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Week in review 29 December 2019 Round up of the most significant open source stories of the last week
Black Arrow Cyber Security review of top open source news articles for week ending 29 December 2019: 10 biggest hacks of the decade, biggest malware threats, MI6 floorplans lost, Citrix vulnerabilities, popular chat app actually spying tool, jobs in infosec
Black Arrow Cyber Tip Tuesday - Christmas Eve 2019 - Christmas Giving
Welcome to a special Christmas Eve 2019 Black Arrow Cyber Tip Tuesday. Christmas is a time for giving so we thought it would be an ideal time to mention the services we give free of charge to help protect Guernsey and the local community. 1. Mentoring - anyone looking to move into cyber or already in cyber wanting to progress their careers can join our mentoring program for a number of one to one meetings to see where our experience and guidance can help them get started or 2. Free 30 minute chats for Startups and Entrepreneurs - new startups and entrepreneurs can ask us for a free 30 minute consultation to help ensure they are getting the fundamentals of cyber security in place to protect their growing businesses. 3. Free pro bono advisory services for charities and non-profits - we provide one day a month to charities in Guernsey to help them take appropriate steps and implement the most cost effective measures, where possible utilising no or low cost solutions, to protect themselves. Black Arrow Cyber Consulting wishes everyone a Happy Christmas and a safe, secure and prosperous 2020
Week in review 22 December 2019 - ransomware changes, Christmas scams, Microsoft Office apps hit, predictions for 2020
Week in review 22 December 2019 - ransomware changes, Christmas scams, Microsoft Office apps hit, predictions for 2020
Week in review 15 December 2019: New Nasty Ransomware Tactics, New Intel chip vulnerabilities, Malware sees Growth in 2019, Phishing Tricks
Week in review 15 December 2019: New Nasty Ransomware Tactics, New Intel chip vulnerabilities, Malware sees Growth in 2019, Phishing Tricks
Cyber Tip Tuesday 10 December 2019 - Bruce talks about why charities need to think about cyber risk
Cyber Tip Tuesday 10 December 2019 - Bruce talks about why charities need to think about cyber risk
Week in review 08 December 2019: 5,183 breaches in first nine months of 2019, 44 million Microsoft customers found using compromised passwords, US charges Russians over hacking attacks
Week in review 08 December 2019: 5,183 breaches in first nine months of 2019, 44 million Microsoft customers found using compromised passwords, US charges Russians over hacking attacks, VPN vulnerabilities, ransomware attacks on network storage devices, Europol take down counterfeit websites, reward offered for Russian hackers largest yet
Our latest Black Arrow Cyber Tip Tuesday video is now live, in this week's episode "Cyber lessons we can learn from the Titanic, and why brakes were needed to be added to cars"
Welcome to this week's Black Arrow cyber tip Tuesday, this week we are talking about lessons we can learn from the Titanic.
Cyber security is a lot like the titanic, people often ignore warnings until it's too late. The day the Titanic sank the crew received seven iceberg warnings, yet such was the competition to make the crossing in six days, orders were given to maintain the speed of the ship.
They thought they could ignore the warnings and steamed on ahead in the mistaken belief they would be unaffected.
Now, if they'd heeded the warnings and slowed down they would have stood a better chance of avoiding the icebergs, and in particular the iceberg that led to their sinking.
That's not to say good security means you need to slow down, not wishing to mix my metaphors but brakes were not added to cars to make them go slower, brakes were a necessity to be added to cars to allow them to go faster.
So don't slow down necessarily, just maybe don't avoid the warnings and don't believe that somehow you will remain safe as you steer your own ships through a see unfortunately filled with icebergs.
Week in review 01 December 2019: staff susceptible to phishing, businesses fail to implement IT disaster plans, ransomware unlikely to go away, the most notable cyber events of the last 10 years
A summary of the top cyber news from the last week and how they relate to business and individuals in Guernsey and the CI. This week: staff members susceptible to phishing attacks, businesses failing to implement IT disaster plans, ransomware unlikely to go away when chance of being caught is so slim, the most notable cyber events of the last 10 years, authorities take down remote access trojan.
Week in review 24 November 2019: data leak from Cayman National Bank in IOM, WhatsApp users urged to update, Social Engineering explainer, tricks hackers use to hijack mail, cyber top Board priority
Week in review 24 November 2019: data leak from Cayman National Bank in IOM, WhatsApp users urged to update, Social Engineering explainer, tricks hackers use to hijack mail, cyber top Board priority
Week in review 17 November 2019: phishing targeting webmail, insider threats, how ransomware strikes, cyber skills shortages
Week in review 17 November 2019: phishing targeting webmail, insider threats, how ransomware strikes, cyber skills shortages
Week in review 10 November 2019: less than half of firms ready to deal with cyber attacks, ransomware authors seeking to avoid detection, reluctance in adopting 2FA, Cloud backup options, Cisco vulns
Week in review 10 November 2019: less than half of firms ready to deal with cyber attacks, ransomware authors seeking to avoid detection, reluctance in adopting 2FA, Cloud backup options, Cisco vulns
Week in review 03 November 2019: Norsk Hydro insurance payout falls short, breaches from October 2019, businesses stung by Office 365 voicemail scam, Google Chrome flaw exploited in the wild
Week in review 03 November 2019: Norsk Hydro insurance payout falls short, breaches from October 2019, businesses stung by Office 365 voicemail scam, Google Chrome flaw exploited in the wild
Week in review 27 October 2019: gang posing as Russian Government hackers are extorting financial service companies, ransomware & mobile malware to surge in 2020, younger staff pose security risk
Week in review 27 October 2019: gang posing as Russian Government hackers are extorting financial service companies, ransomware & mobile malware to surge in 2020, younger staff pose security risk
Week in review 20 October 2019: password-cracking techniques used by hackers, lack of security training leaves firms open to attack, ransomware expected to dominate 2020, Interpol BEC campaign
Week in review 20 October 2019: password-cracking techniques used by hackers, lack of security training leaves firms open to attack, ransomware expected to dominate 2020, Interpol BEC campaign
Week in review 13 October 2019: Europol state ransomware dominated in 2019, 11 ways employees can be the weak link in your security, steps firms should take to improve their incident response strategy
Week in review 13 October 2019: Europol state ransomware dominated in 2019, 11 ways employees can be the weak link in your security, steps firms should take to improve their incident response strategy
Week in review 06 October 2019: top 10 cyber myths, security breaches inevitable, employee negligence contribute to data breaches, UK local authorities hit with hundreds of cyberattacks every hour
Week in review 06 October 2019: top 10 cyber myths, security breaches inevitable, employee negligence contribute to data breaches, UK local authorities hit with hundreds of cyberattacks every hour