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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 April 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 26 April 2024:

-Coalition Finds More Than Half of Cyber Insurance Claims Originate in the Email Inbox

-Unmasking the True Cost of Cyber Attacks: Beyond Ransom and Recovery

-Why Cyber Security Should Be Driving Your Enterprise Risk Management Strategy

-Ransomware Double-Dip - Re-Victimisation in Cyber Extortion

-AI is a Major Threat and Many Financial Organisations Are Not Doing Enough to Fight the Threat

-6 out of 10 Businesses Struggle to Manage Cyber Risk

-'Junk Gun' Ransomware: New Low-Cost Cyber Threat Targets SMBs

-Penetration Testing Infrequency Leaves Security Gaps

-Bank Prohibited from Opening New Accounts After Regulators Lose Patience With Poor Cyber Security Governance

-The Psychological Impact of Phishing Attacks on Your Employees

-Where Hackers Find Your Weak Spots

-The Role of Threat Intelligence in Financial Data Protection

-Government Cannot Protect Business and Services from Cyber Attack, Decision Makers Say

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 April 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 12 April 2024:

-UK Cyber Breaches Survey Finds Business Falling Short on Cyber, as Half Suffer Breach and Many Fail to Report

-The Cyber Attack Stopped by a Microsoft Engineer Was Scarier Than We Realise

-UK Government Urged to Get on ‘Front Foot’ with Ransomware Instead of ‘Absorbing the Punches’

-74% of Employees Falling Victim to Phishing Attacks Hit with Disciplinary Actions; Egress Reveals

-Why Are Many Businesses Turning to Third-Party Security Partners?

-60% of SMBs and 74% of Businesses with up to 500 Employees are Concerned About Cyber Security as Attacks Rise

-Cyber Attacks Cost Financial Firms $12bn Says IMF

-LastPass: Hackers Targeted Employee in Failed Deepfake CEO Call

-Most Cyber Criminal Threats are Concentrated in Just a Few Countries

-Why Incident Response is the Best Cyber Security ROI

-Ransomware Attacks are the Canaries in the Cyber Coal Mine

-Cyber Security is Crucial, but What is Risk and How do You Assess it?

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 April 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 05 April 2024:

-Corporations with Effective Cyber Governance Create 4 Times More Value, Boosting Shareholder Returns

-Ransomware Incidents Reported to UK Financial Regulator Doubled

-Half of British SMEs Have Lost Data in Past Five Years: Threat Indicators Show 2024 Already Promising to be Worse Than 2023

-Researchers Report Sevenfold Increase in Data Theft Cases, as 17 billion Personal Records Exposed in Breaches in 2023

-AI Abuse and Misinformation Campaigns Threaten Financial Institutions

-Security Teams are ‘Overconfident’ About Handling Next-Gen Threats

-AI Makes Phishing Attacks Accessible to Basic Users

-Cyber Attacks Wreaking Physical Disruption on the Rise

-73% Brace for Cyber Security Impact on Business in Next Two Years

-To Stay Ahead of Ransomware Businesses Need to Adopt An Offensive Security Mindset

-Cyber Security Imperative for Protecting Executives

-The Increasing Role of Cyber Security Experts in Complex Legal Disputes

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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

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 March 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 15 March 2024:

-Mind The Gap - Mimecast Report Finds Humans Are Biggest Security Flaw

-Three-Quarters of Cyber Victim Are SMBs - Why SMBs are Becoming More Vulnerable

-Cyber Security Skills Gap and Lack of Boardroom Engagement Invite Hacker Havoc

-UK Government’s Ransomware Failings Leave Country ‘Exposed and Unprepared’

-Data Breaches up 72% to New Record High: Cyber Security Incidents Rank as #1 Global Business Threat in 2024

-Finance Sector Facing Huge Number of Cyber Attacks That Could Leave It On its Knees, Highlights the Need to Build a Robust Security Culture

-Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets

-Independent Cyber Security Audits Are Powerful Tools for Boards

-Navigating Cyber Security in The Era of Mergers

-Phishing Tactics Evolve as Sophisticated Vishing and Image-based Phishing Take World by Storm

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 March 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 01 March 2024:

-Phishing, Smishing and Vishing Skyrocket 1,265%

-Business Email Compromise Attacks Are Evolving, But What Can Be Done About It

-Vulnerabilities Count Set to Rise by 25% in 2024

-BYOD Increases Mobile Phishing; Risks Have Never Been Higher

-Risk-based spending: An Imperative for Cyber Security That Demands Board Attention

-If you Pay Ransoms, You May not Get Your Data Back and Worse, You Will Probably Get Hit Again, with 78% of Firms who Paid Then Suffering Repeat Ransomware Attacks

-Cyber Resilience and Cyber Hygiene: Why They Matter to Your Business

-Why Governance, Risk and Compliance Must be Integrated with Cyber Security

-More and More UK Firms Concerned About Insider Threats

-98% of Businesses Linked to Breached Third Parties

-What Companies Should Know About Rising Legal Threats

-CIOs Rethink All-In Cloud Strategies as Five Eyes Nations Warn of Evolving Russian Cyber Espionage Practices Targeting Cloud Environments

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 23 February 2024:

-Despite Recent FBI Disruptions, a Rise in Ransomware Means 2024 Will be a Volatile Year for Cyber Security

-The Old, Not the New: Basic Security Issues Still the Biggest Threat to Enterprises

-Reevaluating Your Cyber Security Priorities

-Cyber Threat Environment at its Most Dangerous for SMBs, as Geopolitical Tenison, Extortion and Attacks Present Biggest Risks

-Legal Sector Grows as a Target, with Cyber Attacks on Law Firms Surging by Over a Third

-It’s Not Only Ransomware Seeing Huge Rises, Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks are Also Seeing a Huge Rise – is Your Business Prepared?

-Deepfake Phishing Grew by 3,000% in 2023, and it’s Just the Beginning

-Cyber Attacks are Getting Faster, More Common and More Successful, Although Detection is More Advanced Than Ever — New Report Signals the Threats to Businesses, Supply Chains, and Democracy

-Report Finds Malicious Emails Bypassing Secure Email Gateways Rose by 105%

-Rising Cyber Threats Identified Amongst Other Major Business Risks for 2024

-Huge Cyber Security Leak Lifts the Lid on China’s Hackers for Hire

-Fifth of British Kids Have Broken the Law Online

-Over 40% of Firms Struggle with Cyber Security Talent Shortage

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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 09 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 09 February 2024:

-Over Half of Companies Experienced Cyber Security Incidents Last Year

-Deepfake Video Conference Costs Business $25 Million

-Watershed Year for Ransomware as Victims Rose by Almost 50% and Payments Hit $1 Billion All-Time High

-Malware-as-a-Service Now the Top Threat to Organisations

-Over 9 in 10 UK Firms Who Fell Victim to Ransomware Paid the Ransom, Despite Alleged “No Pay” Stances

-Chinese State Hackers Hid in National Infrastructure for at Least 5 Years

-Email Attacks on Businesses Tripled and AI is a Huge Contributing Factor

-Security Leaders, C-Suite Unite to Tackle Cyber Threats

-UN Experts Investigate Cyber Attacks by North Korea that Raked in $3 Billion to Build Nuclear Weapons

-What Does a ‘Cyber Security Culture’ Actually Entail?

-Beyond Checkboxes: Security Compliance as a Business Enabler

-No One in Cyber Security Is Ready for the SolarWinds Prosecution

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Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 09 February 2024 – Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti and VMware Security Updates

Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 09 February 2024 – Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti and VMware Security Updates

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 02 February 2024:

-The Financial Sector Is Plagued by Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Attacks That Demand a Defensive Paradigm Shift

-The $10 Billion Cyber Insurance Industry Sees a Dangerous Year in Cyber Crime Ahead. AI, Ransomware, and War are its Biggest Concerns

-Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Used Known Identified Tactics to Breach Senior Exec Emails

-Old Methods, New Tricks: Cyber Criminals Are Still Using Social Engineering to Steal Your Credentials

-UK Government Unveils New Cyber Threat Guidelines as 32% of Firms Suffer Attacks in Past Year

-94% of Organisations Would Pay a Ransom, Despite Having ‘Do Not Pay’ Policies, as 79% Faced an Attack in 2023

-Interpol Arrests More than 30 Cyber Criminals in Global Operation

-Divide and Succeed: Splitting IT and Security Makes Business Sense

-Ransomware Groups Gain Clout with False Attack Claims

-Payment Fraud is Hitting Organisations Harder Than Ever Before

-Chinese Hacking Operations Have Entered a Far More Dangerous Phase, US Warns

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 26 January 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 26 January 2024:

-Russian Hackers' Breach of Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Corporate Mailboxes is an Identity Threat Detection Wake-up Call

-94% of CISOs are Concerned About Third-Party Cyber Threats, Yet Only 3% Have Started Implementing Security Measures

-Cyber Risks Needs to be Prioritised as a Key Business Risk Says UK Government, as New Cyber Security Governance Code Puts Cyber Risks on Boardroom Agenda

-81% of Security Professionals Say Phishing Is Top Threat

-Ransomware Attacks Cause Significant Psychological Harm

-Breached Password Report Reveals Two Million Compromised Cloud Credentials Used '123456' as Password

-NCSC: UK Intelligence Fears AI will Fuel Ransomware and Exacerbate Cyber Crime

-Cyber Attacks More than Doubled in 2023, so Why Are So Many Firms Still Not Taking Security Seriously, or Why Firms Ignore Vulnerabilities at Their Own Risk

-Historic Data Leak Reveals 26 billion Records: Check What is Exposed

-Boardroom Cyber Expertise Comes Under Scrutiny

-“It is a whole new bar”: Months Left for Applicable Firms to Prepare for New EU Cyber Security Rules

-Ransomware Attacks Break Records In 2023: The Number of Victims Rose By 128%

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Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 17 January 2024 – Citrix and Ivanti Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation - Atlassian, Oracle, SonicWall, and VMware also Address Security Flaws

Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 17 January 2024 – Citrix and Ivanti Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation - Atlassian, Oracle, SonicWall, and VMware Also Address Security Flaws

This week Atlassian, Citrix, Ivanti, Oracle, SonicWall and VMware have addressed multiple vulnerabilities across their product range. Included in the vulnerabilities addressed are two actively exploited 0-days, impacting Ivanti and Citrix products. At the time of writing, over 1700 Ivanti devices have been compromised and over 15,000 devices remain exposed.

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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 05 January 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 05 January 2024:

-A “Ridiculously Weak“ Password Causes Disaster for Spain’s Number 2 Mobile Carrier

-Russia Kyivstar Hack Should Alarm West, Ukraine Security Chief Warns

-23andMe Tells Victim It’s Their Fault Their Data Was Breached

-Financial Sector Faces More Cyber Attacks Than Other Sectors

-An Innocent-Looking Instagram Trend Could Be a Gift to Hackers

-Cyber Criminals Shared Millions of Stolen Records During Holiday Break

-Law Firm that Handles Data Breaches was Itself Hit by Data Breach

-Nigerian Hacker Arrested for Stealing Millions from Charities

-Cyber Criminals Implemented Artificial Intelligence for Invoice Fraud

-Shadow IT Threatens Corporate Cyber Security, Study Reveals

-Escalating Cyber Threats: Bots, Fraud Farms, and Cryptojacking Surge

-Putin has Declared a Cyber War on Britain

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 August 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 25 August 2023:

-Cloud Hosting Firm Loses All Customer Data After Ransomware Attack

-Would You Infect Others to Rid Yourself of Ransomware?

-Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyber Attacks

-Ransomware Attacks Broke Records in July, Mainly Driven By One Group

-Cyber Risk in The Boardroom

-Malware-Infected Advertising Grows Ever More Sophisticated, And More Damaging

-Cyber Security is Everyone’s Responsibility

-QR Code Hacks Are Another Thing to Worry About Now

-Security Basics Aren’t So Basic Anymore

-Apple MacOS Security Myths

-Security Leaders Report Misalignment of Investments and Risk Reduction

-Many CISOs Tout SaaS (Cloud) Cyber Security Confidence, but 79% Admit to SaaS Incidents, New Report Finds

-If You Ever Used Duolingo, Watch Out for Phishing Email

-91% of Security and IT Professionals Agree Cyber Criminals are Already Using AI in Email Attacks

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18th August 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 18 August 2023:

-Ransomware Group Targeting MSPs Worldwide in New Campaign

-As Ransomware Surges, A lack of Resources Makes SMBs Most Vulnerable

-Business Email Compromise Attack Costs Far Exceeding Ransomware Losses

-Email Phishing Remains the Main Entry for Cyber Criminals; People with Six Personality Traits are More Susceptible

-Gartner Study Finds Generative AI to be a Top Emerging Risk for Organisations

-LinkedIn Suffers Significant Wave of Account Hacks

-High Net-Worth Families are at Risk of Cyber Crime

-Cyber Attack Rule Raises Insurance Risks for Corporate Officers

-PSNI and UK Voter Breaches Show Data Security Should be Taken More Seriously

-The Imperative of Cyber Preparedness: The Power of Tabletop Exercises

-Why Are Phones a Cyber Security Weak Spot?

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 4th August 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 04 August 2023:

-Top 12 Exploited Vulnerabilities List Highlights Troubling Reality: Many Organisations Still Are Not Patching

-67% of Data Breaches Start with a Single Click, with 1 in 100 Emails Being Malicious

-Ransomware Attacks Hit All Time High. Attackers’ Motives Change, So Should Your Defence

-The Generative AI War Between Companies and Hackers is Starting

-Spend to Save: The CFO’s Guide to Cyber Security Investment

-Corporate Boards Take Heed: Give CISOs the Cold Shoulder at your Peril

-How the Talent Shortage Impacts Cyber Security Leadership

-Salesforce, Meta Suffer Phishing Campaign that Evades Typical Detection Methods

-Cyber Insurance and the Ransomware Challenge

-Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Sneaky Phishing Tactics via Microsoft Teams Chats

-66% of Cyber security Leaders Don’t Trust Their Current Cyber Risk Mitigation Strategies

-Startups Should Move Fast and Remember Cyber Security

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