However they lack the influence required to shore up security strategies. Cybersecurity leaders in APAC assume greater accountability and risk for ensuring a strong security posture in the past year (61 per cent), compared with the global average (56 per cent). Specifically, cybersecurity leaders in this region believe that they…
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Increased and evolving threats heightens demand for port security
The shipping industry is responsible for about 90 per cent of global trade by volume. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis on the global maritime port security market finds that governments are prioritizing the safe and secure transportation of goods to ensure economic stability and growth. The sector is being driven…
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Cyber Resilience Executive Society – 2020 Wrap Up
APAC public sector cyber security executive council launched
The council consists of policy makers and influencers from Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. A council of policy makers and influencers from Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, supported by cybersecurity professionals, the council aims to accelerate public-private partnerships in cybersecurity, share threat intelligence…
Read MoreData privacy regime continues to grow
Data privacy management software need driven by expanding regulatory and data requirements The data privacy management software market saw soaring growth in 2020 with worldwide revenues up 46.1 per cent year over year. International Data Corporation (IDC) expects this growth to continue over the next several years, driven by…
Read MoreFujifilm becomes the latest ransomeware victim.
Cyber attackers bring down Japanese photography and peripherals company. Fujifilm Corporation is currently carrying out an investigation into possible unauthorised access to its server from outside of the company. As part of this investigation, the network was partially shut down and disconnected from external correspondence. “We want to state…
Read MoreWhat do Australian CEOs want from the company’s tech strategy?
Cyber threats tops CEO concerns, followed by prioritising digital transformation over the next three years. As technology pervades every part of an organisations CEOs are more aware of the growing needs of the technology issues that govern their business, with a growing number of Australian CEOs fearing cyber threats…
Read MorePandemic raises cyber security issues in Hong Kong
Secretary for Innovation and Technology Xue Yongheng talks about the rise of cyber security incidents in the country during the pandemic. In the past year or so, the COVID-19 disease has ravaged the world and changes the business model of enterprises and the living habits of citizens; remote business, working…
Read MoreAllianz: COVID, cyber security, compliance and ESG top concerns for the finance sector
Facing a period of heightened risk. Financial institutions and their directors have to navigate a rapidly changing world, marked by new and emerging risks driven by cyber exposures based on the sector’s reliance on technology, a growing burden of compliance, and the turbulence of Covid-19, according to the newly released…
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