Tag: information assurance
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Secure by Design in Policing – Protecting Intelligence, Evidence, and Public Trust
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Policing occupies a uniquely sensitive space: it must secure intelligence sources, digital evidence, and highly personal data, while maintaining public trust in proportionate and lawful handling of information. Security lapses do not just expose data – they risk undermining investigations, prosecutions, and confidence in law enforcement. Secure by Design provides a blueprint for policing organisations […]
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Security Aspects Letters (SAL): a practical guide for Defence, Government and CNI suppliers
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
Security Aspects Letters can look dry until you realise they govern classified work, site access, vetting, and the rules of engagement for handling OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE, SECRET and above. Get the SAL wrong and you risk delays, mis-scoped controls, or rework mid-contract. Get it right and you create a clear, auditable bridge between policy and practice. What […]
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Secure by Design in Defence – From Mission Assurance to Supply Chain Integrity
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
The defence sector has always operated under conditions of heightened sensitivity. Information advantage and operational readiness depend on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems that must remain resilient even under direct attack. For decades, however, security assurance was too often bolted on late in the lifecycle, treated as a gatekeeping activity that delayed capability […]
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