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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021
-Many Organisations Lack Basic Cyber Hygiene Despite High Confidence In Their Cyber Defences
-83% Of Ransomware Victims Paid Ransom: Survey
-Report: Ransomware Affected 72% Of Organizations In Past Year
-Ransomware: Looking For Weaknesses In Your Own Network Is Key To Stopping Attacks
-A Hacker Warns: Give Up Trying To Keep Me Out — And Focus On Your Data
-Cyber Risk Trends Driving The Surge In Ransomware Incidents
-US Ransomware Victims Paid $600 Million to Hackers in 1H of 2021
-Hacking Group Created Fake Cyber Security Companies To Hire Experts And Involve Them In Ransomware Attacks Tricking Them Of Conducting A Pentest
-Nearly Three-Quarters of Organizations Victimized by DNS Attacks in Past 12 Months
-Cyber Crime Matures As Hackers Are Forced To Work Smarter
-Hackers Stealing Browser Cookies to Hijack High-Profile YouTube Accounts
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 October 2021
-The Human Element Is the Weakest Link
-Ransomware is the Biggest Cyber Threat to Business: Most Firms Still Aren't Ready for It
-Most Known Ransomware Targets Windows Devices
-67% of Organisations Have Been Hit by Ransomware at Least Once
-Russian Cyber Crime Gang Targets Finance Firms With Stealthy Macros
-70% of Businesses Can’t Ensure the Same Level of Protection for Every Endpoint
-Over 90% of Firms Suffered Supply Chain Breaches Last Year
-Ransomware Attacks Preparedness Lagging, Despite Organisations Being Aware of The Risks
-6 Things to Know About 'Killware,' Cyber Security's Next Big Threat
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 01 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 October 2021:
-Cyber Second Only To Climate Change As Biggest Global Risk
-Businesses Unsure Which Tech Is Essential Against Ransomware
-Cyber Crime Awareness Heightened, Yet People Still Engage In Risky Online Behaviours
-Attacks Against Remote Desktop Protocol Endpoints Have Exploded This Year
-Ransomware Attacks Up 1,070% Year Over Year
-Baby’s Death Alleged To Be Linked To Ransomware
-Ransomware Shame: More Than Half Of Business Owners Conceal Cyber-Breach
-More Than 90% Of Q2 Malware Was Hidden In Encrypted Traffic
-Cyber Attack Floors British Payroll Firm
-GriftHorse Malware Infected More Than 10 Million Android Phones From 70 Countries
-50% Of Servers Have Weak Security Long After Patches Are Released
Join us at our next 'Coffee, Croissants and Cyber' free breakfast event - this month's topic 'Social Media Dangers'
Join us at our next 'Coffee, Croissants and Cyber' free breakfast event for executives - this month's topic 'Social Media - and the threats it presents to you, your loved ones and your organisation'
The importance of Incident Response (IR) Preparedness – Bad things happen to good people (a lot)
The importance of Incident Response (IR) Preparedness – Bad things happen to good people (a lot) - written for the Channel Islands Information Security Forum by Black Arrow's Incident Response & Forensics Lead Riley Paisley
Black Arrow Threat Alert - GriftHorse Malware Saddles 10 Million Android Users with Sophisticated Billing Malware
GriftHorse Malware Saddles 10 Million Android Users with Sophisticated Billing Malware
You might have the best technology controls in the world, but criminals are attacking your business through your employees - why training your staff is so critical
You might have the best technology controls in the world, but criminals are attacking your business through your employees - why training your staff is so critical
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 September 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 September 2021
-Office Workers Unwilling To Change Their Behaviour, Despite Being Aware Of The Cyber Risks
-77% Of Execs Concerned About Security Tools Gaps In Their Company
-Ransomware Attack Levels Soaring, Now Accounting For 69% Of All Attacks Involving Malware
-DDoS Attacks Increased 11% In H1 2021, Fuelling A Global Security Crisis
-Half Of Web Owners Don't Know If Their Site Has Been Attacked
-Malicious Email Surge Predicted For Q4
-2 Million Malicious Emails Bypassed Secure Email Gateways In 12 Months
-46% of On-Prem Databases Globally Contain Vulnerabilities: Is Yours Safe?
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Feedback from our most recent training course for a client:
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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Alert - Thursday 23 September 2021 - Nagios Management Software Vulnerabiliies and VMWare vCenter Bug Allows for Remote Code Execution
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Alert - Thursday 23 September 2021 - Nagios Management Software Vulnerabiliies and VMWare vCenter Bug Allows for Remote Code Execution
The next open Cyber User Education and Awareness Training session with any availability left is on Wednesday 06 October 2021 from 10am-12pm.
The next open Cyber User Education and Awareness Training session with any availability left is on Wednesday 06 October 2021 from 10am-12pm.
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 September 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 September 2021
-Ransomware Preparedness Is Low Despite Executives’ Concerns
-MSPs That Cannot Modernize Will Find Themselves And Their Clients Falling Behind
-Two-Thirds Of Cloud Attacks Could Be Stopped By Checking Configurations, Research Finds
-Open Source Software Cyber Attacks Increasing By 650%, Popular Projects More Vulnerable
-Third-Party Cloud Providers: Expanding The Attack Surface
-Ransomware Encrypts South Africa's Entire Dept Of Justice Network
-2021’s Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses
-46% Of All On-Prem Databases Are Vulnerable To Attack, Breaches Expected To Grow
-Most Fortune 500 Companies’ External IT Infrastructure Considered At Risk
-Thousands Of Internet-Connected Databases Contain High Or Critical Vulnerabilities
-Only 30% Of Enterprises Use Cloud Services With End to End Encryption For External File Sharing
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 September 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 September 2021
-91% Of IT Teams Have Felt 'Forced' To Trade Security For Business Operations
-Ransomware Attacks Increased Exponentially In 2021
-One In Three Suspect Phishing Emails Reported By Employees Really Are Malicious
-Hackers Shift From Malware To Credential Hijacking
-Attacker Breakout Time Now Less Than 30 Minutes
-Hackers Leak VPN Account Passwords From 87,000 Fortinet FortiGate Devices
-The Impact Of Ransomware On Cyber Insurance Driving The Need For Broader Cyber Security Knowledge
-Hackers Exploit Camera Vulnerabilities To Spy On Parents
-39% Of All Internet Traffic Is From Bad Bots
Guernsey regulated financial services firms - are you ready to evidence compliance with the new GFSC Cyber Rules? - Guernsey Press 04 September 2021
Time’s up. Are you ready to evidence compliance with the new GFSC Cyber Rules now in effect?
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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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 August 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 August 2021
-Cyber Crime Losses Triple To £1.3bn In 1h 2021
-New Ransomware Wake-Up Call
-22% Of Cyber Security Incidents In H1 2021 Were Ransomware Attacks
-Key Email Threats And The High Cost Of Business Email Compromise
-Microsoft Warns Thousands Of Cloud Customers Of Exposed Databases
-58% Of IT Leaders Worried Their Business Could Become A Target Of Rising Nation State Attacks
-Cyber Insurance Market Encounters ‘Crisis Moment’ As Ransomware Costs Pile Up
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 August 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 August 2021:
-Third of Global Companies Have Experienced Ransomware Attack, Survey Finds
-Company Size Is A Nonissue With Automated Cyberattack Tools
-60% Of Employees Reuse Passwords Across Business And Personal Accounts
-LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Proliferates Globally
-Secret Terrorist Watchlist With 2 Million Records Exposed Online
-Phishing Costs Quadruple Over 6 Years
-Security Teams Report Rise In Cyber Risk
-Phishing Attacks Increase In H1 2021, Sharp Jump In Crypto Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 August 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 August 2021:
-SMBs Increasingly Vulnerable To Ransomware, Despite The Perception They Are Too Small To Target
-440% Increase In Phishing
-Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers
-With Crime-As-A-Service, Anyone Can Be An Attacker
-Move To Cloud Creating Security Blindspots
-Connected Devices Increasingly At Risk Of Ransomware Attacks
-Ransomware Payments Explode Amid ‘Quadruple Extortion’
-Accenture Hit With $50M Ransomware