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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 January 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 19 January 2024:

-World Economic Forum and UN Warn of Growing ‘Cyber Insecurity’ Amid Heightened Threat Landscape

-Cyber Attacks Reveal Fragility of Financial Markets as Attacks on Financial Services Sector Surge

-Researcher Uncovers One of The Biggest Password Dumps in Recent History

-Email Nightmare: 94% of Firms Hit by Phishing Attacks in 2023

-75% of Organisations Hit by Ransomware in 2023

-The Dangers of Quadruple Blow Ransomware Attacks

-Human Error and Insiders Expose Millions in UK Law Firm Data Breaches

-It’s a New Year and a Good Time for a Cyber Security Checkup

-Applying the Tyson Principle to Cyber Security: Why Attack Simulations are Key to Avoiding Disaster

-Cyber Threats Top Global Business Risk Concern for 2024

-Generative AI has CEOs Worried About Cyber Security, PwC Survey Says

-With Attacks on the Upswing, Cyber Insurance Premiums Poised to Rise Too

-Digital Resilience – a Step Up from Cyber Security

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 January 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 12 January 2024:

-Boardrooms on Notice: Cyber Security Oversight More Important Than Ever

-Ransomware Incidents Reported to UK Financial Regulator Doubled in 2023

-Businesses Can’t Survive Without Their IT Systems – and They’re Under Attack More Than Ever

-Cyber Insecurity and Misinformation Top WEF Global Risk List

-Why Effective Cyber Security and Risk Management are Crucial for Business Growth

-The Cost of Dealing with a Cyber Attack Doubled Last Year

-Merck Settles NotPetya Insurance Claim – Leaving Cyber Warfare Definition Unresolved

-Mandiant, SEC Lose Control of X Accounts Without 2FA

-If you Prepare, a Data Security Incident Should Not Cause an Existential Crisis

-82% of Companies Struggle to Manage Security Exposure, with 28,000 New Vulnerabilities Reported Last Year

-Cyber Security is the Number One Priority for the Financial Sector Again

-Cyber Crime Marketplaces Soar in 2024: All Threats Now Available ‘As-a-Service’

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 November 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 24 November 2023:

-The Human Element- Cyber Security’s Great Challenge

-Good Cyber Hygiene is a Strategic Imperative for SMEs, Report Shows

-Despite Increasing Ransomware Attacks, Some Companies in Denial

-A Single Supply Chain Related Ransomware Incident Spurred UK Decision Makers to Spend Big on Cyber as Latest Victim Count exceeds 2.6K Organisations and 77M People

-The True Cost of a Ransomware Attack

-Largest Study of Its Kind Shows Outdated Password Practices Are Putting Millions at Risk

-Cyber Security Investment Involves More Than Just Technology

-Questions Leaders Must Ask Themselves on Security Culture

-There’s a Crossover Between Organised Crime, Financial Crime, and Nation-State Crime

-Cyber Attack on British Library Highlights Lack of UK Resilience

-Organisations Rethink Cyber Security Investments to Meet NIS2 and DORA Directive Requirements

-The Cyber Security Lawsuit Boards are Talking About

-UK and Republic of Korea Issue Warning About North Korea State-Linked Cyber Actors Attacking Software Supply Chains

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