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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 July 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 July 2023:

-Cyber Attacks Reach Two-Year High Amid Ransomware Resurgence as Financial Service Firms Lose $32 Billion in 5 Years

-MOVEit Body Count Closes in on 400 orgs, 20M+ Individuals

-IT Worker Jailed for Impersonating Ransomware Gang to Extort Employer

-Stabilising the Cyber Security Landscape: The CISO Exodus and the Rise of vCISOs

-Risk is Driving Medium-Sized Business Decisions

-Talent and Governance, Not Technology, are Key to Drive Change around Cyber Security

-Hybrid Work, Digital Transformation can Exploit Security Gaps

-Human Cyber-Risk Can Be Demonstrably Mitigated by Behaviour Changing Training

-AI Tool WormGPT Enables Convincing Fake Emails For BEC Attacks

-Pro-Russian Hacktivists Increase Focus on Western Targets

-Infosec Doesn't Know What AI Tools Orgs Are Using

-Google Restricting Internet Access to Some Employees to Reduce Cyber Attack Risk

-Unlocking Business Potential: How CISOs are Transforming Cyber Security into a Strategic Asset

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 September 2022

-Why It’s Mission-critical That All-sized Businesses Stay Cyber Secure

-Half of Firms Report Supply Chain Ransomware Compromise

-Vulnerability Exploits, Not Phishing, Are the Top Cyber Attack Vector for Initial Compromise

-Uber’s Ex-Security Chief Faces Landmark Trial Over Data Breach That Hit 57m Users

-Over 10% of Enterprise IT Assets Found Missing Endpoint Protection

-Some Employees Aren't Just Leaving Companies — They're Defrauding Them

-Ransomware Gangs Switching to New Intermittent Encryption Tactic

-How Posting Personal and Business Photos Can Be a Security Risk

-Your Vendors Are Likely Your Biggest Cyber Security Risk

-A Recent Chinese Hack Is a Wake-up Call for the Security of the World’s Software Supply Chain

-Massive Hotels Group IHG Struck by Cyber Attack Which Disrupts Booking Systems

-London's Biggest Bus Operator Hit by Cyber "Incident"

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 June 2022

-How Organisations Can Protect Themselves in The Emerging Risk Landscape

-Phishing Reaches All-Time High in Early 2022

-Ransomware Attacks Are Surging, with More Dangerous Hybrid Attacks to Come. Is Your Cyber Security Up to Date?

-The Challenges of Managing Increased Complexity As Hybrid IT Accelerates

-72% Of Middle Market Companies Expect to Experience a Cyber Attack

-Malware's Destruction Trajectory and How to Defeat It

-Which Stolen Data Are Ransomware Gangs Most Likely to Disclose?

-Threat Actors Becoming More Creative Exploiting the Human Factor

-66% Of Organisations Store 21%-60% Of Their Sensitive Data in The Cloud

-Travel-related Cyber Crime Takes Off as Industry Rebounds

-How Should You Think About Security When Considering Digital Transformation Projects?

-Internet Explorer Now Retired but Still an Attacker Target

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 October 2021

-Protect Your Passwords, Warns Spy Chief, As Ransomware Cyber Attacks Double

-Graff Multinational Jeweller Hit by Conti Gang, Data of its Rich Clients Are At Risk

-Business Email Compromise (BEC) Costs UK Firms £140M Over Past Year

-Ransomware: It's A 'Golden Era' For Cyber Criminals - And It Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better

-Despite Increased Cyber Threats, Many Organisations Have No Defence Plans In Place

-Serious Warning Issued For Millions Of Apple iPhone Users

-Ransomware Attacks Are Evolving. Your Security Strategy Should, Too

-Solarwinds Hackers Are Targeting The Global It Supply Chain, Microsoft Says

-Defenders Worry Orgs Are More Vulnerable Than Last Year

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