Abigail Bradshaw head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre talks about how the cyber security defensive mission on a standing and given it prominence. In just the last four months Australia has dealt with significant malicious cyber activity associated with SolarWinds, the Acellion File Transfer compromise, and recently the Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities, as…
Read More
Amendments will bring convenience to level the playing field for logistics providers. The Singapore Government will support the growth of e-commerce and the resultant increased use of the postal network for e-commerce items. The Ministry of Communications & Information (MCI) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) updated the Postal…
Read More
Singapore aims to make going digital simpler for food manufacturers About 1,000 food manufacturers and 50,500 workers can take advantage of the Food Manufacturing Industry Digital Plan (IDP) launched by Low Yen Ling, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, during her visit to Tiong Lian Food Pte Ltd today. The IDP…
Read More
Political developments and digital crackdowns of the past few months have pitted hacktivists against the Govt. The political developments and digital crackdowns in Myanmar over the past few months have driven citizen and opposition movement toward anonymous channels to communicate. With more than 68 million mobile users in Myanmar, IntSights researchers found…
Read More
Helping Malaysian farmers to adopt digital agricultural solutions. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and CIMB Bank Group (CIMB) organised an immersion exercise with digitally-powered farmers based in Kuala Langat in Malaysia. The site visit saw the senior leadership from both companies making time to meet with Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan…
Read More
Both countries are the technology to issue their vaccine certificate, with interoperability. During the Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan official visit to Malaysia, discussions around national immunisation plans for both countries and an exchange of best practices arose, including the opening of borders with digital health certificates…
Read More
Trends address critical security, cost containment and citizen experience challenges in the public sector. COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the acceleration of digital innovation across the government sector around the world, presenting government leaders with new opportunities to use data and technologies to build trust, agility, and resilience in public institutions. Analyst…
Read More
Companies have yet to address vulnerabilities in their Microsoft Exchange, leaving them open to cyber criminals. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has identified a large number of Australian organisations are yet to patch vulnerable versions of Microsoft Exchange, leaving them vulnerable to compromise. The ACSC urges these organisations to…
Read More
Using face verification on OCBC Bank ATMs is account balance enquiries. The introduction of facial biometrics for ATM services by OCBC Bank takes Singapore closer to eliminating the need to carry around an ATM card, which can be skimmed or stolen. The first transaction which can be performed using face…
Read More
Newly created role to chart new digital business strategies and development initiatives. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has brought on board Aiza Azreen Ahmad in the newly-created role as Chief Digital Business Officer (CDBO). MDEC is a government agency under the purview of the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia…
Read More