Data centre operators and major services held fast throughout the troubled, early days of 2020 onward. Data Centres, once an afterthought for global enterprises, are now a cornerstone of the information economy, and well over $100 billion has poured into the asset class over the past decade, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Global…
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Cyber attacks focused on frontline organisations focused on global COVID-19 responses
Asia-Pacific region accounted for 25 per cent of all cyber attacks Cyberattacks evolved in 2020 as threat actors sought to profit from the unprecedented socioeconomic, business, and political challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the recently released report, IBM Security X-Force 2020 found attackers pivoting to businesses that…
Read MoreStandard Chartered adds new CISO to beef up security
Hires Singapore-based CISO for Digital Ventures. Media outlets have reported that Standard Chartered has hired Jerome Walter as its Singapore-based chief information security officer (CISO) for digital ventures. According to various reports Walter unit, SC Ventures, provides a platform for the bank to promote innovation, invest in disruptive financial technology and…
Read MoreNBN Co earns A$2.2B in revenue for 2020
Australian Government broadband company has watershed year in 2020. NBN Co has reported total revenue of A$2.26 billion for the six months to 31 December 2020, a 25 per cent increase on H1 FY20. The strong result was underpinned by the acquisition of more than 660,000 new customers in the…
Read MoreAcceleration of remote learning and working creates cyber security issues
Assistant government CIO offers businesses and community to be vigilent. Hong Kong’s assistant government CIO Pan Shiqiang said that under the raging COVID-19 disease, remote work, online teaching, and remote business operations have all become the new normal of life, making mobile devices quicker to become mainstream Internet devices. He…
Read MoreBusinesses will have a dedicated cybersecurity committee by 2025
Board directors rate cybersecurity second-highest source of risk for the enterprise. By 2025, 40 per cent of boards of directors will have a dedicated cybersecurity committee overseen by a qualified board member, up from less than 10 per cent today, according to Gartner. This is one of several organisational changes Gartner expects…
Read MoreUpskilling a priority in Malaysia 2021
In Malaysia upskilling as important, particularly in the areas of digital and remote-working related skills. The drive to learn and upskill amongst Malaysia’s professionals, as well as their inherent confidence in their skills, has been a continuing trend that has likely been cemented by the pandemic, says a new report…
Read MoreDoctors help build smartphone app to monitor COVID-19 patients
Leverages Cloud for a Django application. One of the most pressing problems for countries all around the world has been finding a way to avoid health services being totally swamped by COVID-19. The most valuable resource in every hospital is the human factor in delivering patient care, in terms of doctors, nurses, and allied health staff encompassed with the…
Read MoreHK OGCIO explains privacy issues of newly created COVID app
Reassurances after concerns noted over access rights of the mobile app. The Hong Kong Office of the Government CIO’s (OGCIO) recent creation and launch of the “LeaveHomeSafe” COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app, has garnered media concern over privacy issues regarding the access rights of the mobile app. The concern centred…
Read MoreHK Govt. CIO office develops COVID-19 app
Digital tool to record accurately the date and time for checking into and leaving different venues. Hong Kong Office of the Government CIO has lead the charge in developing and launching the “LeaveHomeSafe” COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app. Tapping technology to combat the pandemic, the app aims to encourage the…
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