Threats on critical infrastructure, ICS will escalate in 2023 with geopolitical activity
Increasing use of IIoT and automation of industrial control systems and operational technology exposes such infrastructures to all-round risks
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Despite the “crypto winter”, cybercriminals mining Monero are on the rise in Q3
At least that is what the numbers in one cybersecurity firm’s user base show
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11.11 tips for e-commerce platforms
Scammers are always on the lurk during the festive shopping season
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Some sophisticated malware techniques spotted in Q3 2022
A booby-trapped VPN client; a malware platform that bypasses native security solutions; and strategic web compromise techniques were some new discoveries
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BYOD policies increase the attack surface but firms can manage the risk
Security teams need to rein in employees’ personal devices and apply stringent but low friction cyber measures
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SMEs may not have considered this cyber risk when managing employee well-being
Unethical or malicious staff in the smaller firms could abuse Shadow IT and data access privileges, especially when planning to exit
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Cybersecurity firm reports 47m brute-force RDP attacks in SEA in H1 2022
With the normalization of remote- and hybrid- working, cyber hygiene enhancement and training will need to become a fixture as well
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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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“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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With cyber threats running amok, global governments should crack down on spam
According to one cybersecurity researcher, decades of insufficient spam regulation have conditioned people worldwide to be victims of phishing campaigns now
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You’ve Got Spam Mail: APAC accounts for 1/4 of global malicious emails in 2022
Spam mail has evolved since the first was sent in 1978. Its evolution spans from the techniques, tactics, and the latest trends cybercriminals piggyback on to make it more legitimate-looking...
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Beware of two prolific mobile banking trojans: Anubis and Roaming Mantis
Users of Android and iOS smart devices take note:
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Two newest ransomware trends in 2022 that make life tougher for defenders
Malicious programmers are turning to code that attacks multiple operating systems; and thanks to vulnerability disclosures, can create more ‘1-day exploits’
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Why cybercriminals love users of outdated, unsupported software suites
Old vulnerabilities lay dormant and unpatched, leaving the gate wide open for attack, as Q2 telemetry from one cybersecurity firm shows
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Are SMEs in South-east Asia prone to paying off cyber ransoms?
One recent survey showed that this group of organizations in the region had suffered knee-jerk reactions when encountering ransomware attacks
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More aware of privacy risks now, people focus on tightening Android OS permissions
Google (which controls the development of Android) has also garnered much privacy-restriction interest, according to one cybersecurity firm’s own data
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How complacent are South-east Asian executives about cybersecurity?
One global 2021 survey yielded signs that cyber complacency in the region could spell trouble
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Newly discovered UEFI motherboard firmware trojan found to have existed since 2016
Even before UEFI had taken root in the home computer industry, a China-linked APT group had already created a Window-linked trojan
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Why target just one operating system? Ransomware groups start new trend
By turning to platform-agnostic programming languages, threat groups are able to simultaneously infiltrate more systems and virtual machines in a single attack
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An update on the evolution of LockBit ransomware
Cited as one of the most prolific threat groups by the US law enforcement agencies, the ransomware is evolving rapidly
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