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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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