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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 July 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 July 2022:
-10,000 Organisations Targeted by Phishing Attack That Bypasses Multi-Factor Authentication
-Businesses Are Adding More Endpoints, But Can’t Manage Them All
-Ransomware Activity Resurges in Q2
-North Korean Hackers Targeting Small and Midsize Businesses with H0lyGh0st Ransomware
-One-Third of Users Without Security Awareness Training Click on Phishing URLs
-Ransomware Scourge Drives Price Hikes in Cyber Insurance
-Conventional Cyber Security Approaches Are Falling Short
-Virtual CISOs Are the Best Defence Against Accelerating Cyber Risks
-Firms Not Planning for Supply Chain Threats
-Data Breach Lawsuit: Will IT Service Provider Capgemini Owe Damages?
-Security Culture: Fear of Cyber Warfare Driving Initiatives
-Cryptocurrency 'Mixers' See Record Transactions from Sanctioned Actors
-Online Payment Fraud Expected to Cost $343B Over Next 5 Years
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 July 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 July 2022:
-Businesses Urged Not To Give In To Ransomware Cyber Criminals As Authorities See Increase In Payouts
-People Are the Primary Attack Vector Around the World
-Early Detection Crucial in Stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams
-54% of SMBs Do Not Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
-New Cyber Threat Emerges from the Inside, Research Report Finds
-Ransomware: Why it's still a big threat, and where the gangs are going next
-NCSC: Prepare for Protected Period of Heightened Cyber-Risk
-69% Of Employees Need to Deal With More Security Measures In A Hybrid Work Environment
-FBI and MI5 Leaders Give Unprecedented Joint Warning on Chinese Spying
-As Cyber Criminals Recycle Ransomware, They're Getting Faster
-UK Military Investigates Hacks on Army Social Media Accounts
-APT Campaign Targeting SOHO Routers Highlights Risks to Remote Workers
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 July 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 July 2022:
-Ransomware Is the Biggest Global Cyber Threat. And The Attacks Are Still Evolving
-Study Reveals Traditional Data Security Tools Have a 60% Failure Rate Against Ransomware and Extortion
-Patchable and Preventable Security Issues Lead Causes of Q1 Attacks
-Three in Four Vulnerability Management Programs Ineffective, NopSec Research Finds
-EMEA Continues to Be a Hotspot for Malware Threats
-A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Home and Small Office Routers
-What Are Shadow IDs, and How Are They Crucial in 2022?
-Zero-Days Aren't Going Away Anytime Soon & What Leaders Need to Know
-Half of 2022's Zero-Days Are Variants of Previous Vulnerabilities
-Human Error Remains the Top Security Issue
-Carnival Cruises Torpedoed by US States, Agrees to Pay $6m After Wave of Cyber Attacks
-Uber Ex-Security Chief Accused of Hacking Coverup Must Face Fraud Charges, Judge Rules
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 17 June 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 June 2022
-How Organisations Can Protect Themselves in The Emerging Risk Landscape
-Phishing Reaches All-Time High in Early 2022
-Ransomware Attacks Are Surging, with More Dangerous Hybrid Attacks to Come. Is Your Cyber Security Up to Date?
-The Challenges of Managing Increased Complexity As Hybrid IT Accelerates
-72% Of Middle Market Companies Expect to Experience a Cyber Attack
-Malware's Destruction Trajectory and How to Defeat It
-Which Stolen Data Are Ransomware Gangs Most Likely to Disclose?
-Threat Actors Becoming More Creative Exploiting the Human Factor
-66% Of Organisations Store 21%-60% Of Their Sensitive Data in The Cloud
-Travel-related Cyber Crime Takes Off as Industry Rebounds
-How Should You Think About Security When Considering Digital Transformation Projects?
-Internet Explorer Now Retired but Still an Attacker Target
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 June 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 June 2022
-Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks Have Risen 53% Year-Over-Year
-Ransomware Attacks Setting New Records
-Hackers Are Now Hiding Inside Networks for Longer. That's Not a Good Sign
-Paying Ransomware Paints Bigger Bullseye on Target’s Back
-Organisations Fix Only 1 in 10 Vulnerabilities Monthly
-Cyber Attack Surface "Spiralling Out of Control"
-Phishing Hits All-Time High in Q1 2022
-Ransomware's ROI Retreat Will Drive More BEC Attacks
-The Real Cost of Cyber Attacks: What Organisations Should Be Prepared For
-Why Smishing and Vishing Attempts Surged In 2021?
-Know Your Enemy! Learn How Cyber Crime Adversaries Get In…
-Small Businesses Struggle with an Increase in Cyber Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 June 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 June 2022
-Turbulent Cyber Insurance Market Sees Rising Prices and Sinking Coverage
-Ransomware Attacks Still The #1 Threat to Businesses and Organisations
-Third of UK Firms Have Experienced a Security Breach Since 2020
-There Is No Good Digital Transformation Without Cyber Security
-Ransomware Gang Now Hacks Corporate Websites to Show Ransom Notes
-Attackers Are Leveraging Follina, a Critical Microsoft Windows Vulnerability Affecting Nearly All Versions of Windows and Windows Server. What Can You Do?
-Ransomware Attacks Need Less Than Four Days to Encrypt Systems
-57% Of All Digital Crimes In 2021 Were Scams
-Intelligence Is Key to Strategic Business Decisions
-How Cyber Criminals Are Targeting Executives at Home and Their Families
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 May 2022
-How Confident Are Companies in Managing Their Current Threat Exposure?
-'There's No Ceiling': Ransomware's Alarming Growth Signals a New Era, Verizon DBIR Finds
-Paying Ransom Doesn’t Guarantee Data Recovery
-Report: Frequency of Cyber Attacks in 2022 Has Increased by Almost 3M
-New Zoom Flaws Could Let Attackers Hack Victims Just by Sending them a Message
-VMware, Airline Targeted as Ransomware Chaos Reigns
-Crypto Hacks Aren't a Niche Concern; They Impact Wider Society
-State of Cyber Security Report 2022 Names Ransomware and Nation-State Attacks as Biggest Threats
-Vishing (Voice Phishing) Cases Reach All Time High
-DeFi (Decentralised Finance) Is Getting Pummelled by Cyber Criminals
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 May 2022
-Fifth of Businesses Say Cyber Attack Nearly Broke Them
-Weak Security Controls and Practices Routinely Exploited for Initial Access
-How Do Ransomware Attacks Impact Victim Organisations’ Stock?
-Prioritise Patching Vulnerabilities Associated with Ransomware
-Researchers Warn of Advanced Persistent Threats/Nation State Actors (APTs), Data Leaks as Serious Threats Against UK Financial Sector
-Remote Work Hazards: Attackers Exploit Weak WiFi, Endpoints, and the Cloud
-Small Businesses Under Fire from Password Stealers
-Email Is the Riskiest Channel for Data Security
-Phishing Attacks for Initial Access Surged 54% in Q1
-State of Internet Crime in Q1 2022: Bot Traffic on The Rise, And More
-Fears Grow for Smaller Nations After Ransomware Attack on Costa Rica Escalates
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 May 2022
-UK, US Intelligence Agencies Warn Managed Service Providers, including External IT Providers, Are Now Prime Targets for Cyber Attacks
-Wannacry – 5 Years On, 68% Of Enterprises Are Still At Risk
-You Can’t Eliminate Cyber Attacks, So Focus on Reducing the Blast Radius
-Just In Time? Bosses Are Finally Waking Up to The Cyber Security Threat
-Most Organisations Hit by Ransomware Would Pay Up If Hit Again
-31,000 FTSE 100 Logins Found on Dark Web
-Ransomware: How Executives Should Prepare Given the Current Threat Landscape
-What Your Cyber Insurance Application Form Can Tell You About Ransomware Readiness
-NCSC Shut Down 2.7 Million Scams in 2021
-Top 6 Security Threats Targeting Remote Workers
-Password Reuse Is Rampant Among Employees in All Sectors