Industry titans in cyber disinformation unveiled. BlackBerry has linked the BAHAMUT cyberespionage threat group to a number of staggering numbers of ongoing attacks against government officials and industry titans, while also unveiling the group’s vast network of disinformation assets aimed at furthering particular political causes and hampering NGOs. The report, BAHAMUT:…
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Australia’s Budget pushes digitalisation to drive economic recovery Australia’s peak industry representative body for innovation technology, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), welcomed the Federal Government’s Budget as an important milestone to achieve a globally competitive and leading digital economy. In an historic development, the Federal Budget will deliver major billion-dollar investments…
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Key industry verticals contributed to the Q2 switch market business. India’s networking market which includes Ethernet Switch, Routers, and WLAN segments witnessed a 9.6 per cent year-over-year (YoY) decline in Q2 2020 (April – June 2020), reports global analyst firm IDC. It expects Q3 (July-September 2020) to also follow the…
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Tencent and Professor Eric Maskin, 2007 Nobel Prise winner discuss how 2020 is all about innovation. China-based multinational conglomerate company, Tencent believes once the shock of COVID-19 is wearing off, technological innovation is driving new opportunities. Tencent’s chief strategy officer and senior executive vice-president James Mitchell recently sat down with…
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CISOs are responsible for supporting a rapidly evolving set of information risk decisions. Only 12 per cent of chief information security officers (CISOs) excel in all four categories of the Gartner CISO Effectiveness Index, according to a survey by Gartner. Gartner analysts presented the survey findings and discussed the traits…
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APAC businesses had not planned for the scale of disruption due to the pandemic. Cybersecurity has emerged at the forefront of APAC IT leaders’ minds with the challenges of implementing more cloud-based services, giving data access to remote employees and with the evolving threat landscape exploiting the COVID-19 crisis. While…
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Growing demand for 5G in networks in smart city. Research has uncovered widespread support for investment in 5G networks and smart city services to boost rail users’ safety and connectivity. Real-time service information, personalised updates, reduced commuting times, improved safety in public spaces and access to reliable wireless networks are…
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Businesses in the region view COVID-19 as an opportunity. In a recent study by Microsoft-IDC, titled: Culture of Innovation, Foundation for business resilience and economic recovery in Asia Pacific (APAC), shows that 41 per cent of businesses view COVID-19 as an opportunity. Those businesses also expect to recover more quickly and…
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Digital capabilities to help customers during pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on most industries in Singapore, and this is particularly true of the tech space, said Grant Torrens, regional director of Hays in Singapore. “Alongside Singapore’s commitment to becoming a smart nation, the pandemic has accelerated…
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Technology will generate a complete virtual twin of the physical elements on the oil and petrochemical manufacturing site. The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) has announced that energy giant Royal Dutch Shell will start a four-year pilot project to digitalise its Pulau Bukom refining complex. The complex is an integrated…
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