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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
Welcome to this week’s Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing – a weekly digest, collated and curated by our cyber experts to provide senior and middle management with an easy to digest round up of the most notable threats, vulnerabilities, and cyber related news from the last week.
Top Cyber Stories of the Last Week
Ransomware Groups Are Shifting Their Focus Away from Larger Targets
Ransomware groups are once again prioritising attacks on smaller organisations as they look to target those with less mature security capabilities. Analysis from Trend Micro has shown that ransomware groups such as Lockbit, Cl0p and Black Cat are slowing down attacks against “big game” targets, such as multinationals, and are focusing their attention on smaller organisations. It was found that the overall ransomware attack victim numbers increased by 47% from H2 2022.
Organisations “of up to 200 employees”, those within the small-to-medium-sized range, accounted for the majority (575) of attacks using LockBit’s ransomware across H1 2023. Similar trends were observed with rivals in the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) space. Nearly half (45%) of Black Cat victims were in the same size range. There are many underlying factors in the recent surge of attacks on smaller organisations, however one big cause is the economic factor and the perception that smaller organisations are not going to be as well protected.
Sources: [Techcentral] [Helpnet Security]
Cover-ups Still the Norm as Half of Cyber Attacks go Unreported
A report found that 48% of organisations that experience critical cyber incidents and disasters such as ransomware attacks do not report it to the appropriate authorities, and 41% do not even disclose cyber attacks to their boards. Alarmingly, 32% simply “forgot” and 22% self-reported that there wasn’t a system in place to report it. In the UK, failure to report a breach within 72 hours could make a company eligible for a fine up to €10 million or 2% of annual global turnover if deemed a lower-level infringement, and up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover for higher-level infringements.
The lack of reporting also has a knock-on effect: a significant number of cyber attacks go un-reported and therefore this skews statistics, meaning the current numbers of known cyber attacks are likely much lower than the actual figure.
Sources: [Computer Weekly] [InfoSecurity Magazine]
Reported Cyber Security Breaches Increase Threefold for Financial Services Firms
New research shows that cyber security breaches for UK financial service firms have increased threefold from 187 attacks (2021-2022) to 640 attacks (2022-2023). This comes as the pensions sector reported the biggest jump in breaches rising from 6 to 246 in the same period, a concerning large increase of 4,000%. These patterns are not only relevant to the UK however, with separate reports highlighting an 119% increase in attacks on financial sector cyber attacks globally from 2022 to 2023.
Trustees can be liable for failures in managing cyber risk, so any business looking to protect itself from the impact of a cyber attack should invest in understanding its cyber footprint, the risks it poses, and have the right policies/procedures in place.
Sources: [CIR Magazine] [PensionsAge] [CityAM] [TechRadar]
Attacks on SME’s Surged in The First Half of 2023
According to Kaspersky, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) dealt with more attacks during the first half of the year compared to the same time the year previous. Worryingly, a separate report found that over three quarters of SME leaders could not confidently identify a cyber incident at work and 50% of respondents felt they were unable to identify the difference between a phishing email and real email.
An outcome of the study was the identification of a need for effective user training. SMEs do not have the budget to have a wide range of tools, however they can strengthen their users’ security practices. Black Arrow enables SMEs to strengthen their people controls through bespoke and affordable education and awareness training for all levels of the organisation.
Sources: [Inquirer] [HelpNet Security] [Insurance Times]
The CISO Carousel and Its Effect on Enterprise Cyber Security
The average tenure of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is said to sit between 18 to 24 months; research highlights the reasons including the strain of the role, the perceived lack of leadership support, and the attraction of more money from a different employer. There is often a gap while the replacement is recruited, during which there is nobody looking after the organisation’s security.
In some cases, organisations may look to outsource by using the services of a virtual CISO (vCISO) with cost savings and greater stability and flexibility. The Black Arrow vCISO team are experienced world-class specialists, providing independent, impartial and objective expertise across the wide range of essential CISO skills with significant advantages compared to an internal resource.
Source: [Security Week]
Bermuda Struggles to Recover from Ransomware Attack
The Bermudan Government this week suffered what they referred to as a significant cyber incident. Workers were cut off from email and telephone systems, with affected departments resorting to manual processes and issuing of paper based cheques. The Government was unable to make payroll payments, and parcels could not be sent from the Island’s Post Offices. It is noted that while not all systems were affected, the government took everything offline out of precaution. It is believed that some other regional governments have also been impacted.
The attack has been attributed to Russia or Russian-based actors, but attribution in cases like this can be difficult. It should be noted that, if involvement from Russia were confirmed, both Russian state actors and Russian based cyber criminals work closely in a symbiotic relationship that benefits both parties. Using cyber crime groups as fronts provides nation state actors with a level of deniability, while also allowing them to direct the operation and benefit from it. Equally, cyber crime groups get to do their thing with the blessing, whether tacit or explicit, of the national authorities in their country. In general, countries where this happens (such as Russia, North Korea and China) have no interest in cooperating with Western authorities, so the cyber criminals essentially work with impunity.
Sources: [Duo] [GovInfo Security] [Bleeping Computer]
Businesses Remain Unprepared Despite Cyber Threats Remaining a Top Concern
A report found cyber threats continue to rank among the top three business concerns for a wide spectrum of companies. Despite it being such a concern, a significant percentage of businesses admitted to not conducting cyber assessments for vendors (57%) or customers’ assets (56%), having an incident response plan (50%), or implementing multifactor authentication for remote access (44%). Phishing scams were of particular concern, with companies reporting a notable increase in incidents, jumping from 14% to 27% over the past year.
Cyber attacks are a certainly a sobering reality, with nearly 23% of survey participants disclosing that their company had fallen victim to a cyber attack and 49% of these incidents occurred within the past year.
Source: [Reinsurance News]
Business Leaders More Anxious About Ransomware Than Recession as Victims from Single Attack Surpasses 2,000 Organisations
According to a recent study, half of business leaders are more worried about falling victim to a ransomware attack than macroeconomic hardship. Over 60% of businesses who had suffered a ransomware attack reported concerns about the prospect of a second ransomware attack, and 71% of leaders admitted their businesses wouldn’t be able to withstand it. 56% said they had increased hiring costs, nearly half experienced increased customer complaints, and 47% reported team stress. This comes as the tally of victims from the MOVEit attack alone surpasses 2,000 organisations. To make matters worse, the FBI has described dual ransomware attacks taking place, with the second attack less than 48 hours after the first.
Source: [Tech Informed] [Helpnet Security] [Helpnet Security] [BleepComputer]
Hotel Hackers Redirect Guests to Fake Booking[.]com Site in Major Phishing Campaign
Booking.com users have become the focus of a new, large-scale phishing campaign that involved hackers taking control of the hotel’s Booking[.]com account. Once in control, the attackers were then able to utilise personal information and craft messages, tailored to victims.
With many organisations using sites such as Booking[.]com, it is imperative that staff are trained effectively, to reduce the risk of them falling victim to a phishing campaign.
Sources: [BleepingComputer] [Inforsecurity Magazine]
Cyber Leaders Worry That AI Will Overwhelm Cyber Defences
A survey of 250 leaders found that 85% worry that AI will overwhelm cyber defences while almost two thirds (61%) have already seen an increase in cyber attack complexity due to AI. Overall 80% view AI as the single biggest cyber threat their business faces, and seven out of 10 are investing in more resilient measures to improve their detection and response protocols.
AI can certainly be overwhelming, but with the right expertise, organisations can navigate their way to improving their AI defences. Black Arrow’s expert team helps your leadership to understand and manage AI-based risks, and safely adopt artificial intelligence in your organisation.
Source: [Management Issues]
Boards Still Lack Cyber Security Expertise
A study by the US National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) found that just 12% of S&P 500 companies have board directors with relevant cyber credentials, showing that there is still a lack of expertise at the board level. Boards can improve their expertise by engaging with training that is tailored to leadership. Black Arrow supports business leaders in organisations of all sizes to demonstrate governance of their cyber security, by owning their cyber security strategy and leveraging their existing internal and external resources to build resilience against a cyber security incident. Source: [Wallstreet Journal]
4 Legal Surprises You May Encounter After a Cyber Security Incident
In the event of a cyber incident, there are a number of problems that emerge, but some you may not be aware of. These may include investigations by auditors, a freeze on payments by banks, and uncertainty about notifying third parties including customers. Your insurance provide may also launch a review of the cyber security controls that you had in place before the incident, to determine the payout.
Ideally, you will never have to face a cyber incident, but it can happen and it’s best to ensure you are well placed to deal with it, by understanding what needs to be done and how to respond. Black Arrow works with organisations of all sizes and sectors to design and prepare for managing a cyber security incident; this can include an Incident Response Plan and an educational tabletop exercise for the leadership team that highlights the proportionate controls to help the organisation prevent and mitigate an incident.
Source: [Dark Reading]
Governance, Risk and Compliance
The CISO Carousel and Its Effect on Enterprise Cyber Security - Security Week
Cyber leaders worry that AI will overwhelm cyber defences (management-issues.com)
Businesses Unprepared for Cyber Attacks Despite Steady Concern (insurancejournal.com)
Cyber criminals are targeting the financial sector more than ever | TechRadar
The hidden costs of neglecting cyber security for small businesses - Help Net Security
Majority of UK SME c-suites lacking awareness of cyber risks | Insurance Times
Business leaders most anxious about ransomware attacks (techinformed.com)
Cyber security incident response: Your company's ICU (channelweb.co.uk)
Cover-ups still the norm in the wake of a cyber incident | Computer Weekly
Many firms aren't reporting breaches to the proper authorities | TechRadar
Half of Cyber-Attacks Go Unreported - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
CISOs are struggling to get cyber security budgets: Report | CSO Online
CISOs are spending more on cyber security - but it might not be enough | TechRadar
Cyber threats remain top concern for businesses in 2023: Travelers Risk Index - Reinsurance News
Despite rising insider risk costs, budgets are being wasted in the wrong places - Help Net Security
The Hot Seat: CISO Accountability in a New Era of SEC Regulation (darkreading.com)
Proactive Security: What It Means for Enterprise Security Strategy (darkreading.com)
4 Legal Surprises You May Encounter After a Cyber Security Incident (darkreading.com)
Moving From Qualitative to Quantitative Cyber Risk Modeling - Security Week
Financial crime compliance costs exceed $206 billion - Help Net Security
Threats
Ransomware, Extortion and Destructive Attacks
Ransomware soars as enterprises struggle to respond - Verdict
Ransomware groups are shifting their focus away from larger targets - Help Net Security
Business leaders most anxious about ransomware attacks (techinformed.com)
Why is Ransomware Such a Prevalent Threat and Popular Tool for Attackers? | MSSP Alert
ShadowSyndicate: A New Cyber Crime Group Linked to 7 Ransomware Families (thehackernews.com)
The Group Claiming To Have Hacked Sony Is Using GDPR As A Weapon For Demanding Ransoms | Techdirt
FBI: Dual ransomware attack victims now get hit within 48 hours (bleepingcomputer.com)
Cl0p's MOVEit attack tally surpasses 2,000 victim organisations - Help Net Security
MOVEit cyber attack is pause for concern | Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C. - JDSupra
Lawsuits Allege MGM, Caesars Neglected Cyber Security Preparedness (skift.com)
'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM and Caesars - The Japan Times
Amidst MGM, Caesar's Incidents, Attackers Focus on Luxury Hotels (darkreading.com)
Youth hacking ring at the center of cyber crime spree | CyberScoop
Current ransomware defencs efforts are not working - Help Net Security
VMware users anxious about costs and ransomware threats - Help Net Security
MSP shares details of Kaseya VSA ransomware attack, recovery | TechTarget
Trust Is Key In Cyber Security: Analysing The MOVEit Ransomware Attacks (forbes.com)
Study Reveals Conti Affiliates Money Laundering Practices (inforisktoday.com)
Akira Ransomware Mutates to Target Linux Systems, Adds TTPs (darkreading.com)
Trend Micro Report Reveals Increase of LockBit Ransomware Attacks in US (thedefensepost.com)
Hospital Ransomware Attacks Go Beyond Health Care Data (securityintelligence.com)
Patient Care at Risk as Hospitals Increasingly on Frontlines of Ransomware Attacks | The Epoch Times
Ransomware Victims
Bermuda Struggles to Recover From Cyber Attack (govinfosecurity.com)
Cl0p's MOVEit attack tally surpasses 2,000 victim organisations - Help Net Security
Amidst MGM, Caesar's Incidents, Attackers Focus on Luxury Hotels (darkreading.com)
MGM, Caesars Cyber Attack Responses Required Brutal Choices (darkreading.com)
Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached 'All of Sony Systems' (vgchartz.com)
900 US Schools Impacted by MOVEit Hack at National Student Clearinghouse - Security Week
Youth hacking ring at the center of cyber crime spree | CyberScoop
MGM Resorts and Caesars face class action lawsuits over September cyber attacks By Investing.com
UK logistics firm blames ransomware attack for insolvency, 730 redundancies (therecord.media)
Ransomware group demands $51 million from Johnson Controls after cyber attack (bitdefender.com)
Lawsuits Allege MGM, Caesars Neglected Cyber Security Preparedness (skift.com)
Leekes cyber attack? NoEscape ransomware gang claims breach (techmonitor.ai)
Phishing & Email Based Attacks
This devious phishing scam makes it look like dodgy emails are actually safe | TechRadar
New AtlasCross hackers use American Red Cross as phishing lure (bleepingcomputer.com)
BEC – Business Email Compromise
Nigerian man pleads guilty to attempted $6 million BEC email heist (bleepingcomputer.com)
BEC Attacks Increase By 279% in Healthcare - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Other Social Engineering; Smishing, Vishing, etc
Artificial Intelligence
Cyber leaders worry that AI will overwhelm cyber defences (management-issues.com)
Google is working to keep Bard chats out of Search • The Register
New working group to probe AI risks and applications | CyberScoop
A Primer On Artificial Intelligence And Cyber Security (forbes.com)
How should organisations navigate the risks and opportunities of AI? - Help Net Security
Malware
Gozi strikes again, targeting banks, cryptocurrency and more (securityintelligence.com)
'Culturestreak' Malware Lurks Inside GitLab Python Package (darkreading.com)
Deadglyph: New Advanced Backdoor with Distinctive Malware Tactics (thehackernews.com)
New variant of BBTok Trojan targets users of +40 banks in LATAM (securityaffairs.com)
A powerful new malware backdoor is targeting governments across the world | TechRadar
Researchers uncover thriving market for malware targeting IoT devices - The Hindu
Mobile
China-Linked EvilBamboo Targets Mobiles - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
iOS 17 update secretly changed your privacy settings; here's how to set them back (bitdefender.com)
Predator Spyware Delivered to iOS, Android Devices via Zero-Days, MitM Attacks - Security Week
Russian Firm Willing to Pay $20 Million for iPhone, Android Zero-Day Exploits (pcmag.com)
Botnets
Bot Swarm: Attacks From Middle East & Africa Are Notably Up (darkreading.com)
New variant of BBTok Trojan targets users of +40 banks in LATAM (securityaffairs.com)
Asian banks are a favorite target of cyber cooks, and malicious bots their preferred tool | ZDNET
Denial of Service/DoS/DDOS
Internet of Things – IoT
If You Have An Amazon Alexa Device, You Need To Check This Security Update List (slashgear.com)
Researchers uncover thriving market for malware targeting IoT devices - The Hindu
Where Linux is in your home, and how to protect Linux devices from hacking | Kaspersky official blog
Data Breaches/Leaks
UK pension schemes reveal 4,000% rise in cyber security breaches - Pensions Age Magazine
Reported cyber security breaches increase threefold for financial services firms (cityam.com)
British charities warn supporters their personal data has been breached • Graham Cluley
Air Canada discloses data breach of employee and 'certain records' (bleepingcomputer.com)
National Student Clearinghouse data breach impacts 890 schools (bleepingcomputer.com)
BORN Ontario child registry data breach affects 3.4 million people (bleepingcomputer.com)
900 US Schools Impacted by MOVEit Hack at National Student Clearinghouse - Security Week
Regulator Warns Breaches Can Cost Lives - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Hospital alert as 24,000 letters meant for GPs lost in computer error - Mirror Online
Organised Crime & Criminal Actors
'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM and Caesars - The Japan Times
Asian banks are a favourite target of cyber cooks, and malicious bots their preferred tool | ZDNET
Cryptocurrency/Cryptomining/Cryptojacking/NFTs/Blockchain
Gozi strikes again, targeting banks, cryptocurrency and more (securityintelligence.com)
Yet another hack hits NFT marketplace OpenSea - SiliconANGLE
Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network (securityaffairs.com)
Bitcoin scammer who was snared by victims sentenced - BBC News
Security researcher stopped at US border for investigating crypto scam (bleepingcomputer.com)
Insider Risk and Insider Threats
75% who didn't report cyber attack to leadership, felt guilty about it | Security Magazine
Preventing employees from becoming the gateway for cyber attacks | TechRadar
Despite rising insider risk costs, budgets are being wasted in the wrong places - Help Net Security
Fraud, Scams & Financial Crime
Hotel hackers redirect guests to fake Booking.com to steal cards (bleepingcomputer.com)
Beware: fraud and smishing scams targeting students | Bournemouth University
Yet another hack hits NFT marketplace OpenSea - SiliconANGLE
Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network (securityaffairs.com)
Fraud prevention forces scammers to up their game - Help Net Security
Why young people are more prone to online scams than boomers are (news5cleveland.com)
Bitcoin scammer who was snared by victims sentenced - BBC News
Security researcher warns of chilling effect after feds search phone at airport | TechCrunch
AML/CFT/Sanctions
Study Reveals Conti Affiliates Money Laundering Practices (inforisktoday.com)
Financial crime compliance costs exceed $206 billion - Help Net Security
Insurance
Dark Web
Supply Chain and Third Parties
Trust Is Key In Cyber Security: Analysing The MOVEit Ransomware Attacks (forbes.com)
How the Okta Cross-Tenant Impersonation Attacks Succeeded (darkreading.com)
Lawsuits Allege MGM, Caesars Neglected Cyber Security Preparedness (skift.com)
3 phases of the third-party risk management lifecycle | TechTarget
Cloud/SaaS
Containers
Encryption
The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe (theconversation.com)
Regulators Are 'Hurting Their Own Country' in Seeking Encryption Backdoors: Nym CEO - Decrypt
Open Source
Where Linux is in your home, and how to protect Linux devices from hacking | Kaspersky official blog
Akira Ransomware Mutates to Target Linux Systems, Adds TTPs (darkreading.com)
Passwords, Credential Stuffing & Brute Force Attacks
Why Shouldn’t You Use the Same Password Everywhere Online (makeuseof.com)
Are You Willing to Pay the High Cost of Compromised Credentials? (thehackernews.com)
Biometrics
Social Media
Elon Musk’s X is biggest outlet of Russia disinformation, EU says (cnbctv18.com)
X scraps tool to report electoral fake news - researchers - BBC News
Malvertising
Training, Education and Awareness
Travel
Cyber Bullying, Cyber Stalking and Sextortion
Regulations, Fines and Legislation
The Group Claiming To Have Hacked Sony Is Using GDPR As A Weapon For Demanding Ransoms | Techdirt
The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe (theconversation.com)
Are we about to lose the last pillar of our digital security? | Euronews
New working group to probe AI risks and applications | CyberScoop
Why California's Delete Act matters for the whole country - Help Net Security
Financial crime compliance costs exceed $206 billion - Help Net Security
Models, Frameworks and Standards
Why It’s Wrong To Judge SIEM Success Only Against The ATT&CK Framework (forbes.com)
Urgent actions for protecting utilities against cyber-attack: Navigating NIS 2 - Utility Week
Careers, Working in Cyber and Information Security
The CISO Carousel and Its Effect on Enterprise Cyber Security - Security Week
Demand for cyber security staff trebled since 2019 | Business Post
Cyber security and staffing issues key risks for companies | Accountancy Daily
Cyber security skills employers are desperate to find in 2023 - Help Net Security
Preventing security professionals from ‘quietly quitting’ due to alert fatigue (securitybrief.co.nz)
Law Enforcement Action and Take Downs
Misinformation, Disinformation and Propaganda
Nation State Actors, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), Cyber Warfare and Cyber Espionage
Russia
Russia’s APT29 intensifies espionage operations | SC Media (scmagazine.com)
Russian hacking operations target Ukrainian law enforcement | CyberScoop
Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack (securityaffairs.com)
Bermuda probes major cyber attack as officials slowly bring operations back online (thestar.com)
Ukraine war: Cyber Attack in Crimea after Black Sea fleet HQ hit | News UK Video News | Sky News
Examining the Activities of the Turla APT Group (trendmicro.com)
Scottish Tory MSP has website hacked by 'hostile Russian group' | The National
Elon Musk’s X is biggest outlet of Russia disinformation, EU says (cnbctv18.com)
Russian Firm Willing to Pay $20 Million for iPhone, Android Zero-Day Exploits (pcmag.com)
Cyber Attack on Russian Air Booking System Sparks Flight Delays - The Moscow Times
China
Taiwan is bracing for Chinese cyber attacks, White House official says - POLITICO
China-Linked EvilBamboo Targets Mobiles - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Chinese Gov Hackers Caught Hiding in Cisco Router Firmware - Security Week
China’s national security minister lists top digital threats • The Register
Misc Nation State/Cyber Warfare
Vulnerability Management
Why Zero Days Are Set for Highest Year on Record - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Vulnerabilities
Google assigns new maximum rated CVE to libwebp bug exploited in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)
Cisco Warns of IOS Software Zero-Day Exploitation Attempts - Security Week
Researchers Release Details of New RCE Exploit Chain for SharePoint (darkreading.com)
High-Severity Flaws Uncovered in Atlassian Products and ISC BIND Server (thehackernews.com)
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack | Ars Technica
Firefox 118 Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities - Security Week
Hackers actively exploiting Openfire flaw to encrypt servers (bleepingcomputer.com)
Trust Is Key In Cyber Security: Analysing The MOVEit Ransomware Attacks (forbes.com)
Tools and Controls
Cyber security incident response: Your company's ICU (channelweb.co.uk)
CISOs are spending more on cyber security - but it might not be enough | TechRadar
4 Legal Surprises You May Encounter After a Cyber Security Incident (darkreading.com)
The 5 most dangerous Wi-Fi attacks, and how to fight them | PCWorld
What Is a Network Security Assessment and Why You Need It | MSSP Alert
Why You Should Phish In Your Own Pond (informationsecuritybuzz.com)
The pitfalls of neglecting security ownership at the design stage - Help Net Security
A Primer On Artificial Intelligence And Cyber Security (forbes.com)
Preventing employees from becoming the gateway for cyber attacks | TechRadar
Proactive Security: What It Means for Enterprise Security Strategy (darkreading.com)
Looking Beyond the Hype Cycle of AI/ML in Cyber Security (darkreading.com)
Moving From Qualitative to Quantitative Cyber Risk Modelling - SecurityWeek
Cyber security budgets show moderate growth - Help Net Security
Exploring Cyber Insurance and its Intersection with Property Coverage | Woodruff Sawyer - JDSupra
Other News
Cyber criminals are targeting the financial sector more than ever | TechRadar
The hidden costs of neglecting cyber security for small businesses - Help Net Security
SMBs face growing cyber security threats, but basic measures can lower risks | ZDNET
Why aviation needs to prioritise cyber security – Airport World (airport-world.com)
Are Fire Departments Prepared for a Cyber Attack? | HackerNoon
Fintechs must brace for rising cyber security challenges | Mint (livemint.com)
Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending | Ars Technica
UK Cyber Security Council CEO reflects on a year of progress | CSO Online
Google Loophole Lets Drug Dealers Hijack Nearly Any Website to Sell Narcotics (businessinsider.com)
Cyber Hygiene: A First Line of Against Evolving Cyber Attacks (darkreading.com)
Cyber Attacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada (cheknews.ca)
KnowBe4 Finds US. Healthcare a Top Target For Cyber Attacks (prnewswire.com)
US Government Shutdown Could Bench 80% of CISA Staff - SecurityWeek
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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 March 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 March 2023:
-Almost Half of IT Leaders Consider Security as an Afterthought
-Over $10bn Lost To Online Frauds, with Pig Butchering and Investment Scams Accounting for $3B, Overtaking BEC – FBI Report Says
-Over 721 Million Passwords Were Leaked in 2022
-How Much of a Cyber Security Risk are Suppliers?
-90% of £5m+ Businesses Hit by Cyber Attacks
-Rushed Cloud Migrations Result in Escalating Technical Debt
-17 European Nations Targeted by Russia in 2023 as Espionage Ramping Up
-Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Use of Phishing Kits
-BEC Volumes Double on Phishing Surge
-The Risk of Pasting Confidential Company Data in ChatGPT
-Ransomware Attacks have Entered a New Phase
-MI5 Launches New Agency to Tackle State-Backed Attacks
-Why Cyber Awareness Training is an Ongoing Process
Welcome to this week’s Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing – a weekly digest, collated and curated by our cyber experts to provide senior and middle management with an easy to digest round up of the most notable threats, vulnerabilities, and cyber related news from the last week.
Top Cyber Stories of the Last Week
Almost Half of IT Leaders Consider Security as an Afterthought
A recent industry report found that security is an afterthought for almost half of UK IT leaders, despite 92% of respondents agreeing that security risks had risen in the last five years. Additionally, 48% of respondents felt that the rapid development of new tools had caused challenges around security. The concept of security as an afterthought is worrying when considering that 39% of UK businesses identified a cyber attack within the past 12 months.
Over $10bn Lost to Online Frauds, with Pig Butchering and Investment Scams Accounting for $3B, Overtaking BEC – FBI Report Says
According to the latest FBI crime report pig butchering now accounts for $3 billion of the $10 billion total lost to online fraud. Pig butchering is a rising investment scam that uses the promise of romance and the lure of making easy cryptocurrency profit against its unsuspecting targets. The concept of pig butchering is to “fatten up” the victim, with small returns on cryptocurrency and personal interactions, often with an element of romance; eventually, the victim is lured into making a larger investment with the scammer. In addition to pig butchering, other investment scams are growing in provenance and are set to overtake Business Email Compromise (BEC) as a major earner for cyber criminals.
Over 721 Million Passwords were Leaked in 2022
A report published this week discovered 721.5 million exposed credentials online in 2022. Additionally, the report identified 72% of users reusing previously compromised passwords. The study also uncovered 8.6 billion personally identifiable information assets, including 67 million credit card numbers which were publicly available.
https://www.neowin.net/news/study-over-721-million-passwords-were-leaked-in-2022/
How Much of a Cyber Security Risk are Suppliers?
When your business is digitally connected to a service provider, you need to understand how a cyber security attack on their business can affect yours. You can have all the right measures in place to manage your own cyber risks, but this doesn’t matter if there are undiscovered vulnerabilities in your supply chain. Organisations need to audit the cyber security of suppliers at several stages of their relationship; you may benefit from specialist cyber security support if you can’t do this in-house. Ask hard questions and consider advising your suppliers that if their cyber security is not enough then you may take your business elsewhere. Many businesses now require suppliers to be certified to schemes such as ISO 27001; demonstrating your security posture to your customers is an important ticket to trade.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-much-of-a-cybersecurity-risk-are-my-suppliers-mqbwcf7p2
90% of £5m+ Businesses Hit by Cyber Attacks
A study from Forbes found that 57% of small and medium-sized enterprises had suffered an online attack. Businesses with an annual turnover in excess of £5 million were even more likely to experience a cyber crime with the figure rising to nearly 90% of firms of this size suffering a cyber attack. To make matters worse, the study found that a significant proportion of British businesses are without any form of protection against online attacks.
https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2023/03/13/nine-in-10-5m-businesses-hit-by-cyber-attacks/
Rushed Cloud Migrations Result in Escalating Technical Debt
A cloud service provider found 83% of CIO’s are feeling pressured to stretch their budgets even further than before. 72% of CIOs admitted that they are behind in their digital transformation because of technical debt and 38% believed the accumulation of this debt is largely because of rushed cloud migrations. Respondents believed these rushed migrations caused for miscalculations in the cloud budget, which resulted in significant overspend.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/03/16/managing-cloud-costs/
Microsoft: 17 European Nations Targeted by Russia in 2023 as Espionage Ramping Up
According to an intelligence report from Microsoft, Russia has been ramping up its cyber espionage operations and this now includes 17 European nations. Of all 74 countries targeted, the UK ranked third, after the US and Poland.
Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Use of Phishing Kits
Microsoft have found that phishing kits are being purchased and used to perform millions of phishing emails every day. In their report, Microsoft found the availability of purchasing such phishing kits was part of the industrialisation of the cyber criminal economy and lowered the barrier of entry for cyber crime. Microsoft identified phishing kits which had the capability to bypass multi factor authentication selling for as little as $300. The emergence of AI is only going to compound this.
https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/microsoft-warns-of-large-scale-use-of.html
BEC Volumes Double on Phishing Surge
The number of Business Email Compromise (BEC) incidents doubled last year according to security provider Secureworks. In their report, they found that the main initial access vectors for BEC were phishing and systems with known vulnerabilities, with each accounting for a third of initial accesses.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bec-volumes-double-on-phishing/
The Risk of Pasting Confidential Company Data in ChatGPT
Researchers analysed the use of artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT and found that 4.9% of employees have provided company data to the tool; ChatGPT builds its knowledge on this and in turn, this knowledge is shared publicly. The risk is serious, with employees putting their organisation at risk of leaking sensitive and confidential information. The research found that 0.9% of employees are responsible for 80% of leaks caused by pasting company data into ChatGPT and this number is expected to rise.
https://securityaffairs.com/143394/security/company-data-chatgpt-risks.html
Ransomware Attacks have Entered a Heinous New Phase
With an increasing amount of victims refusing to pay, cyber criminal gangs are now resorting to new techniques; this includes the recent release of stolen naked photos of cancer patients and sensitive student records. Where encryption and a demand for payment were previously the de facto method for cyber criminals, this has now shifted to pure exfiltration. In a report, the FBI highlighted evolving and increasingly aggressive extortion behaviour, with actors increasingly threatening to release stolen data.
https://www.wired.com/story/ransomware-tactics-cancer-photos-student-records/
MI5 Launches New Agency to Tackle State-Backed Attacks
British intelligence agency MI5 have announced the creation of the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), created as part of a major review of government defences. The NPSA is to operate out of MI5 and absorb and extend the responsibilities for the protection of national infrastructure. The NPSA will work with existing agencies such as the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Counter Terrorism Security Office (CTSO) to provide defensive advice to UK organisations.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mi5-new-agency-tackle-statebacked/
Why Cyber Awareness Training is an Ongoing Process
A survey conducted by Hornetsecurity found that 80% of respondents believed remote working introduced extra cyber security risks and 75% were aware that personal devices are used to access sensitive data, fuelling the need for employees to be cyber aware. Where IT security training is only undertaken once, for example in block training, it is likely that participants will have forgotten a lot of the content after as little as a week; this means that for organisations to get the most out of training, they need to conduct frequent awareness training. By conducting frequent training there is more chance of trainees retaining the training content and allowing the organisation to shape a culture of cyber security.
Threats
Ransomware, Extortion and Destructive Attacks
BianLian Ransomware Pivots From Encryption to Pure Data-Theft Extortion (darkreading.com)
Rise of Ransomware Attacks Main Focus for SOCs, research finds - IT Security Guru
FBI: Ransomware hit 860 critical infrastructure orgs in 2022 (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft fixes Windows zero-day exploited in ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)
Clop ransomware gang begins extorting GoAnywhere zero-day victims (bleepingcomputer.com)
Staples-owned Essendant facing multi-day "outage," orders frozen (bleepingcomputer.com)
CISA now warns critical infrastructure of ransomware-vulnerable devices (bleepingcomputer.com)
Dissecting the malicious arsenal of the Makop ransomware gang- - Security Affairs
Blackbaud agrees to pay $3m to settle SEC ransomware probe • The Register
Ransomware Gang Claims It Hacked Amazon's Ring (gizmodo.com)
5 Reasons MSSP Clients Need Strong AppSec Strategies to Thwart Ransomware - MSSP Alert
Dish customers kept in the dark as ransomware fallout continues | TechCrunch
Cancer patient sues hospital over stolen naked photos • The Register
ChipMixer platform seized for laundering ransomware payments, drug sales (bleepingcomputer.com)
Kaspersky Updates Decryption Tool for Conti Ransomware - MSSP Alert
Conti-based ransomware ‘MeowCorp’ gets free decryptor (bleepingcomputer.com)
Universities and colleges cope silently with ransomware attacks | CSO Online
Phishing & Email Based Attacks
Software for sale is fueling a torrent of phishing attacks that bypass MFA | Ars Technica
Cyber criminals Devising More Tactics For Phishing Attacks (informationsecuritybuzz.com)
6 reasons why your anti-phishing strategy isn’t working | CSO Online
Cyberthreat On New Email By Exotic Lily (informationsecuritybuzz.com)
Botnet that knows your name and quotes your email is back with new tricks | Ars Technica
Analysts Spot a Wave of SVB-Related Cyber Fraud Striking the Business Sector (darkreading.com)
How two-step phishing attacks evade detection and what you can do about it - Help Net Security
BEC – Business Email Compromise
Pig Butchering & Investment Scams: The $3B Cyber crime Threat Overtaking BEC (darkreading.com)
Organizations need to re-examine their approach to BEC protection - Help Net Security
BEC Volumes Double on Phishing Surge - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
2FA/MFA
Outlook app to get built-in Microsoft 365 MFA on Android, iOS (bleepingcomputer.com)
Software for sale is fuelling a torrent of phishing attacks that bypass MFA | Ars Technica
Malware
Microsoft OneNote to get enhanced security after recent malware abuse (bleepingcomputer.com)
New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide (thehackernews.com)
Malware Targets People Looking to Pirate Oscar-Nominated Films (darkreading.com)
Law enforcement seized the website selling the NetWire RAT- - Security Affairs
BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads (thehackernews.com)
Warning: AI-generated YouTube Video Tutorials Spreading Infostealer Malware (thehackernews.com)
Emotet attempts to sell access after infiltrating high-value networks | SC Media (scmagazine.com)
Emotet, QSnatch Malware Dominate Malicious DNS Traffic (darkreading.com)
Winter Vivern APT hackers use fake antivirus scans to install malware (bleepingcomputer.com)
Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection (thehackernews.com)
New malware sample of defunct TeamTNT threat group raises concerns | SC Media (scmagazine.com)
Adobe Acrobat Sign abused to push Redline info-stealing malware (bleepingcomputer.com)
Mobile
Xenomorph Android malware now steals data from 400 banks (bleepingcomputer.com)
GoatRAT Android Banking Trojan Targets Mobile Automated Payment System (darkreading.com)
WhatsApp Tells UK Government It’s Still Not Willing To Undermine Its Encryption | Techdirt
Convincing Twitter 'quote tweet' phone scam targets bank customers (bleepingcomputer.com)
Google Warns Samsung and Pixel Phone Owners About 18 Dire Exploits - CNET
FakeCalls Android malware returns with new ways to hide on phones (bleepingcomputer.com)
Botnets
New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide (thehackernews.com)
Botnet that knows your name and quotes your email is back with new tricks | Ars Technica
Denial of Service/DoS/DDOS
Internet of Things – IoT
Researchers Uncover Over a Dozen Security Flaws in Akuvox E11 Smart Intercom (thehackernews.com)
Tesla App Lets Man Accidentally Steal Model 3 That Wasn't His (gizmodo.com)
Data Breaches/Leaks
Negative Impacts of Data Loss and How to Avoid Them - MSSP Alert
Mental health provider Cerebral alerts 3.1M people of data breach (bleepingcomputer.com)
BMW exposes data of clients in Italy, experts warn- - Security Affairs
Acronis states that only one customer's account was compromised- - Security Affairs
Security giant Rubrik says hackers used Fortra zero-day to steal internal data | TechCrunch
LA Housing Authority Suffers Year-Long Breach - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Hacker selling data allegedly stolen in US Marshals Service hack (bleepingcomputer.com)
Organised Crime & Criminal Actors
Cyber crime Losses Exceeded $10 Billion in 2022: FBI - SecurityWeek
Nine In 10 £5m+ Businesses Hit By Cyber Attacks - IT Security Guru
CISA: Federal civilian agency hacked by nation-state and criminal hacking groups | CyberScoop
Cryptocurrency/Cryptomining/Cryptojacking/NFTs/Blockchain
FBI Warns of Crypto-Stealing Play-to-Earn Games - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Massive vulnerabilities revealed at Dogecoin, Litecoin, Zcash | Fortune Crypto
UK Crypto Firm Loses $200m in Cyber-Attack - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
One of the darkweb’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats washed out | Europol (europa.eu)
UK Bank Limits Crypto Payments to Smother Fraud - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
CrowdStrike discovered the first-ever Dero crypto mining campaign- - Security Affairs
Claim: FTX leaders helped themselves to $3.2B in cash • The Register
Feds charge exiled Chinese billionaire over crypto fraud • The Register
Insider Risk and Insider Threats
Fraud, Scams & Financial Crime
Cyber crime Losses Exceeded $10 Billion in 2022: FBI - SecurityWeek
Nine In 10 £5m+ Businesses Hit By Cyber Attacks - IT Security Guru
ChatGPT fraud is on the rise: Here's what to watch out for | ZDNET
Analysts Spot a Wave of SVB-Related Cyber Fraud Striking the Business Sector (darkreading.com)
The SVB demise is a fraudster's paradise, so take precautions - Help Net Security
Fighting financial fraud through fusion centers - Help Net Security
UK Crypto Firm Loses $200m in Cyber-Attack - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
UK Bank Limits Crypto Payments to Smother Fraud - Infosecurity Magazine (infosecurity-magazine.com)
Convincing Twitter 'quote tweet' phone scam targets bank customers (bleepingcomputer.com)
Claim: FTX leaders helped themselves to $3.2B in cash • The Register
Feds charge exiled Chinese billionaire over crypto fraud • The Register
Impersonation Attacks
Deepfakes
AML/CFT/Sanctions
One of the darkweb’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats washed out | Europol (europa.eu)
Russia’s Cyber security Companies Shrug Off Sanctions - CEPA
Dark Web
Supply Chain and Third Parties
Top 10 operational risks: focus on third-party risk - Risk.net
How much of a cyber security risk are my suppliers? (thetimes.co.uk)
Software Supply Chain
We can't wait for SBOMs to be demanded by regulation - Help Net Security
Best practices for securing the software application supply chain - Help Net Security
Cloud/SaaS
Rushed cloud migrations result in escalating technical debt - Help Net Security
CrowdStrike report shows identities under siege, cloud data theft up | VentureBeat
How to Apply NIST Principles to SaaS in 2023 (thehackernews.com)
Hybrid/Remote Working
Attack Surface Management
Identity and Access Management
Access Control Gap in Microsoft Active Directory Widens Enterprise Attack Surface (darkreading.com)
Navigating the future of digital identity - Help Net Security
Encryption
Google Proposes Reducing TLS Cert Life Span to 90 Days (darkreading.com)
WhatsApp Tells UK Government It’s Still Not Willing To Undermine Its Encryption | Techdirt
Passwords, Credential Stuffing & Brute Force Attacks
Poor Passwords Still Weakest Link Hackers Seek, Report Reveals - MSSP Alert
Study: Over 721 million passwords were leaked in 2022 - Neowin
Social Media
UK bans TikTok from government mobile phones | TikTok | The Guardian
Convincing Twitter 'quote tweet' phone scam targets bank customers (bleepingcomputer.com)
Malvertising
Training, Education and Awareness
Regulations, Fines and Legislation
WhatsApp Tells UK Government It’s Still Not Willing To Undermine Its Encryption | Techdirt
The US cyber security strategy won’t address today’s threats with regulation alone | CyberScoop
Governance, Risk and Compliance
Make Sure Your Cyber security Budget Stays Flexible (darkreading.com)
Getting cyber security right requires a change of mindset | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
6 principles for building engaged security governance | TechTarget
Models, Frameworks and Standards
How to Apply NIST Principles to SaaS in 2023 (thehackernews.com)
Meet Data Privacy Mandates With Cyber security Frameworks (darkreading.com)
Data Protection
Law Enforcement Action and Take Downs
International authorities bring NetWire's malware infrastructure to a standstill | TechSpot
One of the darkweb’s largest cryptocurrency laundromats washed out | Europol (europa.eu)
Privacy, Surveillance and Mass Monitoring
German states rethink reliance on Palantir technology | Financial Times (ft.com)
Consumers Believe Vendors Don't Adequately Protect Their Personal Data, Report Finds - MSSP Alert
Meet Data Privacy Mandates With Cyber security Frameworks (darkreading.com)
Artificial Intelligence
Warning: AI-generated YouTube Video Tutorials Spreading Infostealer Malware (thehackernews.com)
ChatGPT and the Growing Threat of Bring Your Own AI to the SOC - SecurityWeek
How Businesses Can Get Ready for AI-Powered Security Threats (darkreading.com)
UK spy agency warns of security threat from ChatGPT and rival chatbots | Metro News
Why red team exercises for AI should be on a CISO's radar | CSO Online
GPT-4 Can’t Stop Helping Hackers Make Cyber criminal Tools (forbes.com)
Misinformation, Disinformation and Propaganda
Spyware, Cyber Espionage & Cyber Warfare, including Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Microsoft: Russian hackers may be readying new wave of destructive attacks | CyberScoop
UK bans TikTok from government mobile phones | TikTok | The Guardian
Microsoft: 17 European Nations Targeted by Russia in 2023 as Espionage Ramping Up - SecurityWeek
Russians told to rush to nuclear bomb shelters after hackers take over state media (telegraph.co.uk)
Remcos Trojan Linked to Cyber Espionage Operations Against Ukrainian Government - MSSP Alert
YoroTrooper cyber spies target CIS energy orgs, EU embassies (bleepingcomputer.com)
China sought control of telecoms to spy on Micronesia • The Register
Russia disinformation looks to US far right to weaken Ukraine support | Russia | The Guardian
This Is the New Leader of Russia's Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit | WIRED
Russia’s Cyber security Companies Shrug Off Sanctions - CEPA
Polish intelligence dismantled a network of Russian spies- Security Affairs
Microsoft sheds light on a year of Russian hybrid warfare in Ukraine- Security Affairs
Wave of Stealthy China Cyber attacks Hits US., Private Networks, Google Says - WSJ
Russian hackers plotting another cyber attack against Ukraine - Microsoft (ukrinform.net)
Here's how Chinese spies exploited a critical Fortinet bug • The Register
Nation State Actors
UK bans TikTok from government mobile phones | TikTok | The Guardian
North Korean hackers used polished LinkedIn profiles to target security researchers | CyberScoop
A new Chinese era: security and control | Financial Times (ft.com)
Russians told to rush to nuclear bomb shelters after hackers take over state media (telegraph.co.uk)
Attacks on SonicWall appliances linked to Chinese campaign: Mandiant | CSO Online
Remcos Trojan Linked to Cyber Espionage Operations Against Ukrainian Government - MSSP Alert
Microsoft fixes Outlook zero-day used by Russian hackers since April 2022 (bleepingcomputer.com)
China sought control of telecoms to spy on Micronesia • The Register
CISA: Federal civilian agency hacked by nation-state and criminal hacking groups | CyberScoop
APT29 abuses EU information exchange systems in recent attacks- Security Affairs
Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection (thehackernews.com)
Russia disinformation looks to US far right to weaken Ukraine support | Russia | The Guardian
This Is the New Leader of Russia's Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit | WIRED
Russia’s Cyber security Companies Shrug Off Sanctions - CEPA
Microsoft sheds light on a year of Russian hybrid warfare in Ukraine- Security Affairs
Wave of Stealthy China Cyber attacks Hits US., Private Networks, Google Says - WSJ
Russian hackers plotting another cyber attack against Ukraine - Microsoft (ukrinform.net)
Here's how Chinese spies exploited a critical Fortinet bug • The Register
Vulnerabilities
Critical Microsoft Outlook/365 bug CVE-2023-23397 under attack (thestack.technology)
Critical Microsoft Outlook bug PoC shows how easy it is to exploit (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft fixes Outlook zero-day used by Russian hackers since April 2022 (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft and Fortinet fix bugs under active exploit • The Register
CISA warns of actively exploited Plex bug after LastPass breach (bleepingcomputer.com)
Cisco fixed CVE-2023-20049 DoS flaw affecting enterprise routers- Security Affairs
Massive vulnerabilities revealed at Dogecoin, Litecoin, Zcash | Fortune Crypto
SAP releases security updates fixing five critical vulnerabilities (bleepingcomputer.com)
Adobe Warns of ‘Very Limited Attacks’ Exploiting ColdFusion Zero-Day - SecurityWeek
Microsoft fixes Windows zero-day exploited in ransomware attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft March 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 83 flaws (bleepingcomputer.com)
Firefox 111 patches 11 holes, but not 1 zero-day among them… – Naked Security (sophos.com)
Microsoft Pins Outlook Zero-Day Attacks on Russian Actor, Offers Detection Script - SecurityWeek
Cyber attackers Continue Assault Against Fortinet Devices (darkreading.com)
Security firm Rubrik is latest to be felled by GoAnywhere vulnerability | Ars Technica
Google Warns Samsung and Pixel Phone Owners About 18 Dire Exploits - CNET
Microsoft shares script to fix WinRE BitLocker bypass flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)
Here's how Chinese spies exploited a critical Fortinet bug • The Register
Tools and Controls
Make Sure Your Cyber security Budget Stays Flexible (darkreading.com)
What Is a Stateful Inspection Firewall? Ultimate Guide (enterprisestorageforum.com)
Set up PowerShell script block logging for added security | TechTarget
Brazil seizing Flipper Zero shipments to prevent use in crime (bleepingcomputer.com)
Outlook app to get built-in Microsoft 365 MFA on Android, iOS (bleepingcomputer.com)
5 Reasons MSSP Clients Need Strong AppSec Strategies to Thwart Ransomware - MSSP Alert
5 Steps to Effective Cloud Detection and Response - The New Stack
Virtual patching: Cut time to patch from 250 days to (helpnetsecurity.com)
ChatGPT may be a bigger cyber security risk than an actual benefit (bleepingcomputer.com)
Change Is Coming to the Network Detection and Response (NDR) Market (darkreading.com)
Rise of Ransomware Attacks Main Focus for SOCs, research finds - IT Security Guru
Sector Specific
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· Financial Services
· FinTech
· Food & Agriculture
· Gaming & Gambling
· Government & Public Sector (including Law Enforcement)
· Health/Medical/Pharma
· Hotels & Hospitality
· Insurance
· Legal
· Manufacturing
· Maritime
· Oil, Gas & Mining
· OT, ICS, IIoT, SCADA & Cyber-Physical Systems
· Retail & eCommerce
· Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMBs)
· Startups
· Telecoms
· Third Sector & Charities
· Transport & Aviation
· Web3
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