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July 9th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew Seventy-one per cent of Singapore organisations were hit by ransomware and other attacks on the public cloud in the past year, according to...
February 27th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew Hackers are encrypting their malicious code to hide from cyber defences and trick users into running the malware, says cybersecurity firm...
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...
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...
October 9th, 2017 | by
Techgoondu Reading the news these days, it is not hard to find yet another headline of a large-scale cyber attack that has affected thousands, maybe millions, of...
October 2nd, 2017 | by
Techgoondu Modern firewalls are purpose-built to defend against these kinds of attacks, but they need to be given an opportunity to do their job....
September 26th, 2017 | by
Techgoondu Just as criminals are getting smarter, enterprises have to get up to speed to counter new ransomware...
August 11th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Instead of developing or buying an expensive and high-profile exploit that may be swiftly fixed with a patch, many cyber criminals are turning to "hacking as a...
October 14th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Cameras, door locks and other smart devices have to have be protected by more robust security to avoid an Internet of Things (IoT) that could cause more harm than good, says...
October 6th, 2016 | by
Techgoondu Designer cyber threats are on the rise, with cyber criminals targeting and even filtering out specific countries when designing ransomware and other malicious cyber attacks....
September 28th, 2016 | by
Techgoondu IoT security should be treated as a first-class problem that has to be tackled urgently as people install more connected devices at home, says...
April 21st, 2012 | by
Alfred Siew Sometimes, fear-mongering can have the opposite effect – it makes you feel that you are safe because the people crying wolf seem to have raised the alarm once too often. Then, one day, the wolf really turns up. Last week, I...
