One in three small businesses admitted to not having any cyber security strategies in place at all

You have read this headline elsewhere today. It may have been another story that you noticed without noticing, perhaps made a ‘tsk’ noise about then moved on, possibly to read about the latest data breach or ransomware outbreak. The vast majority of businesses in the UK are SMEs. They are a hugely important part of […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 18th March 2019
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UK cyber-security efforts criticised by audit office

The government has been told there are “failings” in the way it is planning to protect the UK’s critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks. The warning came in a National Audit Office (NAO) assessment of the UK’s national cyber-defence plan. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 15th March 2019
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Most UK IT Security Leaders Fear CNI Attack

Over half of organizations believe the UK is heading for a major attack on critical infrastructure (CNI) this year, with siloed teams causing dangerous security gaps between IT and OT functions, according to Infosecurity Europe. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 27th February 2019
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NIS Directive /Regulations..is it on your radar?

GDPR made a massive splash, there is no denying that. At around the same time as we were fighting our way through thousands of ‘consent’ emails, NIS Directive became UK law as Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018. Clearly, it didn’t have the same level of PR that GDPR enjoyed because there was precious little […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 26th October 2018
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IFSEC Global: Why are one in three CNI organisations skipping cybersecurity checks?

Mike talking to IFSEC Global about Water, Health, Transport and energy and their cyber preparedness. Read here.

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 24th November 2017
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NIS vs. GDPR – not siblings but cousins #NISR #GDPR

Thank you to our resident NCIS expert, Great Wall of China charity-walking Director, Julia McCarron, for this timely reminder that GDPR is not the only regulation on the horizon and whilst it might not impact everyone, we need to be aware of it. As the clock is ticking towards the need to comply with the […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 9th November 2017
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Security of Critical National Infrastructure – BT Service

Del Brazil takes a look at the resilience of CNI, specifically our communications networks, after the BT outages. A recent second outage of BT Broadband has raised questions as to whether BT are not only suitable to manage the country’s communications infrastructure but should they be permitted to undertake the role alone? We regularly highlight […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 2nd August 2016
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Railway system hacking

Earlier this week, The Times reported on apparent cyber attacks on our rail networks. Advent IM Security Consultant, Chris Cope, gives us his opinion. Hacking attacks against rail infrastructure should come as no surprise. The move to connect industrial control systems to corporate networks has opened up a range of vulnerabilities. Many industrial control systems […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 14th July 2016
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Nuclear Power Plant Worker caught looking at bomb-making websites….

A nuclear power plant worker in Scotland has been escorted from EDF’s West Kilbride premises and the police called, after allegedly viewing bomb-making websites whilst at work. The full story is here. Some comment from Advent IM DIrector, Julia McCarron. Trying to find out how to build a bomb whilst working on-site at a nuclear […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 28th October 2015
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