Risk And Business

With thanks to Si Pavitt,  Head of Cyber Behaviours and Culture, Assured Cyber Protection for his contribution to the Advent IM Risk and Business Podcast. Si Pavitt was previously head of the MOD Cyber Awareness, Behaviours and Culture (CyAB&C) team under the 2* Directorate of Cyber Defence and Risk (CyDR). He was primarily responsible for […]

Have you had a chance to listen to our special edition podcast? Listen in to hear about the journey of Advent IM: why it started, how it started, who was involved and what plans we have for the future! “When we first envisioned Advent IM 20 years ago, we looked around us at how the […]

Guest: Paul Oughton, Head of UK Security, Lockheed Martin Mike and Ellie were joined by Paul Oughton, Head of UK Security at Lockheed Martin where it was discussed how the move in security is away from rules and into principle based, with the MoD being no exemption. Mike Gillespie: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/advent_im_md/ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/adventimmikegillespie/ […]

We have a new podcast available to download and listen to for FREE on our website or your favorite streaming service. Ellie Hurst, Olivia Lawlor Blackburn, and Liz Kentish of Kentish and Co, discuss the changes to the workplace environment over the last 2 years, how has this impacted facilities management, and do we think […]

Our thanks to Rachel Von Hossle, Liam Peters and Elliot Davies of Wynne Jones IP, and Mike Gillespie-Advent IM  Managing  Director.

Our thanks to Fiona Linton, Information Security and Business Continuity Manager at e.surv Chartered Surveyors and Leighton Hughes – Advent IM Security Consultant, for joining us on this fascinating trip down memory lane for these members of the military forces. Now all in civilian workplaces, Mike Gillespie and our guests discuss their excellent military career […]

Our thanks to Phil Ingram MBE and Liam Walker – Advent IM Security Consultant, for joining us in this fascinating look at the potential fallout from the abandoning of biometric information in Afghanistan, the likelihood of it then falling into Taliban hands, and the impact on people.  The rights and freedoms of the individual being […]

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Ellie Hurst and Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn spoke with Roy Cooper and Liz Lloyd of Security Twenty Events and Professional Security Magazine and Phelim Rowe of CTG Intelligence Events about their experiences of security events in 2020 and early 2021 and how they adapted to continue to offer great events but in a new way. Some horizon […]

Ellie Hurst and Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn spoke with Roy Cooper and Liz Lloyd of Security Twenty Events and Professional Security Magazine and Phelim Rowe of CTG Intelligence Events about their experiences of security events in 2020 and early 2021 and how they adapted to continue to offer great events but in a new way. Some horizon […]

We have been here before; a potentially offensive cyber weapon in criminal and/or hostile nation state hands. Remember Eternal Blue from the NSA, stolen by Shadow Brokers, and the resulting WannaCry and NotPetya Ransomware? Widespread, indiscriminate and in some sectors, devastating. In fact, in some areas of health there was even real risk of threat […]

A mini podcast with Advent IM Senior Secrity Consultant, Ian Warren.  Challenges to physical security efficacy and data protection are not as far apart as you might think.

Mike Gillespie and Craig Moan discuss the tendency to label every security event as a sophisticated attack and the impact that has on the understanding of both how prevalent serious attacks are and the need for  effective communication skills in security.

Ransomware continues to grow but there have been changes over the last couple of years and the success of this type of attack has had an impact on entire cities and public services. Mike and Ellie talk about the impact of ransomware on business supply chains and critical national infrastructure and what effect the pandemic […]

In this episode we chew the fat with Phil Ingram MBE and look at the escalation of nation state activity and how it affects everyone’s every day lives, both digitally through cyber attacks and in real life such as the Salisbury poisonings.  

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 […]

The trailer for this year’s Data Protection Day bit of fun from the team…watch out on the 28th!

Part one of a series of podcasts on policing challenges, innovations and responses to cybercrime, with the help of the Cyber Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) for West Midlands Police. Part one features Patrick McBrearty from this unit in conversation with Mike Gillespie about his role and his experience, as well as an explanation of […]

Mike Gillespie in conversation with Emily Overton, Rowenna Fielding and Sarah Clarke on collaboration, finding common ground for great outcomes in Records Management, Infosec, Privacy and Data Protection.

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We were lucky enough to have a great chat with Dr Emma Philpott (UK Cyber Security Forum and IASME), Rowenna Fielding (Protecture) and Nicola Whiting (Titania), on the topic of neurodiversity. There are some #Infosec and #Cybersecurity references but this podcast is for everyone. We talk about perceptions, employment, training, attitudes and hopes for the […]