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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?
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?
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 9th June 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 June 2023:
-74% of Breaches Involve Human Element- Make Employees Your Best Asset
-Cyber Security Agency Urges Vigilance as MOVEit Attack Impacts Major Companies Including British Airways, Boots and the BBC
-CISOs and IT Lack Confidence in Executives’ Cyber Defence Knowledge as the Spotlight Falls on the Boardroom
-Only 1 in 10 CISOs are Board-ready as Nearly Half of Boards Lack Cyber Expertise
-BEC Volumes and Ransomware Costs Double in a Year
-Hackers are Targeting C-Suite Executives Through Their Personal Email
-Proactive Detection is Crucial as Organisations Lack Effective Threat Research
-Number of Vulnerabilities Exploited Rose by 55%
-Ransomware Behind Most Cyber Attacks, with Record-breaking May
-4 Areas of Cyber Risk That Boards Need to Address
-North Korea Makes 50% of Income from Cyber Attacks
-Going Beyond “Next Generation” Network Security
-Worldwide 2022 Email Phishing Statistics and Examples
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 September 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 September 2022:
-Cyber Insurers Clamp Down on Clients' Self-Attestation of Security Controls
-Survey Shows CISOs Losing Confidence in Ability to Stop Ransomware Attacks
-MFA Fatigue: Hackers’ New Favourite Tactic In High-Profile Breaches
-Credential Stuffing Accounts For One-third Of Global Login Attempts, Okta Finds
-Ransomware Operators Might Be Dropping File Encryption In Favour Of Corrupting Files
-Revolut Hack Exposes Data Of 50,000 Users, Fuels New Phishing Wave
-Researchers Say Insider Threats Play A Larger Role In Security Incidents
-SMBs vs. Large Enterprises: Not All Compromises Are Created Equal
-Cyber Attack Costs for Businesses up by 80%
-Morgan Stanley Fined $35m By SEC For Data Security Lapse, Sold Devices Full of Customer PII
-Eyeglass Reflections Can Leak Information During Video Calls
-Uber Says It Was Likely Hacked by Teenage Hacker Gang LAPSUS$
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
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 February 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 February 2022:
-UK, US, Australia Issue Joint Advisory: Ransomware on the Loose, Critical National Infrastructure Affected
-Ransomware Groups and APT Actors Laser-Focused on Financial Services
-Why the C-Suite Should Focus on Understanding Cybersecurity and Investing Appropriately
-Almost $1.3bn Paid to Ransomware Actors Since 2020
-Cyber Crooks Frame Targets by Planting Fabricated Digital Evidence
-Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) Bypassing Traditional Security Defenses
-LockBit, BlackCat, Swissport, Oh My! Ransomware Activity Stays Strong
-2021 Was The Most Prolific Year On Record For Data Breaches
-$1.3 Billion Lost to Romance Scams in the Past Five Years
-Cyber Security Compliance Still Not A Priority For Many
-The World is Falling Victim to the Growing Trickbot Attacks in 2022
-“We Absolutely Do Not Care About You”: Sugar Ransomware Targets Individuals