Lights, Camera, Scam: Kaspersky Reports Growing Scamming Activity Amid World’s Most Popular Film Awards
As people around the globe look forward to the upcoming Oscars 2023 on March 12, Kaspersky experts are warning of a surge in scams using the hype and popularity of the event to deceive people. Scammers are creating fake websites offering free streaming of Oscar-nominated movies, prompting users to give away their personal and banking information and to also download malware. Kaspersky experts identified various websites claiming to...
UTM to Partner with MasterCard to Build Cyber Innovation Hub
Mastercard has announced its partnership with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to establish a Cyber Innovation Hub aimed at building a cyber-ready workforce in Malaysia. This initiative is set to expand industry expertise and strengthen the country’s cyber resilience capabilities to ensure its digital economy is future-proof. The satellite UTM-Mastercard Cyber Innovation Hub will leverage Mastercard’s cybersecurity...
Shifting Trends: Kaspersky’s Data Shows Web Threats Overtaking Local Threats In The Past Two Years In Malaysia
Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (“MyCERT”) observed an increase in various cybersecurity attacks capitalizing the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on phishing emails, websites, scam domains, malware and vulnerable sectors and infrastructures in the health sector. The data gathered by Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), that automatically analyzes cybersecurity-related data streams from millions of voluntary participants around the...
Essential Tips for Malaysians to Safeguard Yourself and Your Family from Scams
Malaysia is seeing an increase in the number of online scams, on email, phone, messaging platforms and SMS. According to police statistics, scam cases have increased from 17,000 in 2020 to over 20,000 in 2021. Between January and July in 2022 alone, 12,092 cases were reported with losses of RM414.8 million. Unfortunately, many people fall prey to scams as scammers use convincing messages, fake profiles, and phishing tactics to deceive...
SMEs And Enterprise in APAC Plan To Increase IT Security Budgets Equally Up to 17% in The Next Three Years
A PWC study states the heightened interest of business in cybersecurity caused by the increased use of digital technologies and ever-evolving threat landscape has already resulted in improvements in IT security. To explore how much businesses currently spend on this crucial field and what their plans for further investments are, Kaspersky conducted 3,230 interviews across 26 countries from businesses with more than 50 employees. Out...
Epson Expands Business Inkjet Printer Range with WorkForce Enterprise AM Series in Malaysia
Epson, the global technology provider, today launched the new series of Workforce Enterprise AM inkjet printers consisting of the AM-C4000, C5000, and C6000 A3 Colour Multifunction Printers at Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. With the theme of ‘Heat-Free Technology, Greener, Cooler’, this new range of business inkjet printers aims to provide an equally efficient, affordable, and sustainable alternative to laser printers by...
OpsCentral Launches New Singpass Authentication for Cloud Contact Centre Solution
Innovax Systems, a leading provider of cloud contact centre solutions, has announced the successful launch of its new Singpass Authentication. This new feature will allow OpsCentral to access Singpass clients and authenticate them within OpsCentral IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems. The Singpass Authentication enables OpsCentral to offer a seamless and secure experience for customers who use Singpass for identity verification....
Intel Accelerates 5G Leadership with New Products
For more than a decade, Intel and its partners have been on a mission to virtualize the world’s networks, from the core to the RAN (radio access network) and out to the edge, moving them from fixed-function hardware onto programmable, software-defined platforms, making networks more agile while driving down their complexity and cost. Now operators are looking to cross the next chasm in delivering cloud-native functionality for...
