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• by Anthony Orjally
• Advent IM Blog

Today we’re raising awareness for Data Protection Day with our short film ‘Yas Minister’, featuring Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst. Click Here to watch the video on YouTube. Make sure to like, comment and subscribe!

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a fresh alert about increasing attempts to steal information from specific groups and individuals. NCSC said the hackers usually target those doing research and work about Iran and Russia. Read via BBC News.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

One of the toughest parts of implementing ISO/IEC 27001 is getting your senior management to buy into the benefits. If you have ever tried to convince your management to fund the implementation of information security, you probably know how it feels – they will ask you how much it costs, and if it sounds too […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

A new string of attacks against East Asian organizations has been spotted by security researchers and attributed to the threat actor known as DragonSpark.   Read via InfoSecurity Magazine.

• by Anthony Orjally
• General

This is a podcast in celebration of Advent IM reaching its 20th Birthday! Listen in to hear about the journey of Advent IM: why it started, how it started, who was involved and what plans we have for the future! “When we first envisioned Advent IM 20 years ago, we looked around us at how […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

Advent IM’s Mike Gillespie and Ellie Hurst were interviewed by Boris Agranovich, from Global Risk Community where they discussed the following topics; The state of third-party attacks now, are they getting worse? Why are we still seeing large companies such as UBER, Target suffer supply chain attacks? What do we need to do to prevent […]

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

Numerous Mailchimp customers are now warning users that they might face increased risks of phishing attacks in the wake of a recent data breach.   Read via IT PRO

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a €5.5 million fine on WhatsApp for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) breaches dating back to 2018.   Read via Computing.

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

The data, which allegedly contained hundreds of thousands of names and birth dates, was found by the hacker after regional airline CommuteAir left it on an open server.   Read via PCMag.

• by Anthony Orjally
• Industry News

Nearly 35,000 PayPal users had their personal information, including Social Security and tax identification numbers, exposed to hackers, according to the company.   Read via PCMag