Tag: information security
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Adtech and the data protection debate – where next?
- 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 […]
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Civil Nuclear Industry and the move to outcomes-based regulation.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
With thanks to our Security Consultant, Osian Cassells for his perspective on this change of regulatory style. The move from requirements-based to outcomes-based regulation within the Civil Nuclear Industry- National Objectives, Requirements and Model Standards (NORMS) to Security Assessment Principles (SyAPs) Whilst a member of the information security team for an organisation within the UK […]
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IISP and Advent IM – perfect combination!
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
We are happy to be premium sponsors of IISP LIVE this July and will be offering a Masterclass on the day..details soon. There will be a few of us there to support this important event and we are delighted it will be held at City of Birmingham University. So come along and chat with Mike […]
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
Click here to download a PDF version.
Read MoreSome helpful insight from Ponemon Institute on #DataBreach
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The need for quality #leadership in this area comes across very strongly. Plenty of positive outcomes possible with good leadership….
Read MoreUniversities need to get the most out of the ICO
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
From our Head of Marcomms, Ellie Hurst The report produced by the ICO on information risk in higher education, is an excellent resource that every university and college should be embracing. It is a pragmatic response to increased security breach in this sector, produced in a sensible and common sense, practical way. As you know, […]
Read MoreISO27552: Privacy extension to IS027001 – a look at the draft
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The objective of ISO/IEC 27552 is to expand the existing ISMS with privacy-specific controls, creating PIMS to enable effective privacy management within an organisation. Robust PIMS implementation can bring many potential benefits for Personal Information Controllers and Processors. Firstly, managing compliance to multiple privacy regulations and policies from multiple authorities can be difficult especially when […]
Read MoreMike Gillespie in Professional Security Magazine – Physical Records
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
We are in the run up to the first anniversary of GDPR [European Union-wide General Data Protection Regulation] and the Data Protection Act (2018) (DPA 18) and now is as good a time as any to review where we are and identify any consistent failings or blind spots, writes Mike Gillespie, the MD Advent IM, […]
Read MoreMike will be speaking at the IWFM London Conference
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
Mike will be speaking about ‘using information assets to build a better workplace’ at the IWFM London Conference on 14th March. Book your place now.
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