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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 March 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 22 March 2024:

-UK’s Cyber Resilience Stagnates as More Fall Victim to Attacks, 75% of UK Businesses & 79% of UK Charities Experienced a Cyber Incident in 2023

-1% of Users are Responsible for 88% of Data Loss Events

-Microsoft Report Says 87% of UK organisations are vulnerable to cyber attacks in the age of AI

-Cyber Naivety Leaves 4 out of 5 Businesses Wide Open and Only 1 in 5 Has a Plan

-Risk and Regulation: Preparing for the Era of Cyber Security Compliance

-Ransomware Attacks Jump 73% Within a Year

-The New CISO - Rethinking the Role

-90% of Attacks Involve Data or Credential Theft, SMBs Primary Target

-Chief Risk Officers Say Cyber Security is Most Pressing Risk

-Humans Still Cyber Security’s Weakest Link, Cyber Security Training Equips Your Workforce to Spot Threats

-Most IT Pros Think Cyber Attacks are Getting Worse, and Many Firms Don’t Know How to Deal with Them

-Supply Chain Cyber Attacks Create Weak Spots, You Need to Prepare

-Ransomware Attack on Change Healthcare Pegged as “Most Significant” in Sector History

Black Arrow AdminMarch 24, 2024joint committee on the national security strategy, jcnss, cyber security longitudinal survey, csls, nis2, dora, cowbell, ey, iif, teamcity, unitedhealth, leicester, rhysida, fluffy wolf, spa grand prix, change healthcare, imf, bunnyloader, sign1, unsaflok, nhs dumfries, nhs galloway, at&t, fujitsu, nations direct, magnet goblin, tesla, acidpour, e-root, wordpress, firebase, sophos, sec, securities exchange commission, alphv, krahang, tinyturla-ng, kimsuky, ivanti, fortinet, miniorange, chrome, fortra, mitre, equifax, thales, cyberflashing, lockbit, pig butchering, british library, Kaspersky, black arrow cyber, black arrow, threat intelligence, osint, ncsc, national cyber security centre, cpni, mi5, gchq, cert, nca, national crime agency, europol, interpol, enisa, nato, cyber, information security, it security, cyber warfare, russia, north korea, china, iran

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 October 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 20 October 2023:

-Cyber Insecurity: Many Businesses Scared They May be Hit by a Cyber Attack at Any Moment

-Cyber Security Investments Show Mature Business Mindset

-SMBs Struggle to Keep Pace as Cyber Threats Reach All Time High

-Phishing Attacks Reach Record Highs as Banks, Financial Services Remain Top Targets with HR Remaining the Most Effective Phishing Lure

-Cyber Attacks are a Matter of When not if, The Best Time to Deal With Them is Before They Happen

-Lloyd's Of London Warns Of Worst-Case-Scenario Cyber Attack

-20,000 Britons Approached By Chinese Agents On LinkedIn, Says MI5 Head

-Ransomware - All it Takes is One Employee Mistake, Criminals are Aiming at Third-Party Vendors

-39% of Individuals Use the Same Password for Multiple Accounts

-Why Fourth-Party Risk Management Is a Must-Have

-AI Adoption Surges But Security Awareness Lags Behind

-UK watchdog fines Equifax £11 million for role in cyber breach

-Why Boards Must Understand and Govern Cyber Security Risk

Black Arrow AdminOctober 22, 2023spiderlabs, oracle, cisco, toddycat, keepass, notepad++, redalert, gpt-4, cadre services, ws_ftp, elastic, financial conduct authority, lloyds of london, internet data centre, idc, sage, caretech, cambian, lloyds, linkedin, five eyes, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, yubico, digital operational resilience act, dora, chatgpt, google bard, hippaa, ccpa, fca, equifax, sec, securities exchange commisions, nis2, samir mishra, cyber security awarness month, colonial pipeline, avoslocker, noescape, ghostsec, black basta, trigona, blackcat, ragnar, lockbit, alphv, akira, kwiktrip, hwl ebsworth, vipre, d-link, google authenticator, valve, steam, darkgate, bloodalchemy, discord, google ads, notpad++, lazarus, spynote, microsoft hololens, casio, shadow, 23andme, twitter, navy, moveit, hamas, punycode, gaza, mandia, israelis, tetrisphantom, sandworm, huawei, ios xe, otacle, citrix netscaler, juniper, wordpress, casaos, enisa, google drive, zoom, hmrc, black arrow cyber, black arrow, threat intelligence, osint, ncsc, national cyber security centre, cpni, mi5, gchq, cert, nca, national crime agency, europol, interpol, nato, cyber, information security, it security, cyber warfare, russia, north korea, china, iran

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 October 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 October 2022:

-‘Biggest Cyber Risk Is Complacency, Not Hackers’ - UK Information Commissioner Issues Warning as Construction Company Fined £4.4 Million

-Ransomware Threat Shifts from US to EMEA and APAC

-Phishing Attacks Increase by Over 31% In Third Quarter

-UK Urged to Watch for Fraud as People Aim to Make Extra Cash in Cost of Living Crisis

-HR Departments Play a Key Role in Cyber Security

-The Long-Term Psychological Effects of Ransomware Attacks

-7 Hidden Social Media Cyber Risks for Enterprises

-54% of Staff Would Reconsider Working for a Firm That Had Experienced a Cyber Breach, Research Finds

-Evolve as Fast as the Cyber Criminals: Protect Your Business Now, Before it’s Too Late

-Enterprise Ransomware Preparedness Improving but Still Lacking

-Why Are There So Many Data Breaches? A Growing Industry of Criminals is Brokering in Stolen Data

-How The "pizza123" Password Could Take Down an Organisation

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 October 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 October 2022:

-Gen Z, Millennials Really Doesn't Care About Workplace Cyber Security

-Supply Chain Attacks Increased Over 600% This Year and Companies Are Falling Behind

-Cyber-Enabled Crimes Are Biggest Police Concerns

-List of Common Passwords Accounts for Nearly All Cyber Attacks

-Shared Responsibility or Shared Fate? Decentralized IT Means We Are All Cyber Defenders

-Ukraine War Cuts Ransomware as Kremlin Co-Opts Hackers

-96% Of Companies Report Insufficient Security for Sensitive Cloud Data

-Your Microsoft Exchange Server Is a Security Liability

-Are Cyber Security Vendors Pushing Snake Oil?

-Ransomware Preparedness, What Are You Doing Wrong?

-NSA Cybersecurity Director's Six Takeaways from the War in Ukraine

-Microsoft Confirms Server Misconfiguration Led to 65,000+ Companies' Data Leak

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