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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

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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

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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

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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

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