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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 March 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 29 March 2024:
-Only 3% of Organisations Globally are Fully Prepared for Cyber Threats
-China Cyber Attacks a Reminder Beijing Poses ‘Constant and Sophisticated’ Threat to Western Cyber Security
-Companies With Advanced Cyber Security Performance Deliver Nearly Four Times’ Higher Shareholder Return Than Their Peers
-Hackers Hit High-Risk Individuals’ Personal Accounts
-Cyber Security Threats in International Relations: Are We Prepared for a Digital Pearl Harbour?
-High Net Worths Urged to Improve Digital Hygiene in Fight Against Cyber Crime
-Key Lessons from Microsoft’s Password Spray Hack: Secure Every Account
-Mitigating Third-Party Risk Requires a Collaborative, Thorough Approach
-IT Leaders Struggle to Keep up With Emerging Threats, as 92% of IT Leaders Say Cyber Threats Are on the Rise, 51% See AI Attacks for the First Time
-Only 5% of Boards Have Cyber Security Expertise
-Google’s New AI Search Results Promotes Sites Pushing Malware and Scams
-Report Calls Out Cyber Risks to Financial Sector Fuelled by AI
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 August 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 11 August 2023:
-75% of Organisations Worldwide Set to Ban ChatGPT and Generative AI Apps on Work Devices
-How an Eight-Character Password Could be Cracked in Just a Few Minutes
-Ransomware Victims Surge 143% as Threat Actors Pivot to Zero-Day Exploits
-How Executives’ Personal Devices Threaten Business Security
-77% of Financial Firms Saw an Increase in Cyber Attack Frequency
-Protecting Against Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Requires Layered Defences
-Managing Human Cyber Risks Matters Now More Than Ever
-Hackers are Targeting Top Executives’ Microsoft 365 Accounts to Steal Work Logins
-UK Shaken by Major Data Breaches
-Threat of Cyber Attacks to UK National Security Upgraded: Compared to Chemical Weapons or Nuclear Attack
-Mac Users are Facing More Dangerous Security Threats Than Ever Before
-Cyber Attack to Cost Outsourcing Firm Capita up to £25m
-Government and Public Services Face 40% More Cyber Attacks and Struggle to Protect Due to Lack of Resources
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 June 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 June 2023:
-Zurich Insurance Group Secures Data Leak After Leaving Sensitive Data Publicly Accessible
-Employees Worry Less About Cyber Security Best Practices in the Summer
-Businesses are Ignoring Third-Party Security Risks
-Fear Trumps Anger When It Comes to Data Breaches – Angry Customers Vent, But Fearful Customers Don’t Come Back
-Over 130 Organisations and Millions of Individuals Believed to Be Impacted by MOVEit Hack, it Keeps Growing
-Widespread BEC Attacks Threaten European Organisations
-Lloyd’s Syndicates Sued Over Cyber Insurance
-95% Fear Inadequate Cloud Security Detection and Response
-The Growing Use of Generative AI and the Security Risks They Pose
-The CISO’s Toolkit Must Include Political Capital Within The C-Suite
-Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers as War Ministers Reliant on Cyber Crime
-SMBs Plagued by Exploits, Trojans and Backdoors
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 May 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 May 2023:
-50% of UK CEOs See Cyber as a Bigger Business Risk than the Economy
-Report Finds 78% of Organisations Felt Prepared for Ransomware Attacks, Yet Half Still Fell Victim
-SMBs and Regional MSPs are Increasingly Targeted by State-Sponsored APT Groups
-IT Employee Piggybacked on Cyber Attack for Personal Gain
-Ransomware Threats Are Growing, and Targeting Microsoft Devices More and More
-Microsoft Reports Jump in Business Email Compromise (BEC) Activity
-Forrester Predicts 2023’s Top Cyber security Threats: From Generative AI to Geopolitical Tensions
-Advanced Phishing Attacks Surge 356% in 2022
-Today’s Cyber Defence Challenges: Complexity and a False Sense of Security
-Almost All Ransomware Attacks Target Backups, Says Veeam
-NCSC Warns Against Chinese Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
-Half of all Companies were Impacted by Spearphishing in 2022
-Google's .zip, .mov Domains Give Social Engineers a Shiny New Tool
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 November 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 November 2022:
-Hackers Hit One Third of Organisations Worldwide Multiple Times
-Firms Spend $1,197 Per Employee Yearly to Address Cyber Attacks
-90% of Organisations have Microsoft 365 Security Gaps
-Luna Moth Phishing Extortion Campaign Targets Businesses in Multiple Sectors
-The Real Cost of Cyber Attacks: What Organisations Should Be Prepared For
-34 Russian Cyber Crime Groups Stole Over 50 Million Passwords with Stealer Malware
-“Password” Continues to Be the Most Common Password in 2022
-Lasts Year’s Massive Twitter Data Breach Was Far Worse Than Reported, Reveal Security Researchers
-European Parliament Declares Russia to be a State Sponsor of Terrorism – then Gets Attacked
-The Changing Nature of Nation-State Cyber Warfare
-Is Your Company Covered for a Cyber Security Attack? That’s the £2 Million Question
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 October 2022:
-Ransomware Report: Most Organisations Unprepared for an Attack, Lack Incident Playbook, Research Finds
-LinkedIn Scams, Fake Instagram Accounts Hit Businesses, Execs
-Study Highlights Surge in Identity Theft and Phishing Attacks
-Increase in Cyber Liability Insurance Claims as Cyber Crime Skyrockets
-UK Government Urges Action to Enhance Supply Chain Security
-For Most Companies Ransomware Is the Scariest Of All Cyber Attacks
-EDR Is Not a Silver Bullet
-Attackers Use Automation to Speed from Exploit to Compromise
-Rising Premiums, More Restricted Cyber Insurance Coverage Poses Big Risk for Companies
-Why CISO Roles Require Business and Technology Savvy
-Wi-Fi Spy Drones Used to Snoop on Financial Firm
-Magniber Ransomware Attacking Individuals and Home Users
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 October 2022:
-Russian Sanctions Instigator Lloyd's Possibly Hit by Cyber Attack
-Former Uber Security Chief Convicted of Covering Up Data Breach
-First 72 Hours of Incident Response Critical to Taming Cyber Attack Chaos
-Email Defences Under Siege: Phishing Attacks Dramatically Improve
-Remote Services Are Becoming an Attractive Target for Ransomware
-Growing Reliance on Cloud Brings New Security Challenges
-Many IT Pros Don’t Think a Ransomware Attack Can Impact Microsoft 365 Data
-Ransomware Group Bypasses "Enormous" Range of EDR Tools
-MS Exchange Zero-Days: The Calm Before the Storm?
-Average Company with Data in the Cloud Faces $28 Million in Data-Breach Risk
-Secureworks Finds Network Intruders See Little Resistance
-Regulations, Laws and Accountability are Changing the Cyber Security Landscape
-This Year’s Biggest Cyber Threats
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 August 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 August 2022
-Three Ransomware Gangs Consecutively Attacked the Same Network
-As The Cost of Cyber Insurance Rises, The Number of Organisations Who Can’t Afford It Is Set to Double
-Identity Cyber Attacks, Microsoft 365 Dominate Cybersecurity Incidents, Expel Research Finds
-Exploit Activity Surges 150% in Q2 Thanks to Log4Shell
-Ransomware Is Not Going Anywhere: Attacks Are Up 24%
-Email Is the Single Biggest Threat to Businesses, And Here’s What You Can Do About It
-Realtek SDK Vulnerability Exposes Routers from Many Vendors to Remote Attacks
-Most Companies Are at An Entry-Level When It Comes to Cloud Security
-The Impact of Exploitable Misconfigurations on Network Security
-Industrial Spy Ransomware: New Threat Group Emerges to Exfiltrate Data, Extort Victims
-UK NHS Service Recovery May Take a Month After MSP Ransomware Attack
-A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 June 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 June 2022:
-The NCSC Sets Out the UK’s Cyber Threat Landscape
-We're Now Truly in The Era of Ransomware as Pure Extortion Without the Encryption
-5 Social Engineering Assumptions That Are Wrong
-Gartner: Regulation, Human Costs Will Create Stormy Cyber Security Weather Ahead
-Ransomware Attacks - This Is the Data That Cyber Criminals Really Want to Steal
-Cloud Email Threats Soar 101% in a Year
-80% of Firms Suffered Identity-Related Breaches in Last 12 Months
-After Being Breached Once, Many Companies Are Likely to Be Hit Again
-Do You Have Ransomware Insurance? Look at the Fine Print
-The Price of Stolen Info: Everything on Sale On The Dark Web
-How Companies Are Prioritizing Infosec and Compliance
-Businesses Risk ‘Catastrophic Financial Loss’ from Cyber Attacks, US Watchdog Warns
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 August 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 August 2021:
-Third of Global Companies Have Experienced Ransomware Attack, Survey Finds
-Company Size Is A Nonissue With Automated Cyberattack Tools
-60% Of Employees Reuse Passwords Across Business And Personal Accounts
-LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Proliferates Globally
-Secret Terrorist Watchlist With 2 Million Records Exposed Online
-Phishing Costs Quadruple Over 6 Years
-Security Teams Report Rise In Cyber Risk
-Phishing Attacks Increase In H1 2021, Sharp Jump In Crypto Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 June 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 June 2021: Cyber Insurers Recoil As Ransomware Attacks ‘Skyrocket’; US Puts Cyber Crime On Par With Terror After Ransomware Attacks; Cyber Attack Leaves 7,000 Out Of Work; Irish Health Service Patient Data Leaked Online; Enterprise Networks Vulnerable To 20-Year-Old Exploits; US Seize Domains Used By SolarWinds Intruders For Spear-Phishing; Hacker Group DarkSide Operates Like A Franchise; Interpol Intercepts $83M Fighting Financial Cyber Crime
Cyber Weekly Flash Briefing 19 June 2020: Widespread Office 365 phishing attacks, new cyber storm as businesses reopen, cyber spies use LinkedIn, largest ever DDoS attack, Ripple20 IoT vulns
Cyber Weekly Flash Briefing 19 June 2020: Widespread Office 365 phishing attacks, new cyber storm as businesses reopen, cyber spies use LinkedIn, largest ever DDoS attack, Ripple20 IoT vulns