Over 8-In-10 Online Users In SEA Believe They Are “Safe” Online Amidst Pandemic Time
17 August 2020 – With more parts of human lives playing online as self-isolation measures remain or return across countries in Southeast Asia (SEA), a fresh survey by global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has unmasked users’ shift of behaviour and views online during this pandemic time. The Kaspersky’s report titled “More connected than ever before: how we build our digital comfort zones” found out that majority (82%) of the...
Pretending To Be Normal: Attackers Misuse Legitimate Tools In 30% Of Successful Cyber-Incidents
16 August 2020 – Monitoring and management software helps IT and network administrators perform their everyday tasks, such as troubleshooting and providing employees with technical support. However, cybercriminals can also leverage these legitimate tools during cyberattacks on a company’s infrastructure. This software allows them to run processes on endpoints, access and extract sensitive information, bypassing various security...
Financial Sector And Intelligence-Driven Cybersecurity Amidst Digital Revolution In SEA
13 August 2020 – Among the obvious effects of this pandemic is the rapid rise of online payment services and digital banking across Southeast Asia (SEA). Due to various social distancing restrictions, people from across the region now opt to avoid the brick-and-mortar bank branches deemed as a public space where coronavirus may flourish, in turn kicking off the increased use of the physically safer option — e-wallets and...
Global Trade in Services to Increase by US$2trn Over Next Five Years
13 August 2020 – The Western Union Company, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, today launches a new report, “The Global Services Trade Revolutions: Fuelling post-pandemic economic recovery and growth,” in partnership with Oxford Economics – a leader in global forecasting and quantitative analysis. The report projects the value of international trade in services* rising from $6.1trn in 2019 to...
July 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Emotet Strikes Again After Five-Month Absence
12 August 2020 – Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for July 2020. Researchers found that after a five-month absence, Emotet has surged back to 1st place in the Index, impacting 5% of organisations globally. Since February 2020, Emotet’s activities – primarily sending...
Mastercard Accelerate Ignites Next Generation of Fintech Disruptors and Partners to Build the Future of Commerce
12 August 2020 – Mastercard has announced the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio, adding dynamic entrepreneurs to its award-winning startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its Engage network, providing access to expert engineers and specialists that can help customers deploy new services quickly and efficiently. Mastercard helps emerging brands build and scale their businesses, supporting...
No Summer Vacation: DDOS Attacks Tripled Year-On-Year In Q2 2020
12 August 2020 – The pandemic, and subsequent social distancing restrictions, have significantly changed people’s lives. In particular, many people feel concerned about travelling or are simply unable to do so. So, many are either spending their days off in “staycation” mode or have cancelled their scheduled holidays. And this change in vacation plans has had unexpected consequences – including an increased number of DDoS...
ECOVACS ROBOTICS Launches the DEEBOT OZMO T8 Family to Deliver a True Smart Home Cleaning Experience
12 August 2020 – ECOVACS ROBOTICS, the world’s leader of Home Service Robotics, has announced their brand new flagship series – DEEBOT OZMO T8 Family, its latest series of high-end intelligent floor cleaning robots, which optimizes Artificial Intelligence and cutting-edge TrueDetect 3D technology for enhanced obstacle identification and avoidance, a new level of mapping and navigation performance, and an advanced...
Navigating The Future of Work in A Contact Centre
7 August 2020 – Offices have undergone notable revamps giving rise to better connected, more competitive and increasingly complex work environments in the last few years. Even before COVID-19, businesses adopted fresher ways of working from hot-desking to co-working spaces. In Malaysia, the co-working market has grown about tenfold since 2016 . More broadly, Asia Pacific memberships of co-working spaces have grown higher than...
Gamer Breaks Doom Eternal Speedrunning World Record With Kaspersky’s Gaming Mode Switched On
6 August 2020 – The open competition, watched by 196,000 unique viewers, was co-developed by ESA and Kaspersky’s creative agency Beta Alliance. The seven best DOOM Eternal speedrunners in the world faced off, competing for an $8,000 prize pool. As the name implies, speedrunners need to be quick and optimize everything they do during their gameplay. The same is true for the system and the software they use so that nothing –...
