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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 June 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 June 2023:

-Zurich Insurance Group Secures Data Leak After Leaving Sensitive Data Publicly Accessible

-Employees Worry Less About Cyber Security Best Practices in the Summer

-Businesses are Ignoring Third-Party Security Risks

-Fear Trumps Anger When It Comes to Data Breaches – Angry Customers Vent, But Fearful Customers Don’t Come Back

-Over 130 Organisations and Millions of Individuals Believed to Be Impacted by MOVEit Hack, it Keeps Growing

-Widespread BEC Attacks Threaten European Organisations

-Lloyd’s Syndicates Sued Over Cyber Insurance

-95% Fear Inadequate Cloud Security Detection and Response

-The Growing Use of Generative AI and the Security Risks They Pose

-The CISO’s Toolkit Must Include Political Capital Within The C-Suite

-Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers as War Ministers Reliant on Cyber Crime

-SMBs Plagued by Exploits, Trojans and Backdoors

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 May 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 May 2023:

-Triple Threat: Insecure Economy, Cyber Crime Recruitment and Insider Threats

-Insured Companies More Likely to be Ransomware Victims, Sometimes More Than Once

-Ensuring Security Remains/Becomes Everyone’s Responsibility

-Software Supply Chain Attacks Hit 61% of Firms

-More than 2.25 Million Exposed Assets on the Dark Web Tied to Fortune 1000 Employees

-Law Enforcement Crackdowns and New Techniques are Forcing Cyber Criminals to Pivot

-Talking Security Strategy: Why Cyber Security Requires a Seat at the Boardroom Table

-How Incident Response Rehearsals and Readiness Exercises Can Aid Incident Response

-Ransomware’s Real Goals are to Exploit Internet Facing Apps, Mine Intellectual Property and Grab Sensitive Information

-Organisations’ Cyber Resilience Efforts Fail to Keep Up with Evolving Threats

-Fraudsters Send Fake Invoice, Follow Up with Fake Executive Confirmation

-Capita Warns Customers They Should Assume Data was Stolen

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 April 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 April 2023:

-Almost Half of Former Employees Say Their Passwords Still Work

-Efficient Risk Based Patch Management Means Eliminating Just 2% of Exposures Could Protect 90% of Critical Assets

-Printers Pose Persistent Yet Overlooked Threat

-Employees Are as Likely as Cyber Criminals to Cause Cyber Incidents

-Over 90% of Organisations Find Threat Hunting a Challenge

-75% of Organisations Have Suffered a Cyber Security Breach

-Leak Shows Evolving Russian Cyber War Capabilities

-Outsourced Payroll and HR Services Firm Forced to Shut Down After Cyber Attack

-When a Cyber Criminal Steals Personal Data from Your Organisation What Do You Do and Who Do You Need to Inform?

-Insider Threat and Ransomware: A Growing Issue

-How LockBit Changed Cyber Security Forever

-Hybrid Work Environments Are Stressing CISOs

-Protect Your Data with a USB Condom

-Strategising Cyber Security: Why a Risk-based Approach is Key

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 April 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 April 2023:

-15 Million Public-Facing Services Vulnerable to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

-New Research Highlights Increased Security Risks Posed by Remote Working and BYOD

-Lack of Security Employees Makes SMBs Sitting Ducks for Cyber Attacks

-IT and Security Pros Pressured to Keep Quiet About Data Breaches

-Phishing Emails are Seeing a Huge Rise, So Stay on Your Guard"

-Ransomware Attacks Skyrocket as Threat Actors Double Down on Global Attacks

-MSPs a Favoured Target of Supply Chain and Infrastructure Attacks

-Fake Ransomware Gang Targets Organisations with Empty Data Leak Threats

-GCHQ Updates Security Guidance for Boards

-More than 60% of Organisations have been Hit with Unplanned Downtime on a Monthly Basis

-For Cyber Crime Gangs, Professionnalisation Comes With “Corporate” Headaches

-UK’s Offensive Hacking Unit Takes on Military Opponents and Terrorist Groups

-Man Kills Himself After an AI Chatbot 'Encouraged' Him to Sacrifice Himself to Stop Climate Change

-Hackers Exploit WordPress Plugin Flaw That Gives Full Control of Millions of Sites

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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

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 November 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 November 2021

-Insurers Run From Ransomware Cover As Losses Mount

-The Ransomware Threat Is Getting Worse. But Businesses Still Aren't Taking It Seriously

-Ransomware Is Now A Giant Black Hole That Is Sucking In All Other Forms Of Cyber Crime

-52% Of SMBs Have Experienced A Cyber Attack In The Last Year

-Ransomware Phishing Emails Sneak Through SEGs

-Reality Check: Your Security Hygiene Is Worse Than You Think It Is

-The Covid-19 Crisis Has Fueled The Increase Of Cyber Crime In All Its Forms

-Ransomware Attacks Are Getting More Complex And Even Harder To Prevent

-Most Ransomware Attacks Rely On Exploiting Older, Unpatched Vulnerabilities

-Out-Of-Hours Ransomware Attacks Have A Greater Impact On Revenue

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 September 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 September 2021

-Ransomware Attacks Soar 288% in H1 2021

-Ransomware Costs Expected To Reach $265 Billion By 2031

-Brute Force Email Attacks and Account Takeover Attempts Rise 671%, Reaching Unprecedented Levels, Causing Financial And Reputational Damage

-Investigation Into Hacked "Map" Of UK Gun Owners

-Eight US Financial Services Firms Given Six-Figure Fines Over BEC Data Breaches

-Ransomware Has Been A ‘Game Changer’ For Cyber Insurance

-WhatsApp hit with $267 million GDPR fine for bungling user privacy disclosure

-Microsoft Warns About Open Redirect Phishing Campaign

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 July 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 July 2021: 40% Fell Victim To A Phishing Attack In The Past Month; Traditional Ransomware Defences Are Failing Businesses; The Number Of Employees Going Around IT Security May Surprise You; 740 Ransomware Victims Named On Data Leak Sites In Q2 2021; A More Dynamic Approach Is Needed To Tackle Today’s Evolving Cyber Security Threats; Law Firm For Ford, Boeing, Exxon, Marriott, Walgreens, And More Hacked In Ransomware Attack; UK And Allies Accuse China Of 'Reckless' Cyber Extortion And Microsoft Hack; Even after Emotet takedown, Office docs deliver 43% of all malware downloads now; Gun owners' fears after firearms dealer data breach

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