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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 December 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 15 December 2023:
-MPs say UK Could be Brought to Standstill ‘At Any Moment’ as Scathing Report Calls for Greater Security Investment
-Gartner Finds 45% of Organisations Experienced Third Party-Related Business Interruptions
-Major Cyber Attack Paralyzes Ukraine's Largest Telecom Operator; Russia Expected to Ramp Up Attacks on Ukraine’s Allies
-81% of Companies had Malware, Phishing and Password Attacks in 2023
-Cyber Criminals Hit SMEs With Skills Once Limited to Nation State Actors
-Russian Cyber Actors are Exploiting a Known Vulnerability with Worldwide Impact
-Why Cyber Security Is a Competitive Advantage: Reaching Digital Success
-Ransomware-as-a-Service: The Growing Threat You Can't Ignore
-66% of Employees Prioritise Daily Tasks Over Cyber Security
-Cyber Attack on Irish Utility Cuts Off Water Supply for Two Days
-Who Is Responsible for Cyber Security? You.
-Many Popular Websites Still Cling to Password Creation Policies From 1985
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 April 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 April 2023:
-March 2023 Broke Ransomware Attack Records with a 91% Increase from the Previous Month
-Organisations Overwhelmed with Cyber Security Alerts, Threats and Attack Surfaces
-One in Three Businesses Faced Cyber Attacks Last Year
-Why Your Anti-Fraud, Identity & Cybersecurity Efforts Should Be Merged
-Tight Budgets and Burnout Push Enterprises to Outsource Cyber Security
-Complex 8 Character Passwords Can Be Cracked in as Little as 5 Minutes
-83% of Organizations Paid Up in Ransomware Attacks
-Security is a Revenue Booster, Not a Cost Centre
-EX-CEO Gets Prison Sentence for Bad Security
-Warning From UK Cyber Agency for a New ‘Class’ of Russian Hackers
-KnowBe4 Q1 Phishing Report Reveals IT and Online Services Emails Drive Dangerous Attack Trend
-Outsourcing Group Capita Admits Customer Data May Have Been Breached During Cyber-Attack
-Outdated Cyber Security Practices Leave Door Open for Criminals
-Quantifying cyber risk vital for business survival
-Recycled Network Devices Exposing Corporate Secrets
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 December 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 December 2021:
-Employees Think They’re Safe From Cyber Threats On Company Devices
-Internet Is Scrambling To Fix Log4shell, The Worst Hack In History
-Apache Log4j Flaw: A Fukushima Moment for the Cyber Security Industry
-60% of UK Workers Have Been Victim of a Cyber-Attack, Yet Awareness Remains Low
-Ransomware in 2022: We're All Screwed
-Attacks on UK Firms Increase Five-Fold During Pandemic
-The Log4J Software Flaw Is ‘Christmas Come Early’ for Cyber Criminals
-Why Cloud Storage Isn't Immune to Ransomware
-400 Banks’ Customers Targeted with Anubis Trojan
-Sites Hacked With Credit Card Stealers Undetected For Months
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 August 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 August 2021
-Cyber Crime Losses Triple To £1.3bn In 1h 2021
-New Ransomware Wake-Up Call
-22% Of Cyber Security Incidents In H1 2021 Were Ransomware Attacks
-Key Email Threats And The High Cost Of Business Email Compromise
-Microsoft Warns Thousands Of Cloud Customers Of Exposed Databases
-58% Of IT Leaders Worried Their Business Could Become A Target Of Rising Nation State Attacks
-Cyber Insurance Market Encounters ‘Crisis Moment’ As Ransomware Costs Pile Up
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
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 July 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 July 2021: Hackers Demand $70 Million To End Biggest Ransomware Attack On Record; Zero Day Malware Reached An All-Time High In Q1 2021; New Trojan Malware Steals Millions Of Login Credentials; MacOS Targeted In WildPressure APT Malware Campaign; The Cost Of Cyber Insurance Increased 32% Last Year And Shows No Signs Of Easing; Critical Flaws In Windows Print Spooler Service Could Allow For Remote Attacks; British Airways Settles Over Record Claim For Data Breach; Hackers On Loose As 9,000 Data Leaks A Year Recorded