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Earlier cyberattack detection, but crimminals have sped up attacks: Sophos

Businesses are now taking less time to discover cyber attacks, but criminals…

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Meeting the healthcare sector’s unique challenges

During the pandemic, cyber attackers targeted the healthcare sector, cashing in as…

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Latest Log4j vulnerability a reminder of far reaching impact of software dependencies

In an interconnected digital world, where software runs everything, a flaw in…

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Six in 10 Singapore consumers targeted by tech support scams: Microsoft

An estimated 62 per cent of consumers in Singapore encountered a tech…

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A quarter of malware now uses encryption to bypass defences: Sophos

Hackers are encrypting their malicious code to hide from cyber defences and…

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Emotet malware an emerging threat to Singapore organisations: Ensign

Activity from the Emotet malware has more than tripled in Singapore, posing…

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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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Ransomware detected 10 times more in 2017 in Asia-Pacific: Malwarebytes

Ransomware was the weapon of choice for cyber criminals in 2017.

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Are the bad guys winning with increasingly damaging cyber attacks?

Reading the news these days, it is not hard to find yet…

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Best practices to block ransomware with a firewall

Modern firewalls are purpose-built to defend against these kinds of attacks, but…

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Now weaponised, ransomware is a grave threat

Just as criminals are getting smarter, enterprises have to get up to…

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M1 mobile security service aims to keep out malware on phones

M1 has rolled out a network-based mobile security service that aims to…

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More than one-third of Singapore SMEs hit by ransomware: Malwarebytes

Among the SMEs affected in Singapore, 21 per cent had to shut…

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Impact of cyber attacks escalates with latest Petya ransomware

When even a known threat such as Petya can wreak such havoc,…

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Threat of ransomware hits home when you are a victim

When you are become a victim yourself, the much-reported menace of ransomware…

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Alarm raised as malware hits mobile banking users in Singapore

One particular ruse that the malware creators have used was to prompt…

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Defending your network against APTs

With cybersecurity on the agendas of corporate boardrooms today, the importance of…

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Microsoft: hackers using deception to overcome improved cybersecurity

Cybercriminals are ditching the old strategy of exploiting software vulnerabilities, choosing instead…

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Microsoft: Enterprises spend S$635bn annually combating malware

Organisations worldwide are expected to spend nearly S$635 billion this year to…

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Microsoft: “keygen” pirate software is top source of Singapore’s PC infection

Users going on the Internet for pirated software may now be the…

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