The Southeast Asia – Japan Cable 2 system to be completed by 2021, state SingTel. Singtel and the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium, are planning to build a submarine cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong Province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The consortium which includes CAT,…
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EfficientIP and IDC report shows DNS attack costs rise and increasingly impacting the cloud. IDC’s latest 2020 Global DNS Threat Report, for EfficientIp has found, the average number of attacks and the associated costs have remained high, enterprise evolution and awareness of DNS security is growing. Nearly four out of…
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Sponsored Content: Recently IT Security experts from Singapore and Philippines joined BlackBerry and Focus Networks to discuss security and privacy. Security and privacy are two different concepts that often can be associated with each other, but it is entirely possible for organisations to secure themselves, but still not be private.…
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Cyber security needs to go hand in hand with the digital transformation. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has formed the SG Digital Office to drive the Government’s recent push to accelerate digital adoption in our community, as Singapore embarks on a phased economic recovery post COVID-19. According to S…
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Cyber issues and digital economy discussions hold prominence during the 32nd ASEAN Australia forum. During the 32nd ASEAN-Australia forum, the region agreed on having stronger ongoing cooperation on cyber issues, building on the success of the inaugural ASEAN-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue in 2018. Representatives of ASEAN Member States (AMS) and…
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COVID-19 amplifies ongoing and new security concerns in the region. Existing trends in cybercrime and the need for businesses to adopt emerging technologies to drive transformation have been fast-tracked by the COVID-19 pandemic, making it vital to fill skills shortages with industry-partnered digital education delivery. Two of the largest emerging…
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Singaporeans subjected to the same cyber risks as during the peak of the pandemic. Decision makers in Singapore believe that their organisations are more susceptible to cyber-attacks during COVID-19 but are insufficiently prepared. Cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike’s latest research showed Singapore businesses will be subjected to the same cybersecurity risks as…
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KPMG and Oracle release latest Cloud threat report. Data security is creating fear and trust issues for IT professionals, according to the third-annual Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2020. The study of 750 cybersecurity and IT professionals across the globe found that a patchwork approach to data security, misconfigured services…
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Research shows companies in the region could miss out on US$145bn in GDP growth in the next decade. Up to three in five businesses in the Asia Pacific region have put off digitalisation plans out of fear of cyberattacks, according to the Deloitte Cyber Smart: Enabling APAC businesses report, commissioned by VMware. The…
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In this episode we are joined by Garry Bentlin , Chief Security Officer, Transgrid in Australia Garry talks about the importance of having an extensive network of people you can leverage and bounce ideas off whether that be vendors, government agencies, colleagues etc. and provides insights around how he has…
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