• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

A five minute read from one of the team Thank you to our Head of Client Development, Derek Willins The COVID -19 lockdown has reminded me about something I learned a few years ago. It was the concept of toxic assumptions. They are effectively thinking boundaries (or firewalls if you like) that create organisational inertia […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

The company has notified guests whose information was compromised in the incident Read via Computing.

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Advent IM MD, Mike Gillespie. In a few short months the words ‘terrorism’, ‘conflict’ and ‘war’ have all but disappeared from our news programming. ‘Pandemic’, ‘coronavirus’ and COVID-19 now dominate not ony news but everyday conversatons, social media interactions and what feels like very waking moment. Sadly, 2020 has brought fear, uncertainty and financial […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• General

Thank you to our Head of Client Development, Derek Willins. As we endure societal lockdown in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, thoughts turn to imagining what will change when it’s beaten. I suspect that business continuity, business resilience and risk management will be high on most agendas for a while, alongside the […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Security Consultant Michelle Horton. Recently, the first Cabinet meeting was held using Zoom US. Many organisations use systems like Zoom US (other platforms are available) but given the current circumstances, for many, this is a new venture. It raises important questions. Are we aware of the privacy settings and security procedures required and how […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

In a rare public warning the security service says it has detected attacks targeting people in Britain. Read via Sky News.

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

We are a decade on from ‘Tell us once’ – the Government service that was supposed to allow users to literally tell Government just once about a change in their lives and that would then be reflected through all the services they use or need. In this episode, we ask the pesky question from from […]

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

Exclusive: Cyberattacks hit over 100 a month – and are becoming sophisticated and causing more disruption than ever, warns Jisc Read here. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Industry News

A controversial facial recognition company has just informed its customers of a data breach in which its entire client list was stolen. Read via InfoSecurityMag. 

• by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
• Advent IM Blog Advent IM News General

Listen to Philip Ingram and Advent’s Ellie Hurst, put the infosec community to rights, C Suite and much more over on Apple Podcasts. #WithIngram Listen via Apple Podcasts.