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• 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, […]

• 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.

• 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.

• 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, […]

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Media Contact: Olivia Lawlor Blackburn   + (0) 121 559 6699,  bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk  Date : 12.01.2026     Advent IM, a leading information security consultancy and training provider with extensive experience supporting defence supplier organisations, is proud to announce the launch of its Proxy Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) Service. This senior-level offering is designed to enhance organisational risk management […]