APT targeting Middle East/South Asia government entities brought to light
Furtive and subtle, the advanced persistent threat has been lurking for five year before being ferreted out
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Urgent: Your inactive cryptomining account is about to be deactivated!
Open the attached PDF file and click on the malicious URL to fall victim to crypto-phishing.
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“Financial phishing” in 2022: a regional snapshot
Indonesian users of one cybersecurity firm’s solutions were the most attacked in South-east Asia last year
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US$400,000 worth of crypto stolen via new form of clipboard injector malware
The trojan lies in wait for victims to copy a crypto wallet address into the system clipboard, whereupon it pounces …
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Watch what your children play on your office laptop at home!
One cybersecurity firm saw a 57% increase in 2022 attacks on users whose work computers were used for gaming by kids
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Stalkerware abuse: time to tighten the noose?
Whether abusers are installing stalkerware casually or for malicious purposes, the world needs to eye them closely to regulate digital violence
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Official app stores still hosting malware disguised as useful apps
One cybersecurity firm saw a doubling of such apps last year, a signal that cybercriminals are closing in on cavalier mobile users
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More Millennials now aware of security risks of smart home devices: survey
With this increase in awareness comes hope that device manufacturers will also be more fastidious in bug/vulnerability discovery and patching
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Fake dating apps and love scams: sniff them out before you get devastated
Love is blind, but finding online romance is like running blindfolded in a minefield these days. Keep safe with these tips…
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Outsourcing cybersecurity vigilance and training: a growing trend in SEA?
At least that is what a global cybersecurity firm’s business clients in the region were investing in when surveyed in 2022
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Tips for tightening corporate social media security in 2023
Here are seven ways for defenders to raise social engineering awareness and cyber risks this year
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Five major cyber threats are being targeted at SMEs next year
Being small or medium in size is no longer a deterrent to hackers aiming for low hanging fruit
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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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Case Studies
Mastercard ramps up fraud protection for e-commerce merchants with Vesta
Tie-up offers Mastercard Payment Gateway Services customers access to Vesta’s Payment Guarantee and Payment Protect …Read more
Some Q1 2023 DDoS trends point to hackers changing tack
They are now quicker to abandon unsuccessful attacks while beefing up campaigns on non-traditional targets, …Read more
Pharma firm reaps efficiency benefits after outgrowing network attached storage
By upgrading to a cloud-based and integrated data protection-and-cybersecurity platform, BDR Pharmaceuticals was finally exceeding …Read more
NTT Ltd expects to save US$5m annually after successful cloud migration test case
The firm recognizes that strong growth has led to inefficiencies and complexities that need to …Read more