Tag: data protection
News and information from the Advent IM team.
MySecuritySurgery- one day security surgery launches
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
**PRESS RELEASE** Media Contact: Ellie Hurst +44 (0) 121 559 6699, bestpractice@advent-im.co.uk Date : 27.08.19 MySecuritySurgery- one day security surgery launches Leading UK security consultancy launches convenient one day security surgery service for a range of physical, cyber and information issues Advent IM, the UK’s leading independent, holistic security consultancy, has launched a focused, one […]
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The future belongs to those who have great Information Governance
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
This post is from our Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. Depending where you are in the world, to get an ounce of gold can mean having to mine up to 18 tons of dirt, to obtain it. The gold is valuable and prized, whilst the dirt valueless and piled up. In parallel, the digital […]
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The Fallout from Facebook – Mike Gillespie posts
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From Advent IM MD, Mike Gillespie This week, following an extensive investigation into charges that Facebook Inc violated a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about their ability to control the privacy of their personal information, the Federal Trade Commission handed down a $5bn penalty to Facebook. This is by far the biggest penalty ever […]
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Podcast: On the Record(s) – , Records Management, Infosec, Privacy and Data Protection
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike Gillespie in conversation with Emily Overton, Rowenna Fielding and Sarah Clarke on collaboration, finding common ground for great outcomes in Records Management, Infosec, Privacy and Data Protection. https://www.advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/On-the-records-podcast-v1.0.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS
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A look at child privacy from Michelle Horton
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thank you to Advent IM Security Consultant, Michelle Horton for this post. A recent headline in the news has caught my attention, “Amazon may be recording kids without consent”. Chapters 3 and 8 of GDPR explain that children have the same rights as adults over personal data and may exercise their rights on their own […]
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Mike has a few words on WhatsApp…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike Gillespie has taken to the blog to express his opinion of WhatsApp and the targeting of advertising. So, its official, WhatsApp users will be sent targeted advertising by 2020 It has been on the cards for a while now, indeed some might say that once Facebook acquired Whatsapp it was inevitable. After all, Facebook […]
Read MoreMinimum standard for the manufacture of surveillance cameras to be launched
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Mike has written a post for the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s blog… I have been fortunate to be involved in the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales for the last 2 years since Tony Porter invited me to provide a consistent, cross cutting advisory role into his National Strategy. Read the full post..
Read MorePassword; too short, too weak, like everyone else’s …. #WorldPasswordDay
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The top 10 passwords of 2018 has over half of the same passwords of 2017. We aren’t just lacking in imagination, we are also not learning our lesson either. Lets be original, avoid the dictionary words, add some upper cases and symbols. Let’s make them hard to guess but easy for us to remember.. because […]
Read MoreAdvent IM’s view … on security myths
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
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Read MoreThe Surveillance Camera Commissioner joins us to talk about the importance of cyber security and standards
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A great conversation with Tony Porter as Advent IM left the comfort of the podcast HQ and headed out to the NSI Summit at the NEC. Some background noise from the event but it didn’t manage to spoil a very worthwhile discussion on a wide range of topics. This included the first two years of […]
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