Supporting Government and Suppliers with Robust Information Security
The demand for organisations to demonstrate robust information security is increasing across government, non-government bodies, and their third-party suppliers. Any system handling protectively marked data requires effective technology and information risk management to ensure proportionate security controls protect information assets and provide assurance to Accreditors and stakeholders.
In today’s changing government security landscape, staff must understand how data should be marked, protected, and managed throughout its lifecycle. Wherever expert guidance is needed on risk management, policy implementation, or secure handling of data, our CESG Certified Professional (CCP) consultants provide authoritative advice.
As an established cyber security consultancy, we offer independent information assurance and cyber resilience services, aligned with UK government protective security policy and recognised frameworks, including the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) and the Security Policy Framework (SPF). Our deep industry experience, links across Government, NCSC, and the wider information assurance community, and comprehensive risk management capabilities make us a trusted partner for safeguarding essential information and systems.
HMG Technology & Information Risk Management and Assurance Consultancy services include:
- Advice on Off-shoring Data
- Information Assurance (IA) Methodologies & Audits, including RMADS, SPF Compliance, and Codes of Connection (e.g., PSN)
- Governance, Risk & Compliance; Risk Management, Assessment & Treatment (ISO27001/2, ISO27005, ISO31000)
- NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF)
- Data Protection & Privacy Impact Assessments
- Digital & Cloud Security Services, including Digital Transformation Assurance
- Secure by Design (SbD) & Security Architecture Reviews
- Security Policy & Standards Advice, Development, and Guidance
- IA Incident Management & System Decommissioning
- ISO 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System & AI Security Awareness Training
- Red Teaming
- Specialists in System Assurance (CCP)
- Range of Outsourced Roles (contact us for details)
- Training: SIRO, IAO, Data Protection, FOI, SARs
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What our Central Government clients say
Provision of cyber risk specialists and security architects to directly support to over 200 individual projects. Through Advent IM Outsource, our Managing Consultant took on responsibility for inducting, project assignment and overseeing their work through to conclusion. The Department found this saved considerable time and effort having had the burden of overseeing the contractors removed and passed to a trusted delivery partner allowing them to focus on other tasks and priorities.
Advent IM Outsource, A large Government Department
I have worked directly with Advent IM Ltd over the last 5 years on a range of projects for HMG. Those projects and related ICT systems have ranged in size from those that impact every UK citizen to small specialised “one off” deployments.
I have benefitted from Advent IM’s excellent understanding of Information Assurance in the round. This has been increasingly pertinent where data is being exchanged across physical, technical and geographic boundaries. Advent’s expertise in the area of ISO27000 series has shone through on this (as has their knowledge on other standards) and has been key in how risk management has been progressed.
Department for Transport
I found Advent to be a very professional outfit with a friendly and delivery focused approach, thereby allowing project challenges to be tackled together in an open and swift manner. I only have good things to say with regards to Advent and would not hesitate to work with them again or recommend them to another government organisation.
Department for Work & Pensions
Provision of security risk specialists, security/enterprise architects, policy writers and IT project managers to support a programme delivering cyber remediation following a comprehensive external audit.
The client greatly appreciated Advent IM’s expertise in screening potential candidates on their behalf as it removed a large degree of uncertainty on their part for getting experienced and reliable people onboard for the programme. As the programme was working to tight timescales, we provided much needed resilience, as we ensured that if a contractor left the programme, a replacement was sourced and onboarded quickly with minimal disruption.
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