Involved a RedMart-only database. E-commerce platform provider, Lazada discovered a data security incident in Singapore. According to the company the breach was found during its “proactive monitoring”, by its “cybersecurity team”. The discovered data security incident in Singapore, involved a RedMart-only database hosted on a third-party service provider. The customer…
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Scam activity potential with rise of private messaging service
Growth in the use of private messaging services includes employees Australians are increasingly turning to online private messaging services to keep in touch with each other and are overwhelmingly choosing services provided by Facebook and Apple. The ACCC’s first Digital Platform Services Inquiry interim report, released today, shows how the…
Read MoreBlurred lines of employee devices
Work devices used for personal activities. Email security and cyber resilience company Mimecast has released research which highlights the risky behaviour of employees using company-issued devices. About a thousand respondents in countries throughout the globe were asked about their use of work devices for personal activities and how aware they are of…
Read MoreMastercard addresses digital demands and security in Asia
Credit card company meets digital demands in India and works with other on biometrics. Mastercard in partnership with Atlantis announced the expansion of the Digital First Program in India. Mastercard is partnering with Atlantis, a financial technology company headquartered in Singapore, to provide users with a technology solution that will…
Read MoreCyber security a key enabler of a digital economy
ASEAN member states committ to practical steps to enhance cyber security in the region. Singapore has recognised that cybersecurity is a key enabler of a Digital Economy, as well as the importance of a rules-based multilateral order in cyberspace, especially amid accelerated digitalisation in the wake of COVID-19. During 2020,…
Read MoreTrickbot operators will no longer be able to initiate new infections
Modular banking trojan disrupted through court order. Microsoft has taken action to disrupt the Trickbot botnet, an infamous botnets and prolific distributors of malware and ransomware. Trickbot was disrupted through a court order Microsoft obtained as well as technical action executed in partnership with an international group of industry and…
Read MoreSentinelOne Roundtable: Minimising risk from cyber threats: focus on reducing time to containment
Sponsored content: Thursday, 24th September 2020 – Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines Focus Network, in partnership with SentinelOne, brought together leading IT Security executives to discover how they are dealing with the challenges of digital transformation and technology sprawl and how they view the opportunities around security automation such as: Drastically reduce…
Read MoreExabeam Roundtable: Tracking Compromised Accounts & Insider Threats Across Your Network
Sponsored content: Wednesday, 23rd September 2020 – ASEAN and Hong Kong Focus Network, in partnership with Exabeam, brought leading IT Security executives to discuss where and how to focus the security team’s efforts to help keep organisations out of the press and better protect from financial loss and drastically reduce…
Read MoreIMDA sets security standards to keep remote workers safe
Perimetre-less networks means businesses must address security at the home office. As work from home becomes the norm in Asia, the need to ensure those who work from home are well protected has become priority number one. Home routers are often the first entry point for cyber-attacks targeting the public,…
Read MoreBoards offer CISOs support for IT security initatives
2021 technology and security journey full of questions. Increasingly business board members are offering full support for IT security initiatives, states the latest research by Sapio Research, Commissioned by Thycotic, more than half (58 per cent) of IT security decision-makers say their organisations plan to add more security budget in…
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