Hackers love the Cloud and open source tools: report
Cybercriminals and COVID-19 herded the world to massive cloud migrations, no surprise they leveraged this trend for massive profit and influence.
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Telco customer data is highly-prized: no room for sloppy cybersecurity!
A threat intelligence report has identified some of the evolving tactics being used to pilfer this highly-marketable data.
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Severe vulnerability of engineering stations by one manufacturer disclosed
Once hackers gain control over this vendor’s programmable logic controllers, critical manufacturing and operational infrastructure will be severely compromised.
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Mystery of the M1 Mac malware that has no payload
Some 30,000 MacOS devices running on the M1 processor were invaded and abandoned inexplicably, leaving cyber researchers baffled.
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Two groups most vulnerable to fraud in H2 2020: report
Newly-created accounts suffered the highest attack rate in that time period, for credential stuffing in streaming services, gaming and gambling sites.
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Two critical lessons gleaned in post-mortems of SUNBURST attack methodologies
If NotPetya was terrifying, SUNBURST must have been a nightmarish wake-up call to mandate DNS logging and stop trusting “trusted” platforms.
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Report a financial crime dutifully? Nah, we’re Asians
A small global study has indicated that the APAC region is comparatively more amenable to violating AML laws than anywhere else.
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COMBing the Dark Web for data leaks? 3.2bn credentials will do
The largest compilation of breached data ever was leaked early this month, showing that enforcing password hygiene is a lost cause.
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When you suffer a breach, blaming your vendor is bad for your brand!
Instead of accepting accountability, a global law firm caught with its pants down blamed its vendor instead.
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Keeping Singapore cybersecure
MDR services and skills upgrading critical to a cybersecure future for Singapore and ASEAN.
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When your vendors’ poor cybersecurity stance becomes your downfall
Organizational cybersecurity is only as strong as the weakest link.
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As the world turns to automation, so do the cybercriminals
Turning to numerous disguised bots to stay undetected and to streamline their attacks, hackers are a hard nut to crack.
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Free 47-page ebook on vigilance against phishing and social engineering launched
Produced by a security-awareness training firm and an expert author, the publication may be a useful resource for SMEs.
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In the year of the metal Ox, a Chinese water bear sneaks in
At 10,000 bytes in size, this beefy bear is one of the most sophisticated and evasive shellcode deployed by an APT.
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Q4 2020 saw slowdown of RDP attack surge but a rise in supply-chain attacks
And hackers now have a new theme to scam with: COVID-19 vaccinations—according to one cybersecurity firm.
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Scholarship program aims to boost cybersecurity talent pool in Singapore
Junior undergrads in a technological university there can apply for funding on a bond-free arrangement—thus benefiting the region as well.
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Slow updating of operating system vulnerabilities will cost firms more
Timely updates can cut SE Asia organizations’ data breach damage costs and penalties, according to a global study.
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As OT and IT merge, cybersecurity awareness has to be stepped up
Industrial control systems were under heavy attack last year, and while cyber-research has also grown, more can be done: report
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Hackers teach an old RAT new tricks to evade endpoint detection
A long-running remote-access tool has been rejuvenated with up-to-date evasion and obfuscation tactics to sneak through modern gatekeepers.
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Protected Health Information are a hot commodity on the Dark Web
Stolen COVID-19 test results can earn cybercrooks a pretty penny, and even inexperienced hackers can get in on the action.
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Whitepapers
Cyberchat between Proficio and Splunk
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Data security predictions 2021
Zero Trust, ‘vishing’ and strategic approaches to a chaotic, rapidly evolving world.Download Whitepaper
MDR checklist for your Splunk environment
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Tokenization helps Indonesian financial technology and service provider with PCI compliance
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Case Studies
Idaptive reduces complexity, increases security for NZ agricultural organization
Challenge: find a single sign-on solution to reduce complexity, minimize calls for password assistance, increase …Read more
Are we ready for the next big breach?
How organizations across various industries prevent breaches, get deep visibility to detect and stop threats …Read more
Email Security Threat Report 2020
Email and collaboration platforms are the connective tissue of most businesses and organizations, where information …Read more
Leading Malaysian developer zeroes in on threats with LogRhythm
Full visibility and intelligent detection eliminate cybersecurity blind spots and reduce response time for UDA. …Read more