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Ellie speaking at National Pharmaceutical and BioPharma event July 10

Ellie will be discussing the topic of Ransomware and the unintended consequences of paying up at the National Pharmaceutical and BioPharma event at MK Arena, July 10. You can register for a free place to the event here. Details of all the other speakers are also available via that link.  
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 4th June 2018
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NHS cyber-hero ‘discussed bank hack role’

The British cyber-security expert credited with thwarting a major ransomware attack is attempting to prevent a phone call transcript being used against him in the US courts. The document quotes Marcus Hutchins as saying that he wrote code for an unidentified third-party, who then used it to make bank-hacking software. Read full story. 
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 16th May 2018
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WannaCry and GDPR – unlikely allies?

The global economic impact of cybercrime is currently estimated to be close to $600 billion, according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. This figure is set to reach eye-watering $2 trillion by 2019 as the intensity and frequency of attacks increase. Claiming over 200,000 victims, last year’s most notorious ransomware, WannaCry, infected 300,000 computers, […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 2nd May 2018
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NHS Gets £150m Cyber-Spending Boost

The NHS is set to receive a £150m cash injection to fund improved cybersecurity, including a new deal to upgrade all health and care organizations to Windows 10.  The government announcement over the weekend claimed the three-year funding plan would help the health service respond more quickly to threats and allow local trusts to spot […]
  • Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
  • On 1st May 2018
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#Security predictions for 2018 from the Advent IM Team

Its that time of year. We look back over our shoulder and use the previous 12 months to try and work out what we can expect in the coming 12 months. Sometimes we get it horribly right, such as our prediction of the meteoric rise in ransomware and also that it would start to impact […]
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 21st December 2017
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CSP: 2017 content now available…

The content from CSP: 2017 is now available, including ours!  Slidedecks, articles and audio files are all downloadable here.
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 17th August 2017
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Julia’s #Rules to Ransomware Safety

From Advent IM Director, Julia McCarron For those of you who read my irregular blogs, you’ll know I have a passion for the TV series NCIS. When I say passion more of an obsession really. So imagine the irony when they air an episode in the UK about Ransomware, in the wake of the world’s […]
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 22nd May 2017
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Wana Decryptor attack: Q&A with IIRSM’s Mike Gillespie

Mike Gillespie, spokesperson on cyber security for IIRSM and an experienced information security practitioner, answers our questions on the safety implications of last week’s global Wana Decryptor attack. Read the Q&Q here.
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 17th May 2017
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CSP: 2017 – Ransomware workshop

York Racecourse is the venue for CSP: 2017 and this year it is 23-24 May. Ellie Hurst will be hosting a workshop to discuss the legalities and implications of paying ransoms through cyberspace, on day 1. Details of the event are here.
  • Posted by Ellie Hurst
  • On 18th April 2017
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