SEA’s financial sector prone to spear phishing attacks
Recall the US$81m cyber-heist by the Lazarus group in 2016? We are reminded that threat intelligence is critical for solid cybersecurity. In view of...
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High-profile Twitter accounts hijacked in Bitcoin scam
Hackers coordinated a social engineering attack and gained insider access to hundreds of major high-profile social media accounts. On 15 July 2020...
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11 videoconferencing and remote-working best practices
Ready or not, businesses are getting workers to WFH, then realizing that security and user discipline can complicate things … All of a sudden, we...
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Singapore power company hardens its industrial cybersecurity defenses
Operational technology companies such as those in the energy sector are required to harden cybersecurity without operational lapses or downtime. As...
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Healthcare institutions to get 6 months of endpoint security software free
This is to protect medical equipment from hacks, ensure data availability, and also protect patient-data privacy during the pandemic. Endpoint...
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Live specimen of super nasty stalkerware discovered!
The nasty breed of commercial software used to monitor foes and prey has reached new levels of sophistication and illegality. Stalkerware is...
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Each data breach in SEA can cost US$1m or more: report
Internal talent, technical knowledge, appropriate IT security remain missing pieces in the struggle to remain vigilant and hack-resilient. Last...
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Singapore remains among world’s top 10 online sources of cyberthreats
Last year, more than 11 million cyberattacks originated from servers hosted in the little island, from 8th place in 2018. The latest data from...
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APT cybercrooks are watching SE Asia
More than seven geopolitically-motivated threat groups are on the prowl, and they take no prisoners in their increasingly aggressive agendas. Hungry...
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5 APAC cybersecurity issues looming large on the horizon
From 2019’s cyberthreat trends, we know threat actors are eyeing our region for even more ambitious attacks to come. With developed countries in...
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Q4 2019 had double the DDoS attacks, even on Sundays
Somehow, Thursdays were usually quiet, reports the research team from Kaspersky. As a global population, hackers and cybercriminals are a...
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The corona virus fallout has reached the Web
Preying on pandemic fears, cybercriminals have planted trojans and worms into videos and documents containing information about the Wuhan...
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Malware hides behind top music award nominees
Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of Grammy award nominees and works to spread malware. Recently, a year-on-year 39% rise in...
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Coalition against stalkerware
New global working group combines expertise for victim support and cybersecurity to help affected users. The threat landscape for stalkerware – a...
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76% medical devices of healthcare facilities in Philippines may be infected by malicious code
In a recent workshop held in Yangon, Myanmar by antivirus company Kaspersky, their representatives mentioned that 76% of medical devices in...
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Kaspersky raises alarm over increasing targeted attacks against pharmaceuticals
Widely used EMR systems open wider entry points for hackers targeting hospitals. Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky revealed an alarming trend...
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WannaCry Aftermath: number of attacks declines globally
Human-factor remains healthcare security’s biggest loophole. More than two years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware crippled medical facilities...
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More than half of incident response requests come too late
Around 56% of Incident Response (IR) requests occur after damage from a cyber-attack has been completed. Around 56% of Incident Response (IR)...
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Case Studies
Email Security Threat Report 2020
Email and collaboration platforms are the connective tissue of most businesses and organizations, where information …Read moreLeading Malaysian developer zeroes in on threats with LogRhythm
Full visibility and intelligent detection eliminate cybersecurity blind spots and reduce response time for UDA. …Read moreUWCSEA deploys Enterprise Immune System to protect campus network
Defending a complex network environment with over 7,000 mobile and BYOD devices requires AI capabilities …Read moreHong Kong firm VXRL reduces phishing threats with Green Radar
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