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• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

**PRESS RELEASE** Media Contact: Ellie Hurst +44 (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date: 26 Jul 2022 Ex-Veterans at Advent IM, shortlisted to finalist for the second year in a row, at the stunning British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2022 Advent IM is thrilled to announce that not one, but two of our team members have […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

South Staffordshire Water “has been the target of a criminal cyber attack”, the company has confirmed. In a statement, it stressed it was “still supplying safe water to all of our Cambridge Water and South Staffs Water customers”. Read via Sky

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

In what looks to be the last weekend of Summer, we bring you a scorching hot Weekend Wisdom. In huge news, we are thrilled to announce that Ellie Hurst, Head of Media and Marcomms, has made the shortlist at the sparkling ‘Women in Security Awards 2022’. Read all the information here In further celebration of […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Facebook has avoided the risk of being forced to shut down its service in Europe this summer as a result of the latest twist in a long-running data protection complaint saga that relates to a clash between EU privacy and U.S. surveillance law. Read via Yahoo

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• General

I joined the security industry twelve years ago in September. I was very excited at the opportunity to learn a new industry and see how it fit into the business landscape. Only by doing that could I work out how to try and be a part of its improvement. One of the first things I […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Atlas VPN researchers have found that ransomware hackers have been terrorising businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide. Ransomware hackers have stolen more than 30 terabytes (TB) of personal and other sensitive data throughout more than 300 attacks in 2022.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

People seeking medical help via the NHS 111 call line have been warned of delays after a cyberattack caused a “major” computer system outage, which may not be resolved until next week. Read via Independent    

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Your favorite weekly round-up of Security News and Advent IM media. Would you like to join the Advent IM team? We have a vacancy for a Sales Executive – Security Consultancy – More Information A brand new blog from Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. The iceberg that is camera surveillance and data privacy – […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Head of Client Development, Derek Willins A recent complaint filed with the ICO by Big Brother Watch (BBW) reminded me of the iceberg that is camera surveillance and data privacy. The accused is Southern Coop. The charge is that they are using “biometric cameras” (Live Facial Recognition technology or LFR), and they are “infringing […]