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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 May 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 10 May 2024:
-China Suspected of Hacking MoD, Through Its Payroll Provider
-Security Tools Fail to Translate Risks for Executives
-Gang Accused of MGM Hack Shifts Attacks to Finance Sector
-Are SMEs Paving the Way for Cyber Attacks on Larger Companies?
-Misconfigurations Drive 80% of Security Exposure, Report Finds
-Only 45% of Organisations Employ MFA Protections
-You Cannot Protect What You Do Not Know You Have, as Criminals are Exploiting Vulnerabilities Faster Than Ever
-The Rise and Stealth of The Socially Engineered Insider
-Over 70% of Staff Use AI At Work, But Only 30% of European Organisations Provide AI Training
-Don't Be the Weakest Link – You and Your Team's Crucial Role in Cyber Security
-Ransomware Activity Thrives, Despite Law enforcement Efforts
-NATO Warns of Russian Hybrid Warfare
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 December 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 29 December 2023:
-UK Ministers Publicly State Fears of Potential Widescale Power Grid Disruptions
-Countries Brace for Influence Operations, AI and Hacking Campaigns Ahead of Historic 2024 Election Year, Could Upset World Balance
-The Most Popular Passwords of 2023 are Easy to Guess and Crack
-Dangerous Malware Pretends to be Some of Your Most Used Business Software
-MFA Helps You Stay Resilient, But Nothing is a Silver Bullet
-Ransomware Leak Site Victims Reached Record-High in November
-MOVEit, Capita, CitrixBleed and More: The Biggest Data Breaches of 2023
-Europol Warns 443 Online Shops Infected with Credit Card Stealers
-Physical Access Systems Open Door to IT Networks
-Simple Hacking Techniques Prove Successful in 2023 Cyber Attacks
-Daily Malicious Files Rise to 411,000 a day in 2023
-Android Malware Actively Infecting Devices to Take Full Control
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 September 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 01 September 2023:
-66 Percent of Businesses Don't Understand Their Cyber Risks
-Massive Supplier Cyber Breach Puts London’s Metropolitan Police on Red Alert After Officer and Staff Details Hacked
-Pay our Ransom Instead of a GDPR Fine, Cyber Crime Gang Tells Targets, as Attacks Against Small Businesses Ramp Up
-Survey Finds In-house Counsel Cyber Anxiety Skyrocketing
-58% of Malicious Emails Contained Spoofed Content
-Cyber Attacks Remain a Top Concern for Organisations Across All Industries
-BYOD Security Gap: Survey Finds 49% of European Firms Unprotected
-13% of Employees Admit to Falling for Phishing Attacks Working at Home, 9% Would Wait to Report After the Weekend
-Numbers Don't Lie: Exposing the Harsh Truths of Cyber Attacks in New Report
-Kroll’s Breach Highlights SIM-Swapping Risk
-Reducing The Risk of AI, What Can You Do?
-Debunking Popular Cyber Security Myths
-3 Malware Loaders Responsible for 80% of Intrusions
-MOVEit Hack Shows Attackers Still Use Old Tricks
-Barracuda Thought it Drove 0-day Hackers out of Customers’ Networks. It was Wrong
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
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 December 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 December 2022:
-LastPass Users: Your Info and Password Vault Data are Now in Hackers’ Hands
-Ransomware Attacks Increased 41% In November
-The Risk of Escalation from Cyber Attacks Has Never Been Greater
-FBI Recommends Ad Blockers as Cyber Criminals Impersonate Brands in Search Engine Ads
-North Korea-Linked Hackers Stole $626 Million in Virtual Assets in 2022
-UK Security Agency Wants Fresh Approach to Combat Phishing
-GodFather Android malware targets 400 banks, crypto exchanges
-Companies Overwhelmed by Available Tech Solutions
-Nine in 10 Third-party Contractors, Freelancers Use Personal, Unmanaged Devices Likely to be Infected
-UK Privacy Regulator Names and Shames Breached Firms
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 September 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 September 2022
-Why It’s Mission-critical That All-sized Businesses Stay Cyber Secure
-Half of Firms Report Supply Chain Ransomware Compromise
-Vulnerability Exploits, Not Phishing, Are the Top Cyber Attack Vector for Initial Compromise
-Uber’s Ex-Security Chief Faces Landmark Trial Over Data Breach That Hit 57m Users
-Over 10% of Enterprise IT Assets Found Missing Endpoint Protection
-Some Employees Aren't Just Leaving Companies — They're Defrauding Them
-Ransomware Gangs Switching to New Intermittent Encryption Tactic
-How Posting Personal and Business Photos Can Be a Security Risk
-Your Vendors Are Likely Your Biggest Cyber Security Risk
-A Recent Chinese Hack Is a Wake-up Call for the Security of the World’s Software Supply Chain
-Massive Hotels Group IHG Struck by Cyber Attack Which Disrupts Booking Systems
-London's Biggest Bus Operator Hit by Cyber "Incident"
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 March 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 March 2021: New Strain Of Ransomware Implements Self-Spreading Capabilities; One In Four People Use Work Passwords For Consumer Websites; Massive Rise In Threats Across Expanding Attack Surfaces; Half of Orgs Concerned Remote Working Puts Them at Greater Risk of Cyber Attacks; Microsoft Patches Four Zero-Day Exchange Server Bugs; A Booming Trade In Bugs Is Undermining Cyber Security; Weaponized Spectre Exploit Discovered; Solarwinds Security Fiasco May Have Started With Simple Password Blunders