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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

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 April 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 April 2023:

- Navigating The Future of Cyber: Business Strategy, Cyber Security Training, and Digital Transformation Are Key

- Shadow IT, SaaS Pose Security Liability for Enterprises

- The Strong Link Between Cyber Threat Intelligence and Digital Risk Protection

- Weak Credentials, Unpatched Vulnerabilities, Malicious Open Source Packages Causing Cloud Security Risks

- Over 70 billion Unprotected Files Available on Unsecured Web Servers

- Cyber Thieves Are Getting More Creative

- Modernising Vulnerability Management: The Move Toward Exposure Management

- Almost Three-quarters of Cyber Attacks Involve Ransomware

- Corporate Boards Pressure CISOs to Step Up Risk Mitigation Efforts

- NSA Sees ‘Significant’ Russian Intel Gathering on European, US Supply Chain Entities

- Email Threat Report 2023: Key Takeaways

- 5 Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques

- Many Public Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 October 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 October 2021

-Protect Your Passwords, Warns Spy Chief, As Ransomware Cyber Attacks Double

-Graff Multinational Jeweller Hit by Conti Gang, Data of its Rich Clients Are At Risk

-Business Email Compromise (BEC) Costs UK Firms £140M Over Past Year

-Ransomware: It's A 'Golden Era' For Cyber Criminals - And It Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better

-Despite Increased Cyber Threats, Many Organisations Have No Defence Plans In Place

-Serious Warning Issued For Millions Of Apple iPhone Users

-Ransomware Attacks Are Evolving. Your Security Strategy Should, Too

-Solarwinds Hackers Are Targeting The Global It Supply Chain, Microsoft Says

-Defenders Worry Orgs Are More Vulnerable Than Last Year

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021

-Many Organisations Lack Basic Cyber Hygiene Despite High Confidence In Their Cyber Defences

-83% Of Ransomware Victims Paid Ransom: Survey

-Report: Ransomware Affected 72% Of Organizations In Past Year

-Ransomware: Looking For Weaknesses In Your Own Network Is Key To Stopping Attacks

-A Hacker Warns: Give Up Trying To Keep Me Out — And Focus On Your Data

-Cyber Risk Trends Driving The Surge In Ransomware Incidents

-US Ransomware Victims Paid $600 Million to Hackers in 1H of 2021

-Hacking Group Created Fake Cyber Security Companies To Hire Experts And Involve Them In Ransomware Attacks Tricking Them Of Conducting A Pentest

-Nearly Three-Quarters of Organizations Victimized by DNS Attacks in Past 12 Months

-Cyber Crime Matures As Hackers Are Forced To Work Smarter

-Hackers Stealing Browser Cookies to Hijack High-Profile YouTube Accounts

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