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News and information from the Advent IM team.
New Reality of Outsourcing: Professional Security Magazine
- 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.
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Toronto Public Library hit by cyber attack
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Toronto Public Library’s services have been impacted following a cyber attack. Read via IT World Canada.
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PODCAST | Part 2 Navigating Trauma and Mental Health
- 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 […]
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PODCAST | Navigating Trauma and Mental Health
- 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 […]
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Hook, Line, and Sinker: Don’t Let Phishing Emails Reel You In! #CSAM
- 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 […]
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Cyber Insecurity: Report Finds Majority of Enterprises Expect an Imminent Cyber Attack
- 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 […]
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UK at risk of massive security breach from national IT meltdown
- 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.
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Mobile Marvels: Why Locking Down Your Phone is the Coolest Thing You Can Do! #CSAM
- 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 […]
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China Poised to Disrupt US Critical Infrastructure with Cyber-Attacks, Microsoft Warns
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Chinese threat actors are positioning themselves to deploy major cyber-attacks against US critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the event of an escalation of hostilities between the two nations. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Policing minister wants to use UK passport data in facial recognition
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Policing minister Chris Philp has outlined his intention to give police forces access to the UK’s passport database, claiming it will enhance their facial-recognition capabilities to help catch shoplifters and other criminals. Read via Computer Weekly.
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