Considering #Risk around #IoT is a must because it touches every area of our lives and is not confined to cyber-space. #cybersecurity

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 4th March 2019
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Half of UK PLCs now at risk from invisible IoT devices

There’s been a 110,000 increase in the number of UK businesses with unknown IoT devices on their networks despite organisations understanding the risk they are taking, according to new research. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 22nd February 2019
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What is a man-in-the-middle attack? How MitM attacks work and how to prevent them

MitM attacks are one of the oldest forms of cyber attack. Computer scientists have been looking at ways to prevent threat actors tampering or eavesdropping on communications since the early 1980s. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 13th February 2019
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Mike Gillespie – Why Cyber Security is Everyone’s Responsibility

Mike will be speaking at the Bolton Roadshow for Norbain. Hear some of thoughts ahead of this key event in Norbain’s video interview with him. Sign up for this event here.

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 15th March 2018
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The IoT goes underwater

We have talked about phishing before and warned you of the dangers of phishing emails that spread malware, ransomware and other toxic payloads. Today however we are talking fish. Actual fish. It was never going to be long before the obsession with web-enabling everything from air conditioning to kettles, caused a bit of a […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 20th July 2017
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2017 Security Predictions from the Advent IM Team

At this time of year we like to make security predictions for the year to come. Ho Ho Oh dear… Mike Gillespie – Director I predict – further growth and sophistication in phishing attacks, and as a result of these successful attacks and continuing low quality user awareness and education, an increase in the […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 13th December 2016
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