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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23rd June 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 June 2023:

-How the MOVEit Breach Shows Hackers' Interest in Corporate File Transfer Tools

-Attackers Discovering Exposed Cloud Assets Within Minutes

-Majority of Users Neglect Best Password Practices

-One in Three Workers Susceptible to Phishing

-Ransomware Misconceptions Abound, to the Benefit of Attackers

-Threat Actors Scale and Commoditise Uncommon Tools and Techniques

-Goodbyes are Difficult, IT Offboarding Processes Make Them Harder

-Security Budget Hikes are Missing the Mark, CISOs Say

-Understanding Cyber Resilience: Building a Holistic Approach to Cyber Security

-Emerging Ransomware Group 8Base Releasing Data on SMBs Globally

-Cyber Security Industry Still Fighting to Recruit and Retain Talent

-Financial Firms to Build Resilience in Face of Growing Cyber-Threats

-Fulfilling Expected SEC Requirements for Cyber Security Expertise at Board Level

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 March 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 March 2022

-Cyber Criminals Exploit Invasion of Ukraine

-UK Data Watchdog Urges Vigilance Amid Heightened Cyber Threat

-Phishing - Still a Problem, Despite All The Work

-Phishing Attacks Hit All-Time High In December 2021

-Ransomware Infections Top List Of The Most Common Results Of Phishing Attacks

-Social Media Phishing Attacks Are at An All Time High

-Insurance Giant AON Hit by a Cyber Attack

-How Prepared Are Organisations To Face Email-Based Ransomware Attacks?

-The Most Impersonated Brands in Phishing Attacks

-As War Escalates In Europe, It’s ‘Shields Up’ For The Cyber Security Industry

-2022 May Be The Year Cyber Crime Returns Its Focus To Consumers

-Kaspersky Neutral Stance In Doubt As It Shields Kremlin

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 April 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 April 2021: Cyber Attacks Rise For Businesses, Pushing Many To The Brink; MI5 Warns Of Spies Using LinkedIn To Trick Staff; Sonicwall Warns Customers To Patch 3 Zero-Days Exploited In The Wild; FBI Removed Backdoors From Vulnerable Exchange Servers, Not Everyone Likes The Idea; Pulse Secure VPN Zero-Day Used To Hack Defense Firms & Govt Orgs; Solarwinds Hack Could Cost Insurance Firms $90M; Mount Locker Ransomware Aggressively Changes Up Tactics; QR Codes Offer Easy Cyber Attack Avenues as Usage Spikes

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 December 2020

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 December 2020: Cyber crime costs the world more than $1 trillion, 50% increase from 2018; One of the world's largest security firms breached; Chinese Breakthrough in Quantum Computing a Warning for Security Teams; Ransom payouts hit record-highs, surging 178% in a year; Ransomware Set to Continue to Evolve

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Cyber Weekly Flash Briefing 11 September 2020: Ransomware 41% of H1 2020 cyber insurance claims, MS Critical RCE Bugs, 60% of emails May/June fraudulent, Insider Data Breaches, Linux Targeting More

Cyber Weekly Flash Briefing 11 September 2020: Ransomware 41% of all H1 2020 cyber insurance claims, MS Patch Tuesday Critical RCE Bugs, 60 percent of emails May/ June were fraudulent, Insider-Enabled Data Breaches, Linux-Based Devices Targeted More, Chilean bank shut down following ransomware, meddling in US politics by Russia, China & Iran, TikTok battles to remove video of livestreamed suicide

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