Files on the Accellion FTA system were accessed illegally during the breach and which stakeholders have been impacted. Singtel has completed its initial investigations into a recent breach on a third-party file sharing system and has begun reaching out to affected stakeholders. Based on investigations and analysis conducted so far…
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Ep 13 – Living The Life In Tech – Evan Davidson, Vice President – APJ and Jim Walter, Senior Threat Researcher at SentinelOne
In this episode we are joined by Evan Davidson, VP APJ, SentinelOne and Jim Walter, Senior threat researcher, SentinelOne Evan and Jim discuss the importance of ActiveEDR within the current remote working evolution and some of it’s limitations. Given the proliferation of attacks, incident response is more critical than ever…
Read MoreSingtel’s internal file sharing provider suffered cyber security attack
Accellion’s file sharing system called FTA has been illegally attacked. Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate Singtel has been informed by its third-party vendor Accellion that it has suffered a cyber attack. According to Singtel, Accellion’s file sharing system called FTA has been illegally attacked by unidentified hackers. This is a standalone…
Read MoreKey cyber security threats in the health sector
Overview of the cyber security environment within the health sector over a twelve month period January – December 2020. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released a snapshot of the of key cyber security threats in the health sector. The report offers advice to executives and cyber security professionals…
Read MoreDeloitte Roundtable: Extinction level events: how ransomware has changed disaster preparedness
Sponsored content: Thursday, 12th November 2020, Asia Pacific If you were to ask any cybersecurity professional about the most alarming malware trends today, chances are ‘ransomware’ would be one of the first things they would be keen to talk about. This type of malware can aptly be described less as…
Read MoreReserve Bank of New Zealand suffers cyber attack
The central bank acknowledged in the past, growing awareness that cyber incidents presents risks to the stability of financial systems. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua issued a statement stating it was responding with urgency to a breach of one of its data systems. A third-party…
Read MoreGlobal investor rights law firm files class action against SolarWinds
Lawsuit seeks to recover damages for SolarWinds investors under US federal securities laws. Global investor rights, Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of SolarWinds Corporation between February 24, 2020 and December 15, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks…
Read MoreSolarWinds hack extends into 2021 for Microsoft
Investigation revealed attempted activities beyond just the presence of malicious SolarWinds code in Microsoft environment. During the final weeks’ of 2020 cyber security firm, FireEye announced it had suffered a cyber-attack through a malware inserted into network management software provided to customers by the tech company SolarWinds. At the time…
Read MoreFireEye deals with state-sponsored attacker
Discipline, operational security, and techniques leads to the conclusion that it was a state-sponsored attack. Global cybersecurity company FireEye has shared details of a recent cyberattack, which has led to the theft of its Red Team assessment tools that is used test customers’ security. In a blog by CEO Kevin…
Read MoreEp 11 – Living The Life In Tech – Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, Regional CISO, Standard Chartered Bank
In this episode we are joined by Erdal Ozkaya, regional CISO for Standard Chartered Bank Erdal discusses some of the major cybersecurity threats currently facing businesses in 2020 and beyond, while providing deeper insights around the steps CISOs need to take to better prepare themselves for when an attack occurs.…
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