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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 December 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 15 December 2023:
-MPs say UK Could be Brought to Standstill ‘At Any Moment’ as Scathing Report Calls for Greater Security Investment
-Gartner Finds 45% of Organisations Experienced Third Party-Related Business Interruptions
-Major Cyber Attack Paralyzes Ukraine's Largest Telecom Operator; Russia Expected to Ramp Up Attacks on Ukraine’s Allies
-81% of Companies had Malware, Phishing and Password Attacks in 2023
-Cyber Criminals Hit SMEs With Skills Once Limited to Nation State Actors
-Russian Cyber Actors are Exploiting a Known Vulnerability with Worldwide Impact
-Why Cyber Security Is a Competitive Advantage: Reaching Digital Success
-Ransomware-as-a-Service: The Growing Threat You Can't Ignore
-66% of Employees Prioritise Daily Tasks Over Cyber Security
-Cyber Attack on Irish Utility Cuts Off Water Supply for Two Days
-Who Is Responsible for Cyber Security? You.
-Many Popular Websites Still Cling to Password Creation Policies From 1985
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 February 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 February 2023:
-Business Leaders Need a Hands-on Approach to Stop Cyber Crime, Says Spy Chief
-Rising ‘Firebrick Ostrich’ BEC Group Launches Industrial Scale Cyber Attacks
-The Corporate World is Losing its Grip on Cyber Risk
-Microsoft Reveals Over 100 Threat Actors are Deploying Ransomware in Attacks
-Greater Incident Complexity, a Shift in How Threat Actors Use Stolen Data Will Drive the Cyber Threat Landscape in 2023
-The Threat from Within: 71% of Business Leaders Surveyed Think Next Cyber Security Breach Will come from the Inside
-98% of Organisations Have a Supply Chain Relationship That Has Been Breached
-New Survey Reveals 40% of Companies Experienced a Data Leak in the Past Year
-Russian Hackers Launch Cyber Attack on Germany in Leopard Tank Retaliation
-Financial Services Targeted in 28% of UK Cyber Attacks Last Year
-Phishing Attacks are Getting Scarily Sophisticated. Here’s what to Watch Out For
-City of London on High Alert After Ransomware Attack
-Ransomware Conversations: Why the CFO is Pivotal to Discussing and Preparing for Risk
-JD Sports Warns of 10 Million Customers Put at Risk in Cyber Attack
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 November 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 November 2022:
-NCSC Looks Back on Year Of ‘Profound Change’ for Cyber
-LastPass Research Finds False Sense of Cyber Security Running Rampant
-Insurance Giant Settles NotPetya ‘Act of War’ Lawsuit, Signaling Cyber Insurance Shakeup
-Microsoft Warns of Uptick in Hackers Leveraging Publicly-Disclosed 0-Day Vulnerabilities
-Chinese Mob Has 100K Slaves Working in Cambodian Cyber Crime Mills
-Ransomware Research: 17 Leaked Databases Operated by Threat Actors Threaten Third Party Organisations
-Not Enough Ransomware Victims Are Reporting Attacks, And That's a Problem for Everyone
-Hackers Selling Access to 576 Corporate Networks for $4 Million
-Cyber Security Recovery is a Process That Starts Long Before a Cyber Attack Occurs
-Geopolitics Plays Major Role in Cyber Attacks, Says EU Cyber Security Agency
-Russian Hackers Account for Most 2021 Ransomware Schemes, US Says
-Exposed: The Global Hacking Network That Targets VIPs
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 September 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 September 2022:
-UK Organisations, Ukraine's Allies Warned of Potential "Massive" Cyber Attacks By Russia
-Cyber Criminals See Allure in BEC Attacks Over Ransomware
-Most Hackers Need 5 Hours or Less to Break Into Enterprise Environments
-Global Firms Deal with 51 Security Incidents Each Day
-Phishing Attacks Crushed Records Last Quarter, Driven by Mobile
-Why Paying the Ransom is Still the Most Common Response to a Ransomware Attack?
-Ransomware Attacks Continue Increasing: 20% of All Reported Attacks Occurred in the Last 12 Months
-More Than Half of Security Pros Say Risks Higher in Cloud Than On Premise
-How To Outsmart Increasingly Complex Cyber Attacks
-Top Issues Driving Cyber Security: Growing Number of Cyber Criminals, Variety of Attacks
-Cyber Threats Top Business Leaders' Biggest Concerns
-Fired Admin Cripples Former Employer's Network Using Old Credentials
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 July 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 July 2022:
-Businesses Urged Not To Give In To Ransomware Cyber Criminals As Authorities See Increase In Payouts
-People Are the Primary Attack Vector Around the World
-Early Detection Crucial in Stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams
-54% of SMBs Do Not Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
-New Cyber Threat Emerges from the Inside, Research Report Finds
-Ransomware: Why it's still a big threat, and where the gangs are going next
-NCSC: Prepare for Protected Period of Heightened Cyber-Risk
-69% Of Employees Need to Deal With More Security Measures In A Hybrid Work Environment
-FBI and MI5 Leaders Give Unprecedented Joint Warning on Chinese Spying
-As Cyber Criminals Recycle Ransomware, They're Getting Faster
-UK Military Investigates Hacks on Army Social Media Accounts
-APT Campaign Targeting SOHO Routers Highlights Risks to Remote Workers
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 July 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 July 2022:
-Ransomware Is the Biggest Global Cyber Threat. And The Attacks Are Still Evolving
-Study Reveals Traditional Data Security Tools Have a 60% Failure Rate Against Ransomware and Extortion
-Patchable and Preventable Security Issues Lead Causes of Q1 Attacks
-Three in Four Vulnerability Management Programs Ineffective, NopSec Research Finds
-EMEA Continues to Be a Hotspot for Malware Threats
-A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Home and Small Office Routers
-What Are Shadow IDs, and How Are They Crucial in 2022?
-Zero-Days Aren't Going Away Anytime Soon & What Leaders Need to Know
-Half of 2022's Zero-Days Are Variants of Previous Vulnerabilities
-Human Error Remains the Top Security Issue
-Carnival Cruises Torpedoed by US States, Agrees to Pay $6m After Wave of Cyber Attacks
-Uber Ex-Security Chief Accused of Hacking Coverup Must Face Fraud Charges, Judge Rules
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 May 2022
-UK, US Intelligence Agencies Warn Managed Service Providers, including External IT Providers, Are Now Prime Targets for Cyber Attacks
-Wannacry – 5 Years On, 68% Of Enterprises Are Still At Risk
-You Can’t Eliminate Cyber Attacks, So Focus on Reducing the Blast Radius
-Just In Time? Bosses Are Finally Waking Up to The Cyber Security Threat
-Most Organisations Hit by Ransomware Would Pay Up If Hit Again
-31,000 FTSE 100 Logins Found on Dark Web
-Ransomware: How Executives Should Prepare Given the Current Threat Landscape
-What Your Cyber Insurance Application Form Can Tell You About Ransomware Readiness
-NCSC Shut Down 2.7 Million Scams in 2021
-Top 6 Security Threats Targeting Remote Workers
-Password Reuse Is Rampant Among Employees in All Sectors
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 February 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 February 2022
-Small Businesses Facing Upwards of 11 Cyber Threats Per Day Per Device
-As Ukraine Tensions Rise, UK Organisations Should Protect Themselves From Cyber Threats
-Microsoft Teams Targeted With Takeover Trojans
-The European Central Bank is Warning Banks of Possible Russia-Linked Cyber Attack Amid the Rising Crisis With Ukraine
-Companies Face Soaring Prices For Cyber Insurance
-Even When Warned, Businesses Ignore Critical Vulnerabilities And Hope For The Best
-Ransomware-Related Data Leaks Nearly Doubled in 2021: Report
-Online Fraud Skyrocketing: Gaming, Streaming, Social Media, Travel and Ecommerce Hit the Most
-Poor Security Hygiene Organisations and Ransomware Attacks: Painful Math
-Security Teams Expect Attackers to Go After End Users First
-US Warns of Imminent Russian Invasion of Ukraine With Tanks, Jet Fighters, Cyber Attacks
-TrickBot Malware Targeted Customers of 60 High-Profile Companies Since 2020