• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Advent IM Head of Client Development, Derek Willins What will the world be like in 10 years? No one knows for sure. So maybe it’s easier to think about what will not change, and develop plans based on that. This is exactly what Geoff Bezos said when asked about the future. He believed understanding […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog General

Our latest Five Minute Security Read comes Senior Security Consultant from Ian Warren. Cyber Threat – Are you ready? “It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one’s readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog Industry News

From Advent IM Security Consultant, Leighton Hughes ISO/IEC 27001 is an international information security standard that assists organisations in managing their information security.  First published in 2005 (replacing ISO/IEC 17799) it was reviewed and updated in 2013. ISO 27001 details the requirements for organisations in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the continuous improvement of their Information […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM News General

If you are a supplier to the Ministry of Defence you will be aware of the stringent security requirements that need to be in place to maintain your commercial relationship. Finding all the resources you need can be a challenge, whether that is for assurance (JSP440 or NIST) or audit or just finding the right […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog General

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force in Manchester responsible for and providing a policing service to the people within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. Given the scale of criminal activity and responsibilities the force has, there is a requirement to store, manage and process information that carries […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

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• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

A post from Leighton Hughes I read a few days ago about the latest information security breach, that seems to be an ever-common appearance in today’s news, but this time it’s not Police related, who do seem to be the front runners of having these types of Data breaches, but this occasion it’s the National […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• General

You cannot fail to have noticed the coverage of a recent security awareness training event that has polarised opinions. (If you want to read about it in full, I will post a link at the end) Briefly, West Midlands trains, in a bid to very responsibly increase the security awareness of its employees,  tested their […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

  Today is a good day to talk about building a great password. Everyone knows we need solid passwords, it is a basic requirement. But one of the things I often hear from people is, ‘it’s all very well telling me to build a good password but what does good look like, and how exactly […]