Tag: cyber security

The easiest way to get hacked during the pandemic? Your old passwords

Many digital acounts are compromised because users used the same old passwords…

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Zoom hacking issues force rethink of security for working from home

If you're using Zoom or other collaboration tools, there are many ways…

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Q&A: Don’t forget security while working from home, says Pulse Secure

Businesses taking the first steps in this new style of work have…

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In Singapore, cyber security labels on Wi-Fi routers, smart devices to inform consumers

Like labels that show how energy-efficient a refrigerator is, these new cyber…

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Uncover the vulnerability and exploit internally, don’t rely on bug bounties alone

Organisations should not use bug bounties as a lazy way to detect…

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Over 14 million phishing attempts in Southeast Asia in first half of 2019: Kaspersky

Southeast Asia remains a prime target for cyber attacks in the first…

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Is that connected fridge making your smart home more vulnerable to cyber attacks?

TVs, fridges, cameras and door locks get connected alongside PCs in a…

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Through supply chain attacks, hackers now compromise thousands of users to get to a few

Supply chain attacks, which penetrate trusted makers of hardware equipment and software…

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Close to 4,300 have data leaked after Singapore Red Cross website gets hacked

Close to 4,300 persons who signed up to donate blood through the…

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Besides relying on bots, hackers increasingly turn to personalised attacks: Sophos

Hackers are spending the time to specifically target high-value targets instead randomly…

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Global agency needed to investigate cyber crimes and take action

With malware rising exponentially, a global security agency, preferably with the backing…

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Hackers got to SingHealth through a series of slip-ups, vulnerabilities, COI told

The hackers had gained a virtual foothold in SingHealth as far back…

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Over 40 per cent of industrial control systems were attacked in 2018: Kaspersky

Over 40 per cent of industrial computers used to control the operations…

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5G is attractive but security issues loom large, say experts

A 5G connected ecosystem will have more devices, connections and data flows…

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As data becomes crucial to business, SMEs have to rethink data protection: Dell EMC

For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the fallout from the SingHealth breach…

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Complexity in IT systems is making it tough to fight cyber attacks and protect private data

The complexity of IT systems is the underlying reason for successful cyber…

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Symantec enhances Chennai security operations centre where the “sun never sets”

Symantec unveiled an enhanced security operations centre (SOC) in Chennai, India that…

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Response to SingHealth data breach shows low awareness, rushed decisions

Despite the unprecedented SingHealth data breach, many people seem unperturbed that they…

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In Singapore’s worst cyber attack, much still unknown and fallout yet to come

In Singapore's worst cyber attack, the fallout may only come in the…

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