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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 May 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 24 May 2024:
-Human Error and AI Tops Cyber Threats as 70% of CISOs Worry About Risk
-Threat Research Highlights Growing Mobile Security Risks
-The State of Cyber Security: AI and Geopolitics Mean a Bigger Threat Than Ever
-Family Offices Become Prime Targets for Cyber Hacks and Ransomware
-Ransomware Fallout - 94% Experience Downtime, 40% Face Work Stoppage
-Employee Discontent - Insider Threat No. 1
-Report Reveals 341% Rise in Advanced Phishing Attacks
-Ransomware and GenAI Raise Security Challenges, Driving Cyber Investment
-New Rules Prompt 93% of Organisations to Rethink Cyber Security Plans
-HR and IT Related Phishing Scams Still Most Popular According to KnowBe4’s Latest Phishing Report
-80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, as 15 Vendors Account for 62% of Global Attack Surface
-UK to Propose Mandatory Reporting for Ransomware Attacks and Licensing Regime for all Payments
-UK’s Legal Sector Needs to Improve its Cyber Security, Says Experts
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 15 September 2023 – Critical Vulnerability in Multiple Browsers, Update Now
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 15 September 2023 – Critical Vulnerability in Multiple Browsers and Applications Exploited, Update Now
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 April 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 April 2022
-Ransomware Attacks Surged to New Highs in 2021
-NCSC and Allies Publish Advisory on The Most Commonly Exploited Vulnerabilities In 2021
-Network Attacks Increased to a 3-Year High
-World War Three Is Far More Likely Than Anyone Is Prepared to Admit
-The Ransomware Crisis Deepens, While Data Recovery Stalls
-Ransoms Only Make Up 15% of Ransomware Costs
-Defending Your Business Against Russian Cyber Warfare
-5-Year Vulnerability Trends Are Both Surprising and Sadly Predictable
-Cisco Talos Observes 'Novel Increase' in APT Activity in Q1
-Deepfakes Set to Be Used in Organised Crime
-Smart Contract Developers Not Really Focused on Security. Who Knew?
-Tractor-Trailer Brake Controllers Vulnerable to Remote Hacker Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 13/04/2022 – Microsoft Patch Tuesday – patches released for various vulnerabilities
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 13/04/2022 – Microsoft Patch Tuesday – patches released for various vulnerabilities
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 April 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 April 2022
-One Tenth of UK Staff Bypass Corporate Security
-Majority Of Data Security Incidents Caused by Insiders
-One-Third of UK Firms Suffer A Cyber Attack Every Week
-Russia's Cyber Criminals Fear Sanctions Will Erase Their Wealth
-86% Of Organisations Believe They Have Suffered a Nation-State Cyber Attack
-Multiple Hacking Groups Are Using the War in Ukraine As A Lure In Phishing Attempts
-4 Ways Attackers Target Humans to Gain Network Access
-Security Incidents Reported to FCA Surge 52% in 2021
-NCSC Suggests Rethinking Russian Supply Chain Risks
-25% Of Workers Lost Their Jobs In The Past 12 Months After Making Cyber Security Mistakes: Report
-Attackers Compromise 94% Of Critical Assets Within Four Steps Of Initial Breach
-UK Spy Chief Warns Russia Looking for Cyber Targets
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 16 April 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 16 April 2021: 61% Of Employees Fail Basic Cyber Security Quiz; More Than 1,900 Hacking Groups Active Today; Ransomware Crisis Worsens; Enterprise Security Attackers Are One Password Away From Your Worst Day; Microsoft’s April Update Patches 114 Bugs; Nation-State Attacks Targeting Businesses Rise; Criminals Installing Cryptojacking Malware On Unpatched Exchange Servers; Network Vulns Affect Over 100 Million Devices; Brits Still Confused By Multi-Factor Authentication
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 December 2020
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 December 2020: The Cyber Threat Is Real and Growing; Ransomware Attacks Surge in Q3; In 2021 there will be a cyber attack every 11 seconds; The West has suffered a massive cyber breach and it's hard to overstate how bad it is; Big tech companies including Intel, Nvidia, and Cisco were all infected during the SolarWinds hack
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 December 2020
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 December 2020: The great hack attack - SolarWinds breach exposes big gaps in cyber security; A wake-up for the world on cyber security; White House activates cyber emergency response; US nuclear weapons agency targeted; UK companies targeted; Increasing Risk of Cyber Attacks; millions of users install malicious browser extensions; C19 Vaccines sold on dark web