital Transformation to Agentic AI Governance
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog General
Free to download — no sign‑up required The rapid rise of agentic AI is reshaping the way financial services operate, make decisions, and manage risk. But with autonomy comes a new governance challenge: how do firms stay in control when systems can act, not just assist? From Digital Transformation to Agentic AI Governance: Operational Control, […]
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750,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Canadian Investment Watchdog
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) this week revealed that hackers compromised the personal information of 750,000 individuals in an August 2025 cyberattack. Read Here.
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Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees—including almost 2,000 agents working in frontline enforcement—have allegedly been released by a Department of Homeland Security whistleblower following last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good. Read Here.
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Secure by Design: where we are now – the requirement for evidence
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
Secure by Design is growing up. Quietly. Relentlessly. A couple of years ago, “Secure by Design” was often treated like a well-meaning poster on the wall. Useful, yes. Enforced, not always. That has changed. Across the UK government, Secure by Design is increasingly how teams are expected to show that security is built into the […]
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From Digital Banking to AI Trading: The Top Cyber Risks Financial Institutions Face in 2026
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Financial institutions in 2026 are innovating faster than ever, but so are attackers. As digital banking, cloud services, and AI-based trading grow, so do cyber threats that can disrupt operations, damage trust, and cause financial losses. Cyber Risk is now a Top Strategic Threat A 2026 industry survey by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation […]
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**PRESS RELEASE** Advent IM Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA) Training Receives CPD Certification
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
Media Contact: Olivia Lawlor Blackburn (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 14.01.2026 Certification strengthens Advent IM’s commitment to high-quality, practitioner-focused data governance and security training as organisations prepare for new legislative requirements. Advent IM is pleased to announce that its Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA) Training has been formally CPD Certified, reinforcing the […]
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