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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 May 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 May 2023:

-50% of UK CEOs See Cyber as a Bigger Business Risk than the Economy

-Report Finds 78% of Organisations Felt Prepared for Ransomware Attacks, Yet Half Still Fell Victim

-SMBs and Regional MSPs are Increasingly Targeted by State-Sponsored APT Groups

-IT Employee Piggybacked on Cyber Attack for Personal Gain

-Ransomware Threats Are Growing, and Targeting Microsoft Devices More and More

-Microsoft Reports Jump in Business Email Compromise (BEC) Activity

-Forrester Predicts 2023’s Top Cyber security Threats: From Generative AI to Geopolitical Tensions

-Advanced Phishing Attacks Surge 356% in 2022

-Today’s Cyber Defence Challenges: Complexity and a False Sense of Security

-Almost All Ransomware Attacks Target Backups, Says Veeam

-NCSC Warns Against Chinese Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

-Half of all Companies were Impacted by Spearphishing in 2022

-Google's .zip, .mov Domains Give Social Engineers a Shiny New Tool

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 March 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 March 2022

-Guernsey Cyber Security Warning For Islanders And Businesses

-CISOs Face 'Perfect Storm' Of Ransomware And State-Supported Cyber Crime

-Four Key Risks Exacerbated By Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

-These Four Types Of Ransomware Make Up Nearly Three-Quarters Of Reported Incidents

-Critical Infrastructure Threat as Ransomware Groups Target 'Enemies of Russia'

-Cyber Insurance War Exclusions Loom Amid Ukraine Crisis

-Zelenskyy Deepfake Crude, But Still Might Be A Harbinger Of Dangers Ahead

-Cyber Crooks’ Political In-Fighting Threatens the West

-Cloud-Based Email Threats Surge 50% in 2021

-Millions of New Mobile Malware Strains Blitzed Enterprise in 2021

-UK Criminal Defence Lawyer Hadn't Patched When Ransomware Hit

-Russian Ransomware Gang Retool Custom Hacking Tools Of Other APT Groups

-The Massive Impact of Vulnerabilities In Critical Infrastructure

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 March 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 March 2022

-Sharp Rise in SMB Cyberattacks By Russia And China

-We're Seeing An 800% Increase in Cyber Attacks, Says One MSP

-Internet Warfare: How The Russians Could Paralyse Britain

-Just 3% Of Employees Cause 92% Of Malware Events

-70% Of Breached Passwords Are Still in Use

-Organisations Taking Nearly Two Months To Remediate Critical Risk Vulnerabilities

-Android Malware Escobar Steals Your Google Authenticator MFA Codes

-Smartphone Malware Is On The Rise - Here's How To Stay Safe

-Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions’ Financial Harm

-How An 8-Character Password Could Be Cracked in Less Than An Hour

-Cyber Insurance and Business Risk: How the Relationship Is Changing Reinsurance & Policy Guidance

-Security Teams Prep Too Slowly for Cyber Attacks

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 March 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 March 2022

-Cyber Criminals Exploit Invasion of Ukraine

-UK Data Watchdog Urges Vigilance Amid Heightened Cyber Threat

-Phishing - Still a Problem, Despite All The Work

-Phishing Attacks Hit All-Time High In December 2021

-Ransomware Infections Top List Of The Most Common Results Of Phishing Attacks

-Social Media Phishing Attacks Are at An All Time High

-Insurance Giant AON Hit by a Cyber Attack

-How Prepared Are Organisations To Face Email-Based Ransomware Attacks?

-The Most Impersonated Brands in Phishing Attacks

-As War Escalates In Europe, It’s ‘Shields Up’ For The Cyber Security Industry

-2022 May Be The Year Cyber Crime Returns Its Focus To Consumers

-Kaspersky Neutral Stance In Doubt As It Shields Kremlin

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