• by Ellie Hurst
• General

The trailer for this year’s Data Protection Day bit of fun from the team…watch out on the 28th! https://www.advent-im.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/final-trailer-dpd20-v0.1.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog Advent IM News

Thank you to Peter Daniel, Security Consultant for this latest whitepaper looking at red teaming exercises in the education sector. You can access it without registration here.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London-based pharmacy £275,000 for failing to ensure the security of special category data. Read via ICO.

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

In June we issued our Adtech Update Report with a clear message to industry that they had six months to read, internalise and act upon our report. Our view from the outset was that this is an industry problem requiring an industry solution. We have just reached the end of that six month period and are reviewing […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM News

UK police officers and staff reported on average four lost or stolen devices every day over the most recent financial year, according to newly released data. Read via InfoSecurity Magazine. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Brexit Party claims it has been the target of a concerted campaign by activists Read via Computing.

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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 […]

• 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