cyber security
September 5th, 2019 | by
Grace Chng Organisations should not use bug bounties as a lazy way to detect vulnerabilities, at least not before trying to find some of the loopholes...
September 2nd, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Southeast Asia remains a prime target for cyber attacks in the first half of this year, with 14 million attempts at "phishing" detected by...
August 23rd, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew TVs, fridges, cameras and door locks get connected alongside PCs in a smart home today but the security for these smart devices often isn't up to...
August 14th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Supply chain attacks, which penetrate trusted makers of hardware equipment and software developers, make it hard for users to trust anyone...
May 17th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew Close to 4,300 persons who signed up to donate blood through the Singapore Red Cross had their personal data leaked last...
January 29th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew At a time when people are sharing more data than ever, the way the Ministry of Health has handled the HIV data breach is troubling, to say the...
November 25th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew Hackers are spending the time to specifically target high-value targets instead randomly using bots to spread malware and seek an opening, says...
September 24th, 2018 | by
Grace Chng With malware rising exponentially, a global security agency, preferably with the backing of the United Nations, ought to be set up sooner rather than...
September 21st, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew The hackers had gained a virtual foothold in SingHealth as far back as August 2017, in a meticulously planned...
September 12th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew Over 40 per cent of industrial computers used to control the operations in large facilities were targeted by hackers in 1H 2018, according to Kaspersky...
September 10th, 2018 | by
Grace Chng A 5G connected ecosystem will have more devices, connections and data flows linked together, leading to higher security risks, experts have...
September 4th, 2018 | by
Amit Roy Choudhury For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the fallout from the SingHealth breach has been watched keenly and with a fair amount of...
August 23rd, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew The complexity of IT systems is the underlying reason for successful cyber attacks, when hackers are let through and private data is...
August 1st, 2018 | by
Grace Chng Symantec unveiled an enhanced security operations centre (SOC) in Chennai, India that promises to quickly detect and respond faster to online...
July 27th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew Despite the unprecedented SingHealth data breach, many people seem unperturbed that they are now open to widespread...
July 21st, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew In Singapore's worst cyber attack, the fallout may only come in the months and even years ahead, when the stolen data is used for more attacks on...
April 30th, 2018 | by
Grace Chng There is no basic monitoring or regular risk assessments in many industrial systems today, according to Honeywell, which opened a new cyber security centre in Singapore to address the...
March 7th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew The news that Singapore is opening an incubation hub to help grow and groom startups in cyber security is a welcome...
February 9th, 2018 | by
Grace Chng Attackers are trying to use the weakest element in the organisation’s supply network to infiltrate larger companies, according to security firm...
January 30th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew Ransomware was the weapon of choice for cyber criminals in...
