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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 May 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 24 May 2024:
-Human Error and AI Tops Cyber Threats as 70% of CISOs Worry About Risk
-Threat Research Highlights Growing Mobile Security Risks
-The State of Cyber Security: AI and Geopolitics Mean a Bigger Threat Than Ever
-Family Offices Become Prime Targets for Cyber Hacks and Ransomware
-Ransomware Fallout - 94% Experience Downtime, 40% Face Work Stoppage
-Employee Discontent - Insider Threat No. 1
-Report Reveals 341% Rise in Advanced Phishing Attacks
-Ransomware and GenAI Raise Security Challenges, Driving Cyber Investment
-New Rules Prompt 93% of Organisations to Rethink Cyber Security Plans
-HR and IT Related Phishing Scams Still Most Popular According to KnowBe4’s Latest Phishing Report
-80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, as 15 Vendors Account for 62% of Global Attack Surface
-UK to Propose Mandatory Reporting for Ransomware Attacks and Licensing Regime for all Payments
-UK’s Legal Sector Needs to Improve its Cyber Security, Says Experts
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 16 February 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 16 February 2024:
-Active Phishing Campaigns Targeting Office 365, Another Forcing Remote Management Software Downloads
-Cyber Security is Your Defensive Strategy, Cyber Resilience is Your Business
-Leveraging Threat Intelligence for Regulatory compliance
-The Risks of Quishing and How Enterprises Can Stay Secure
-Phishing Attacks Increased 106% Year Over Year as 91% of Organisations Impacted by AI-enhanced Phishing Attacks
-Microsoft and OpenAI Warn State-backed Threat Actors are Using AI En Masse to Wage Cyber Attacks
-Cyber Risk Management: Bring Security to the Boardroom
-Trustees Open to Cyber Risks by Not Responding to NCSC Reporting Changes
-Nation State Actors Intensify Focus on NATO Member States
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 May 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 May 2023:
- Boards Need Better Conversations About Cyber Security
- Uber’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced for Security Breach
- Global Cyber Attacks Rise by 7% in Q1 2023
- Three-Quarters of Firms Predict Breach in Coming Year
- The Costly Threat That Many Businesses Fail to Address
- European Data at Risk with Tick-box GDPR Compliance and High Cyber Attack Volumes
- Understanding Cyber Threat Intelligence for Business Security
- Hackers Are Finding Ways to Evade Latest Cyber Security Tools
- Study Shows a 27% Spike in Publicly Known Ransomware Victims
- Data Loss Costs Are Going Up – and Not Just for Those Who Choose to Pay Thieves
- Give NotPetya-hit Merck that $1.4B, Appeals Court Tells Insurers
- 4 Ways Leaders Should Re-evaluate Their Cyber Security's Focus
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 April 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 April 2023:
-Almost Half of Former Employees Say Their Passwords Still Work
-Efficient Risk Based Patch Management Means Eliminating Just 2% of Exposures Could Protect 90% of Critical Assets
-Printers Pose Persistent Yet Overlooked Threat
-Employees Are as Likely as Cyber Criminals to Cause Cyber Incidents
-Over 90% of Organisations Find Threat Hunting a Challenge
-75% of Organisations Have Suffered a Cyber Security Breach
-Leak Shows Evolving Russian Cyber War Capabilities
-Outsourced Payroll and HR Services Firm Forced to Shut Down After Cyber Attack
-When a Cyber Criminal Steals Personal Data from Your Organisation What Do You Do and Who Do You Need to Inform?
-Insider Threat and Ransomware: A Growing Issue
-How LockBit Changed Cyber Security Forever
-Hybrid Work Environments Are Stressing CISOs
-Protect Your Data with a USB Condom
-Strategising Cyber Security: Why a Risk-based Approach is Key
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 February 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 February 2023:
-High Risk Users May be Few, but the Threat They Pose is Huge
-The Cost of Cyber Security Insurance is Soaring so Firms Need to Take Prevention More Seriously
-Cyber Attacks Worldwide Increased to an All-Time Record Breaking High
-Most Organisations Make Cyber Security Decisions Without Insights
-Ransomware Attackers Finding New Ways to Weaponise Old Vulnerabilities
-Are Executives Fluent in IT Security Speak? 5 Reasons Why the Communication Gap is Wider Than You Think
-Business Email Compromise Groups Target Firms with Multilingual Impersonation Attacks
-EU Countries Told to Step up Defence Against State Hackers
-Cyber Criminals Exploit Fear and Urgency to Trick Consumers
-How to Manage Third Party and Supply Chain Cyber Security Risks that are Too Costly to Ignore
-Russian Spear Phishing Campaign Escalates Efforts Towards Critical UK, US and European Targets
-5 Biggest Risks of Using Third Party Managed Service Providers
-Cyber Crime as a Service: A Subscription Based Model in the Wrong Hands
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 January 2023:
-Supply Chain Attacks Caused More Data Compromises Than Malware
-What Makes Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Vulnerable to BEC Attacks
-Understanding Your Attack Surface Makes It Easier to Prioritise Technologies and Systems
-Cyber Security Pros Sound Alarm Over Insider Threats
-Ransomware Attack Hit KFC and Pizza Hut Stores in the UK
-Forthcoming SEC Rules Will Trigger ‘Tectonic Shift’ in How Corporate Boards Treat Cyber Security
-Why CISOs Make Great Board Members
-View From Davos: The Changing Economics of Cyber Crime
-Cloud Based Networks Under Increasing Attack, Report Finds
-GoTo Admits: Customer Cloud Backups Stolen Together with Decryption Key
-State-Linked Hackers in Russia and Iran are Targeting UK Groups, NCSC Warns
-3.7 Million Customers’ Data of Hilton Hotels Put Up For Sale
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 January 2023:
-Quarter of UK SMBs Hit by Ransomware in 2022
-Global Cyber Attack Volume Surges 38% in 2022
-1 in 3 Organisations Do Not Provide Any Cyber Security Training to Remote Workers Despite the Majority of Employees Having Access to Critical Data
-AI-Generated Phishing Attacks Are Becoming More Convincing
-Customer and Employee Data the Top Prize for Hackers
-Royal Mail hit by Ransomware Attack, Causes ‘Severe Disruption’ to Services
-The Guardian Confirms Personal Information Compromised in Ransomware Attack
-Ransomware Gang Releases Info Stolen from 14 UK Schools, Including Passport Scans
-The Dark Web’s Criminal Minds See Internet of Things as Next Big Hacking Prize
-Corrupted File to Blame for Computer Glitch which Grounded Every US Flight
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 October 2022:
-Russian Sanctions Instigator Lloyd's Possibly Hit by Cyber Attack
-Former Uber Security Chief Convicted of Covering Up Data Breach
-First 72 Hours of Incident Response Critical to Taming Cyber Attack Chaos
-Email Defences Under Siege: Phishing Attacks Dramatically Improve
-Remote Services Are Becoming an Attractive Target for Ransomware
-Growing Reliance on Cloud Brings New Security Challenges
-Many IT Pros Don’t Think a Ransomware Attack Can Impact Microsoft 365 Data
-Ransomware Group Bypasses "Enormous" Range of EDR Tools
-MS Exchange Zero-Days: The Calm Before the Storm?
-Average Company with Data in the Cloud Faces $28 Million in Data-Breach Risk
-Secureworks Finds Network Intruders See Little Resistance
-Regulations, Laws and Accountability are Changing the Cyber Security Landscape
-This Year’s Biggest Cyber Threats
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 April 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 April 2022
-Ransomware Attacks Surged to New Highs in 2021
-NCSC and Allies Publish Advisory on The Most Commonly Exploited Vulnerabilities In 2021
-Network Attacks Increased to a 3-Year High
-World War Three Is Far More Likely Than Anyone Is Prepared to Admit
-The Ransomware Crisis Deepens, While Data Recovery Stalls
-Ransoms Only Make Up 15% of Ransomware Costs
-Defending Your Business Against Russian Cyber Warfare
-5-Year Vulnerability Trends Are Both Surprising and Sadly Predictable
-Cisco Talos Observes 'Novel Increase' in APT Activity in Q1
-Deepfakes Set to Be Used in Organised Crime
-Smart Contract Developers Not Really Focused on Security. Who Knew?
-Tractor-Trailer Brake Controllers Vulnerable to Remote Hacker Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 April 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 April 2022
-Nearly Two-Thirds of Ransomware Victims Paid Ransoms Last Year, Finds "2022 Cyberthreat Defense Report"
-New Android Banking Malware Remotely Takes Control of Your Device
-Network Intrusion Detections Skyrocketing
-Organisations Underestimating the Seriousness Of Insider Threats
-Watch Out For Phishing Emails From Genuine Mailing Lists, Following Mailchimp Hack
-SpringShell Attacks Target About One in Six Vulnerable Orgs
-New Threat Group Underscores Mounting Concerns Over Russian Cyber Threats
-Consumer Fraud Tripled in The Last Two Years
-Borat RAT: Multiple Threat of Ransomware, DDoS and Spyware
-Bank Had No Firewall License, Intrusion or Phishing Protection – Guess The Rest
-Global APT Groups Use Ukraine War for Phishing Lures
-Paying Ransom Doesn’t Guarantee Data Recovery