Bad and novel VIB(E)s spotted in hypervisors and guest machines
A never-before-seen attack using vSphere installation bundles (VIBs) across 10 machines could be the start of a VMpandemic
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11.2m telco customers in Australia breached through API data leak
As more digital collaborations are set rely on API plugins, one industry observer is calling for serious scrutiny of API security
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One more reason for not investing in highly-risky algorithmic crypto schemes
The money lost in Do Kwon’s failed blue-chip crypto venture will probably never be returned to the legions of “poor” investors
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More IT teams in large enterprises nail access management challenges: survey
Compared to 2021, more respondents in an annual IT survey felt they were confidently tackling the challenges of facilitating hybrid-working
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Average of 54 cyber incidents being handled daily by IT teams: survey
Among 9,000 IT decision makers across the world, a common perception was that their cybersecurity solutions were siloed
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Three notable cyber threats detected in Aug 2022
One involved ‘Multi-Factor Authentication fatigue’; another used hotel booking lures, and the last threat acted as a dropper for other malware
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Major coffee chain in Singapore investigating how it lost the PII of 330,000 customers
The incident is a wake-up call for the members of loyalty schemes and mobile app services worldwide to segregate payment accounts
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Cybersecurity budgets in APJ rising since 2019, but look what happened
A small comparative survey of the region’s track record in averting (or suffering) cyberattacks despite increased spending harbors important learning points
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RDP, Exchange Server and 1-day vulnerabilities still plaguing South-east Asia: study
A study of the region’s cyber threat landscape in 2021 shows what areas of cybersecurity still need urgent, permanent fixing
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Obscure cyber espionage group in Asia and Africa finally gets an airing
Better the threat group you know than the cyber-attacks you are not aware of…
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Deepfaking celebrities such as Vitalik Buterin and the President of Salvador pays really well for scammers but not for their victims
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Are some CFOs over-confident about cybersecurity?
One mini global survey may have caught some CFOs out: throwing money at improving cybersecurity without removing silos could be counter-productive
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Fighting industrialization of cybercrime requires public-private resolve: threat brief
Ransomware-as-a-service has become big bad business, and global threat intelligence needs to beefed up to put cyber crooks out of business
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Does your disaster recovery plan resume operations under 12 hours?
Even so, the plan must be continuously updated, stress tested and documented amid escalating cyber threats and natural disasters
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Ransomware asking rates increased by 53% in 2021: global survey
The more visible and sophisticated attackers were demanding US$1m or more, while returning less data than in previous years
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Payment security compliance levels are up, but so are PCI DSS 4.0 expectations: report
The new standard, slated for enforcement in 2024, will likely pose several additional challenges amid escalating financial cybercrime and digital fraud
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Patches for zero day vulnerabilities, bugs released just two days after iOS16 launch
Malicious apps already lurking in the official App Store could exploit CVE-2022-32917 and other security holes, so patch up asap!
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“GoldDragon cluster” APT expected to hit APAC soon
The Kimsuky advanced persistent threat (APT) is expected to target more APAC countries in the near future
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Personal data of 2bn social media users stolen—because of a weak server password!?
Coupled with previous US shows of distrust against China-owned digital giants, this latest (possible) breach could be used for political mileage
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With the US midterms around the corner, watch out for APT42
The Iran-linked threat group possibly targeted US election campaign staff in 2019 and 2020, and it will not stop there …
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Case Studies
Pacific Sense Enterprise takes smart approach to outsmart scammers
How a leading electrical and mechanical engineering company outsmarts scammersRead more
South-east Asia’s first neobank adopts SaaS solution for API security
Launched in 2021, the all-digital bank ensures that its infrastructure offers maximum inventorying, visibility and …Read more
Mitigating the largest cyber-attack to date
Attack of over 1.06Tbps in Q2 2022 the largest bandwidth mitigated to date.Read more
Cross Hydraulics uses Barracuda to streamline data flows and scale network
How Cross Hydraulics protects its data flows and securely scales its network with BarracudaRead more