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Remembrance Day 2025

For ever young, in Flanders field they lie, In peace in silent seas, on foreign shore, In place with name unknown, in land unseen; And we, perhaps forgetting, walk on by Their sad memorials, and think no more Of lives now passed, and lives that might have been. In park and green and village marketplace […]

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AI Security Awareness Training: turning curious clicks into confident, compliant decisions 

Artificial Intelligence isn’t just another tool on the belt; it’s a power tool with a turbo button. Used wisely, it speeds delivery, improves quality, and frees humans for higher-value work. Used carelessly, it can leak sensitive data, entrench bias, or quietly route your organisation’s IP into somebody else’s model. That’s why AI Security Awareness Training has moved from “nice to have” to basic […]

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Hikvision Roadshow Highlights – October Recap

October was a busy month for our team at the Hikvision Roadshow events! Ellie Hurst, Advent IM Commercial Director and Mike Gillespie, Advent IM Chief Executive Officer, covered every stop throughout the month. It was great to see such a strong turnout and have so many good conversations, especially around ISO 42001, Facial Recognition Technology […]

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The Rising Threats to UK Critical National Infrastructure — and Why Cyber Resilience Matters More Than Ever

The UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) — the systems that keep our energy, water, transport, healthcare, finance, and digital services running — is under increasing cyber pressure. From ransomware disrupting hospital operations to supply chain breaches halting manufacturing, the threat landscape has grown both in frequency and impact. As the government prepares to introduce the […]

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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: From Legislation to Resilience: The Future of CNI

Explore the future of Critical National Infrastructure with insights from James Morris OBE and Malcolm Warr OBE. Learn about emerging threats, evolving legislation, and how to safeguard the systems that keep our nation running. Watch the full episode by CLICKING HERE. https://www.advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CNI-Podcast-Audio-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Secure by Design in Defence – From Mission Assurance to Supply Chain Integrity

The defence sector has always operated under conditions of heightened sensitivity. Information advantage and operational readiness depend on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems that must remain resilient even under direct attack. For decades, however, security assurance was too often bolted on late in the lifecycle, treated as a gatekeeping activity that delayed capability […]

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Schools Are Engaged – But Not Fully Prepared

Cybersecurity is now on the agenda for almost every UK school, with 95-98% of schools that took part in the ‘Cyber security breaches survey 2025: education institutions findings’ understand that cybersecurity is discussed at board or governor level. However, in this same report, there’s suggestions that awareness and preparedness don’t always keep up with the […]

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Supplier auditing for UK data centres — securing contracts, governance and customer confidence

Data centres are only as resilient as the ecosystem that supports them. Behind the racks and cooling systems sits a long supply chain: managed service providers, contractors, software vendors, facilities engineers, and sub-contractors. Each one is a potential weak point. For customers, the question is simple: how do I know my provider’s suppliers are not […]

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