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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 August 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 25 August 2023:
-Cloud Hosting Firm Loses All Customer Data After Ransomware Attack
-Would You Infect Others to Rid Yourself of Ransomware?
-Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyber Attacks
-Ransomware Attacks Broke Records in July, Mainly Driven By One Group
-Cyber Risk in The Boardroom
-Malware-Infected Advertising Grows Ever More Sophisticated, And More Damaging
-Cyber Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
-QR Code Hacks Are Another Thing to Worry About Now
-Security Basics Aren’t So Basic Anymore
-Apple MacOS Security Myths
-Security Leaders Report Misalignment of Investments and Risk Reduction
-Many CISOs Tout SaaS (Cloud) Cyber Security Confidence, but 79% Admit to SaaS Incidents, New Report Finds
-If You Ever Used Duolingo, Watch Out for Phishing Email
-91% of Security and IT Professionals Agree Cyber Criminals are Already Using AI in Email Attacks
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 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
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 January 2023:
-Experts at Davos 2023 Call for a Global Response to the Gathering 'Cyber Storm'
-Cost of Data Breaches to Global Businesses at Five-Year High
-European Data Protection Authorities Issue Record €2.92 Billion In GDPR Fines, an Increase of 168%
-PayPal Accounts Breached in Large-Scale Credential Stuffing Attack
-Royal Mail Boss to Face MPs’ Questions Over Russian Ransomware Attack
-Third-Party Risk Management: Why 2023 Could be the Perfect Time to Overhaul your TPRM Program
-EU Cyber Resilience Regulation Could Translate into Millions in Fines
-Russian Hackers Try to Bypass ChatGPT's Restrictions for Malicious Purposes
-New Report Reveals CISOs Rising Influence
-ChatGPT and its Perilous Use as a "Force Multiplier" for Cyber Attacks
-Mailchimp Discloses a New Security Breach, the Second One in 6 Months
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 December 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 December 2021
-Beware Of Ransomware Attacks Between Christmas and New Year’s!
-Why Holidays Put Your Company at Risk of Cyber Attack (And How to Take Precautions)
-Security Experts Sound Alarm on Zero-Day in Widely Used Log4j Tool
-SolarWinds Attackers Spotted Using New Tactics, Malware
-Cyber Crime Supply Chain: Fueling The Rise In Ransomware
-Weak Passwords Caused 30% Of Security Breaches
-Work-from-Anywhere Requires "Work-from-Anywhere Security"
-Just 3% of UK Firms Escaped a Supply Chain Breach in 2021
-Critical Flaw In ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP Tool Exploited In The Wild
-New Financial Services Industry Report Reveals Major Gaps in Storage and Backup Security
-UK’s Poor Cyber Risk Planning Could “Wreak Havoc”
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 October 2021
-Half of Regulated Firms See Pandemic Spike in Financial Crime
-Large Ransom Demands And Password-Guessing Attacks Escalate
-How Insurers Play a Big Role in Spurring Cyber Crime
-How Fraudsters Can Use The Forgotten Details Of Your Online Life To Reel You In
-Malicious Hackers Are Exploiting Known Vulnerabilities Because Organisations Aren’t Quick Enough To Patch – Report
-Ransomware: Cyber Criminals Are Still Exploiting These Old Vulnerabilities, So Patch Now
-Why Today’s Cyber Security Threats Are More Dangerous
-One In Three IT Security Managers Don’t Have A Formal Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan
-Cyber Security Best Practices Lagging, Despite People Being Aware Of The Risks
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
The Risks Posed by Home Routers - Cyber Tip Tuesday 22 July 2020
The Risks Posed by Home Routers - Cyber Tip Tuesday 22 July 2020