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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 August 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 11 August 2023:
-75% of Organisations Worldwide Set to Ban ChatGPT and Generative AI Apps on Work Devices
-How an Eight-Character Password Could be Cracked in Just a Few Minutes
-Ransomware Victims Surge 143% as Threat Actors Pivot to Zero-Day Exploits
-How Executives’ Personal Devices Threaten Business Security
-77% of Financial Firms Saw an Increase in Cyber Attack Frequency
-Protecting Against Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Requires Layered Defences
-Managing Human Cyber Risks Matters Now More Than Ever
-Hackers are Targeting Top Executives’ Microsoft 365 Accounts to Steal Work Logins
-UK Shaken by Major Data Breaches
-Threat of Cyber Attacks to UK National Security Upgraded: Compared to Chemical Weapons or Nuclear Attack
-Mac Users are Facing More Dangerous Security Threats Than Ever Before
-Cyber Attack to Cost Outsourcing Firm Capita up to £25m
-Government and Public Services Face 40% More Cyber Attacks and Struggle to Protect Due to Lack of Resources
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory - 12 June 2023 – Organisations Urged to Address Critical Vulnerabilities Found Fortinet and PaperCut Products
Black Arrow Cyber Advisory - 12 June 2023 – Organisations Urged to Address Critical Vulnerabilities Found Fortinet and Papercut Products
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
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 May 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 May 2023:
-79% of Cyber Pros Make Decisions Without Threat Intelligence
-61% of Business Leadership Overlook the Role of Cyber Security as a Business Enabler and as being Key to Business Success
-Risk Managers Warn Cyber Insurance Could Become ‘Unviable Product’
-Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Don’t Give up on Cyber Security
-AI Has Been Dubbed a 'Nuclear' Threat to Cyber Security, but It Can Also Be Used for Defence
-Paying Cyber Hijackers’ Ransoms Doubles Cost of Recovery, Sophos Study Shows
-Majority of US, UK CISOs Unable to Protect Company 'Secrets'
-Company Executives Can’t Afford to Ignore Cyber Security Anymore
-BEC Campaign via Israel Spotted Targeting Multinational Companies
-CISOs Worried About Personal Liability for Breaches
-UK, US and International Allies Uncover Russian Snake Malware Network in 50+ Countries
-Plug-and-Play Microsoft 365 Phishing Tool 'Democratizes' Attack Campaigns
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 April 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 April 2023:
- Navigating The Future of Cyber: Business Strategy, Cyber Security Training, and Digital Transformation Are Key
- Shadow IT, SaaS Pose Security Liability for Enterprises
- The Strong Link Between Cyber Threat Intelligence and Digital Risk Protection
- Weak Credentials, Unpatched Vulnerabilities, Malicious Open Source Packages Causing Cloud Security Risks
- Over 70 billion Unprotected Files Available on Unsecured Web Servers
- Cyber Thieves Are Getting More Creative
- Modernising Vulnerability Management: The Move Toward Exposure Management
- Almost Three-quarters of Cyber Attacks Involve Ransomware
- Corporate Boards Pressure CISOs to Step Up Risk Mitigation Efforts
- NSA Sees ‘Significant’ Russian Intel Gathering on European, US Supply Chain Entities
- Email Threat Report 2023: Key Takeaways
- 5 Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques
- Many Public Salesforce Sites are Leaking Private Data