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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 January 2023:
-Experts at Davos 2023 Call for a Global Response to the Gathering 'Cyber Storm'
-Cost of Data Breaches to Global Businesses at Five-Year High
-European Data Protection Authorities Issue Record €2.92 Billion In GDPR Fines, an Increase of 168%
-PayPal Accounts Breached in Large-Scale Credential Stuffing Attack
-Royal Mail Boss to Face MPs’ Questions Over Russian Ransomware Attack
-Third-Party Risk Management: Why 2023 Could be the Perfect Time to Overhaul your TPRM Program
-EU Cyber Resilience Regulation Could Translate into Millions in Fines
-Russian Hackers Try to Bypass ChatGPT's Restrictions for Malicious Purposes
-New Report Reveals CISOs Rising Influence
-ChatGPT and its Perilous Use as a "Force Multiplier" for Cyber Attacks
-Mailchimp Discloses a New Security Breach, the Second One in 6 Months
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 October 2022:
-Gen Z, Millennials Really Doesn't Care About Workplace Cyber Security
-Supply Chain Attacks Increased Over 600% This Year and Companies Are Falling Behind
-Cyber-Enabled Crimes Are Biggest Police Concerns
-List of Common Passwords Accounts for Nearly All Cyber Attacks
-Shared Responsibility or Shared Fate? Decentralized IT Means We Are All Cyber Defenders
-Ukraine War Cuts Ransomware as Kremlin Co-Opts Hackers
-96% Of Companies Report Insufficient Security for Sensitive Cloud Data
-Your Microsoft Exchange Server Is a Security Liability
-Are Cyber Security Vendors Pushing Snake Oil?
-Ransomware Preparedness, What Are You Doing Wrong?
-NSA Cybersecurity Director's Six Takeaways from the War in Ukraine
-Microsoft Confirms Server Misconfiguration Led to 65,000+ Companies' Data Leak
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 Advisory 03/10/2022 – Microsoft Exchange Zero-Days
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 03/10/2022 – Microsoft Exchange Zero-Days
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 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 Advisory 26/04/2022 – Actively exploited vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange Server (on-premise)
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory 26/04/2022 – Actively exploited vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange Server (on-premise)
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 31 December 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 31 December 2021
-The Log4j Flaw Will Take Years to be Fully Addressed
-Copycat And Fad Hackers Will Be The Bane Of Supply Chain Security In 2022
-This Nightmare Incident Shows Why You Really Shouldn't Store Passwords In Your Browser
-Kaspersky Research: 47% of Incident Response Requests Linked to Ransomware
-Global Cyber Attacks from Nation-State Actors Posing Greater Threats
-Y2k22 Bug Is Causing Microsoft Exchange Server To Fail Worldwide: FIP-FS Scan Engine Failed To Load
-External Attackers Can Penetrate Most Local Company Networks
-The Have I Been Pwned Service Now Includes 441K Accounts Stolen By RedLine Malware
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 December 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 December 2021
-Double Extortion Ransomware Victims Soar 935%
-MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing "Exponentially"
-How Phishing Kits Are Enabling A New Legion Of Pro Phishers
-Crooks Are Selling Access To Hacked Networks. Ransomware Gangs Are Their Biggest Customers
-Omicron Phishing Scam Already Spotted in UK
-Phishing Remains the Most Common Cause of Data Breaches, Survey Says
-Ransomware Victims Increase Security Budgets Due To Surge In Attacks
-Control Failures Are Behind A Growing Number Of Cyber Security Incidents
-MI6 Spy Chief Says China, Russia, Iran Top UK Threat List
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 November 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 November 2021
-70% Of IT Pros Say Security Hygiene Has Gotten Harder Over Past Two Years
-As Digital Shopping Surges, Researchers Predict 8 Million Daily Attacks
-More Ransomware Attacks Up to September Than Whole of 2020
-Ransomware Warning: Hackers See Holidays And Weekends As A Great Time To Attack
-Suspect Arrested In 'Ransom Your Employer' Criminal Scheme
-The Newer Cyber Crime Triad: Trickbot-Emotet-Conti
-Threat Actors Find And Compromise Exposed Services In 24 Hours
-Does Your Company Employ A CISO? Many Are Operating Without Security Leadership
-New Malware Is Capable Of Evading Almost All Antivirus Products
-Interpol Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects Linked To Cyber Crime
-Researchers Warn Of Severe Risks From ‘Printjack’ Printer Attacks