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• 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
• General

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
• General

Outsourcing some security tasks is both essential and effective, writes Advent IM Mike Gillespie and Derek Willins. Read the article here.

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

Toronto Public Library’s services have been impacted following a cyber attack. Read via IT World Canada.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

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 Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

🎙️ New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎙️ In this episode, we’re 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 […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

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 Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

IDC surveyed more than 500 security and IT operations leaders worldwide to get a current view of how organizations are perceiving modern security threats and approaching cyber resilience. Sixty-one percent of respondents believe that data loss within the next 12 months is “likely” to “highly likely” to occur due to increasingly sophisticated attacks.   Read […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The government is warned of a ‘major’ cyberattack by Russian and Chinese hackers if they keep ignoring warnings to fix HMRC’s crumbling computer system. Read via The Independent.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

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 […]