Expert, friendly and bespoke cyber security consultancy and training

13/08/2026

Live facial recognition trial expands to London Underground

Live facial recognition trial expands to London Underground

06/08/2026

🚨 Your supply chain could be your biggest cyber security blind spot.

New research has found that 76% of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) organisations have experienced repeated supply chain compromise, while 75% report repeated credential theft. Attackers are increasingly bypassing traditional security controls by exploiting trusted third-party relationships and supplier access routes.

The reality is that security is no longer just about protecting your own organisation. Every supplier, contractor and partner with access to your systems can introduce risk. Yet many organisations still only review third-party access after an incident has occurred.

At Advent, we help organisations move beyond periodic supplier assessments to achieve genuine Supply Chain Assurance, providing confidence that third-party risks are identified, managed and continually monitored.

✅ Supplier risk assessments
✅ Security assurance and governance
✅ Third-party cyber resilience reviews
✅ Regulatory and framework alignment
✅ Ongoing monitoring and risk visibility

As Board-level accountability for cyber resilience continues to grow, organisations need assurance that their supply chain is as resilient as their own internal controls.

Is your supply chain strengthening your security posture, or creating unseen vulnerabilities?



https://www.advent-im.co.uk/consultancy/cyber-security/supply-chain-assurance/

05/08/2026

Secure by Design Starts Before the First Decision is Made 🔒

Whether you're delivering capability within the MoD, managing transformation across Government, or supporting critical services in Policing, security can no longer be treated as an afterthought.

That's why Advent IM has launched three dedicated Secure by Design Training Courses tailored specifically for:

🎖 MoD / Defence Suppliers
🏛 Government Departments and Suppliers
👮 Police and Suppliers

Our practitioner-led training helps professionals:

✅ Understand Secure by Design principles
✅ Reduce security risks earlier in the lifecycle
✅ Build resilience into systems, services and programmes
✅ Support better security outcomes across their organisation

Equip your teams with the knowledge to design security in from the start.

📅 Book your place today: 👉 https://www.advent-im.co.uk/training-academy/secure-by-design-training/

Secure by Design training for Defence, Government and Policing organisations. Practical courses covering Secure by Design principles, risk management, secure capability delivery, governance, assurance and supply chain security.

27/07/2026

Physical AI now mainstream as manufacturers scale AI implementation

22/07/2026

Defence Investment Is Not the UK’s Problem. Delivery Is.

Why procurement reform, governance excellence and artificial intelligence may determine whether Britain’s defence ambitions succeed or fail.

Read the full blog here 🔗

Defence Investment Is Not the UK’s Problem. Delivery Is.

17/07/2026

Our Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) Training open courses are delivered online at your convenience 💻

Our course will cover the following key areas:

✅The current threat landscape to UK and Public Sector information and ICT systems

✅The principles of information assurance and information risk management and the importance of governance and leadership

✅Mandatory IA roles and their responsibilities

✅Managing and responding to information security incidents

Alternatively, you can contact us for onsite training if you have multiple SIRO's or other relevant roles who need to understand the SIRO function.

Book your place now 🔗 https://www.advent-im.co.uk/training-academy/senior-information-risk-owner-siro-training/

16/07/2026

If your organisation supplies, or plans to supply, into the UK defence sector, Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) is rapidly becoming a key requirement for demonstrating cyber resilience.

Unlike traditional compliance exercises or contract-specific questionnaires, DCC is designed to provide organisation-wide assurance across the defence supply chain, helping MOD, primes and partners gain confidence in the cyber security posture of their suppliers.

📅 A critical milestone is now in sight

MOD Defence Digital has stated that industry partners should be working towards Level 0 DCC certification by 31 December 2026.

For many organisations, this is more than a compliance deadline. It is an opportunity to strengthen cyber resilience, improve supply chain assurance and position themselves for future defence contracts.

Higher levels of certification will be determined by the Cyber Risk Profile associated with specific programmes and contracts, with expectations flowing through prime contractors and subcontracting arrangements.

Our latest whitepaper explores:

✅ What DCC is and why it matters
✅ The certification levels and requirements
✅ The 2026 timeline and what organisations should do now
✅ How DCC aligns with wider defence cyber expectations
✅ Practical steps to prepare for certification

📖 Download the full whitepaper here:

🔗 https://www.advent-im.co.uk/whitepaper-defence-cyber-certification-dcc-why-the-deadline-now-matters/

WHITEPAPER | Defence Cyber Certification (DCC): why the deadline now matters

15/07/2026

How are we all feeling about tonight? England v Argentina... LETS GO!😅

Get ahead of the celebrations (hopefully) with 20% off our training courses for a limited time only.

At Advent IM Training Academy, we're helping organisations build stronger, more resilient teams with expert-led training that delivers real-world results, from cyber resilience and risk management to governance and assurance.

For a limited time, score 20% off our training courses

🏆 20% off organisation training
✅ Discount applied at invoicing
✅ Practical, industry-led courses

⏳ Offer ends 20 July
📅 Courses must be booked and paid by 5pm

👉 Secure your training today: https://www.advent-im.co.uk/training-academy/

10/07/2026

Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) is becoming a material assurance requirement for organisations that supply, or intend to supply, into UK defence. It is designed to provide organisation-wide assurance of cyber resilience across the defence supply chain, rather than a narrow response to a single questionnaire or contract folder.

The 31 December 2026 Level 0 expectation should be treated as an assurance and commercial readiness milestone, not as a narrow cyber-administration task.

Read the full whitepaper here 🔗

https://www.advent-im.co.uk/whitepaper-defence-cyber-certification-dcc-why-the-deadline-now-matters/

WHITEPAPER | Defence Cyber Certification (DCC): why the deadline now matters

08/07/2026

A laptop left on a train.
A phone forgotten in a taxi.
A USB drive misplaced during a commute.
These scenarios feel small. Routine even.

But in today’s hybrid world, they represent one of the most common and preventable routes to data exposure.

In our latest podcast, we take a step back from theory and look at what’s really happening:
👉 A measurable rise in lost devices across public transport
👉 Employees routinely moving sensitive data between home, office, and public spaces
👉 Organisations still relying on assumptions rather than practical control

At the centre of this conversation is encryption.
Not as a technical checkbox but as a real-world safety net when everything else goes wrong.
We also explore:

The gap between policy and practice
Software vs hardware encryption (and why it’s not an either/or decision)
Why encryption often disappears from leadership conversations until it’s too late

Because the question isn’t if a device is lost.
It’s what happens next when it is.

🎧 Tune in:

In a world of hybrid working, data isn’t staying inside secure offi...