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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 23 February 2024:

-Despite Recent FBI Disruptions, a Rise in Ransomware Means 2024 Will be a Volatile Year for Cyber Security

-The Old, Not the New: Basic Security Issues Still the Biggest Threat to Enterprises

-Reevaluating Your Cyber Security Priorities

-Cyber Threat Environment at its Most Dangerous for SMBs, as Geopolitical Tenison, Extortion and Attacks Present Biggest Risks

-Legal Sector Grows as a Target, with Cyber Attacks on Law Firms Surging by Over a Third

-It’s Not Only Ransomware Seeing Huge Rises, Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks are Also Seeing a Huge Rise – is Your Business Prepared?

-Deepfake Phishing Grew by 3,000% in 2023, and it’s Just the Beginning

-Cyber Attacks are Getting Faster, More Common and More Successful, Although Detection is More Advanced Than Ever — New Report Signals the Threats to Businesses, Supply Chains, and Democracy

-Report Finds Malicious Emails Bypassing Secure Email Gateways Rose by 105%

-Rising Cyber Threats Identified Amongst Other Major Business Risks for 2024

-Huge Cyber Security Leak Lifts the Lid on China’s Hackers for Hire

-Fifth of British Kids Have Broken the Law Online

-Over 40% of Firms Struggle with Cyber Security Talent Shortage

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 16 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 16 February 2024:

-Active Phishing Campaigns Targeting Office 365, Another Forcing Remote Management Software Downloads

-Cyber Security is Your Defensive Strategy, Cyber Resilience is Your Business

-Leveraging Threat Intelligence for Regulatory compliance

-The Risks of Quishing and How Enterprises Can Stay Secure

-Phishing Attacks Increased 106% Year Over Year as 91% of Organisations Impacted by AI-enhanced Phishing Attacks

-Microsoft and OpenAI Warn State-backed Threat Actors are Using AI En Masse to Wage Cyber Attacks

-Cyber Risk Management: Bring Security to the Boardroom

-Trustees Open to Cyber Risks by Not Responding to NCSC Reporting Changes

-Nation State Actors Intensify Focus on NATO Member States

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 November 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 03 November 2023:

-Surviving a Ransomware Attack Begins by Acknowledging it’s Inevitable

-Are You and Your Clients Soft Targets?

-Cyber Attacks Cause Revenue Losses in 42% of Small Businesses

-Executives May be The Biggest Risk to Your Business

-Organisations Can Only Stop 57 Percent of Cyber Attacks

-Many Businesses Remain Unprepared for AI as Phishing Attacks Rise 1,265% Since Launch of ChatGPT

-Business Email Compromise is Most Common Entry Point for Cyber Attack

-US Regulator Charges Firm and its CISO For Fraud and Cyber Security Failures

-Companies Scramble to Integrate Immediate Recovery into Ransomware Plans

-Your End-Users are Reusing Passwords, That’s a Big Problem

-Cyber Workforce Demand is Outpacing Supply

-What the Boardroom Is Missing: CISOs

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 September 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 29 September 2023:

-Ransomware Groups Are Shifting Their Focus Away From Larger Targets

-Cover-ups Still the Norm as Half of Cyber Attacks go Unreported

-Reported Cyber Security Breaches Increase Threefold for Financial Services Firms

-Attacks on SME’s Surged in The First Half of 2023

-The CISO Carousel and Its Effect on Enterprise Cyber Security

-Bermuda Struggles to Recover from Ransomware Attack

-Businesses Remain Unprepared Despite Cyber Threats Remaining a Top Concern

-Business Leaders More Anxious About Ransomware Than Recession as Tally from One Attack Alone Surpasses 2,000 Victim Organisations

-Hotel Hackers Redirect Guests to Fake Booking[.]com Site in Major Phishing Campaign

-Cyber Leaders Worry That AI Will Overwhelm Cyber Defences

-Boards Still Lack Cyber Security Expertise

-4 Legal Surprises You May Encounter After a Cyber Security Incident

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 April 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 April 2022

-Nearly Two-Thirds of Ransomware Victims Paid Ransoms Last Year, Finds "2022 Cyberthreat Defense Report"

-New Android Banking Malware Remotely Takes Control of Your Device

-Network Intrusion Detections Skyrocketing

-Organisations Underestimating the Seriousness Of Insider Threats

-Watch Out For Phishing Emails From Genuine Mailing Lists, Following Mailchimp Hack

-SpringShell Attacks Target About One in Six Vulnerable Orgs

-New Threat Group Underscores Mounting Concerns Over Russian Cyber Threats

-Consumer Fraud Tripled in The Last Two Years

-Borat RAT: Multiple Threat of Ransomware, DDoS and Spyware

-Bank Had No Firewall License, Intrusion or Phishing Protection – Guess The Rest

-Global APT Groups Use Ukraine War for Phishing Lures

-Paying Ransom Doesn’t Guarantee Data Recovery

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