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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 May 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 24 May 2024:
-Human Error and AI Tops Cyber Threats as 70% of CISOs Worry About Risk
-Threat Research Highlights Growing Mobile Security Risks
-The State of Cyber Security: AI and Geopolitics Mean a Bigger Threat Than Ever
-Family Offices Become Prime Targets for Cyber Hacks and Ransomware
-Ransomware Fallout - 94% Experience Downtime, 40% Face Work Stoppage
-Employee Discontent - Insider Threat No. 1
-Report Reveals 341% Rise in Advanced Phishing Attacks
-Ransomware and GenAI Raise Security Challenges, Driving Cyber Investment
-New Rules Prompt 93% of Organisations to Rethink Cyber Security Plans
-HR and IT Related Phishing Scams Still Most Popular According to KnowBe4’s Latest Phishing Report
-80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, as 15 Vendors Account for 62% of Global Attack Surface
-UK to Propose Mandatory Reporting for Ransomware Attacks and Licensing Regime for all Payments
-UK’s Legal Sector Needs to Improve its Cyber Security, Says Experts
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 February 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 February 2023:
-Companies Banned from Paying Hackers After Attacks on Royal Mail and Guardian
-Fraud Set to Be Upgraded as a Threat to National Security
-98% of Attacks are Not Reported by Employees to their Employers
-UK Second Most Targeted Nation Behind America for Ransomware
-Financial Institutions are Suffering from Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
-An Email Attack Can End Up Costing You Over $1 Million
-Cyber Crime Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
-Surge of Swatting Attacks Targets Corporate Executive and Board Members
-Phishing Surges Ahead, as ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence Loom
-Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group is Only Getting Started, Experts Warn
-Crypto Investors Lost Nearly $4 Billion to Hackers in 2022
-PayPal and Twitter Abused in Turkey Relief Donation Scams
-Mysterious Leak of Booking.com Reservation Data is Being Used to Scam Customers
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 October 2022:
-‘Biggest Cyber Risk Is Complacency, Not Hackers’ - UK Information Commissioner Issues Warning as Construction Company Fined £4.4 Million
-Ransomware Threat Shifts from US to EMEA and APAC
-Phishing Attacks Increase by Over 31% In Third Quarter
-UK Urged to Watch for Fraud as People Aim to Make Extra Cash in Cost of Living Crisis
-HR Departments Play a Key Role in Cyber Security
-The Long-Term Psychological Effects of Ransomware Attacks
-7 Hidden Social Media Cyber Risks for Enterprises
-54% of Staff Would Reconsider Working for a Firm That Had Experienced a Cyber Breach, Research Finds
-Evolve as Fast as the Cyber Criminals: Protect Your Business Now, Before it’s Too Late
-Enterprise Ransomware Preparedness Improving but Still Lacking
-Why Are There So Many Data Breaches? A Growing Industry of Criminals is Brokering in Stolen Data
-How The "pizza123" Password Could Take Down an Organisation
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 October 2022:
-Ransomware Report: Most Organisations Unprepared for an Attack, Lack Incident Playbook, Research Finds
-LinkedIn Scams, Fake Instagram Accounts Hit Businesses, Execs
-Study Highlights Surge in Identity Theft and Phishing Attacks
-Increase in Cyber Liability Insurance Claims as Cyber Crime Skyrockets
-UK Government Urges Action to Enhance Supply Chain Security
-For Most Companies Ransomware Is the Scariest Of All Cyber Attacks
-EDR Is Not a Silver Bullet
-Attackers Use Automation to Speed from Exploit to Compromise
-Rising Premiums, More Restricted Cyber Insurance Coverage Poses Big Risk for Companies
-Why CISO Roles Require Business and Technology Savvy
-Wi-Fi Spy Drones Used to Snoop on Financial Firm
-Magniber Ransomware Attacking Individuals and Home Users
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 October 2022:
-Russian Sanctions Instigator Lloyd's Possibly Hit by Cyber Attack
-Former Uber Security Chief Convicted of Covering Up Data Breach
-First 72 Hours of Incident Response Critical to Taming Cyber Attack Chaos
-Email Defences Under Siege: Phishing Attacks Dramatically Improve
-Remote Services Are Becoming an Attractive Target for Ransomware
-Growing Reliance on Cloud Brings New Security Challenges
-Many IT Pros Don’t Think a Ransomware Attack Can Impact Microsoft 365 Data
-Ransomware Group Bypasses "Enormous" Range of EDR Tools
-MS Exchange Zero-Days: The Calm Before the Storm?
-Average Company with Data in the Cloud Faces $28 Million in Data-Breach Risk
-Secureworks Finds Network Intruders See Little Resistance
-Regulations, Laws and Accountability are Changing the Cyber Security Landscape
-This Year’s Biggest Cyber Threats
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 September 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 September 2022:
-UK Organisations, Ukraine's Allies Warned of Potential "Massive" Cyber Attacks By Russia
-Cyber Criminals See Allure in BEC Attacks Over Ransomware
-Most Hackers Need 5 Hours or Less to Break Into Enterprise Environments
-Global Firms Deal with 51 Security Incidents Each Day
-Phishing Attacks Crushed Records Last Quarter, Driven by Mobile
-Why Paying the Ransom is Still the Most Common Response to a Ransomware Attack?
-Ransomware Attacks Continue Increasing: 20% of All Reported Attacks Occurred in the Last 12 Months
-More Than Half of Security Pros Say Risks Higher in Cloud Than On Premise
-How To Outsmart Increasingly Complex Cyber Attacks
-Top Issues Driving Cyber Security: Growing Number of Cyber Criminals, Variety of Attacks
-Cyber Threats Top Business Leaders' Biggest Concerns
-Fired Admin Cripples Former Employer's Network Using Old Credentials