Small and Medium Businesses – Remember: Your Own Employees Might Cause Cyber Compromise
Many small or medium businesses think they can do without a cybersecurity solution since they believe they cannot fall prey to cybercriminals. However, the recent study reports that nearly 46% of all cyberattacks are targeted at SMBs. And, according to the data from the World Economic Forum, 95% of cybersecurity breaches are attributed to human error. These figures claim that small and medium-sized businesses may be unaware that...
Getting Ready for Developing Secure Electric Vehicles
With a global shift towards renewable energy, the automotive industry is also adapting and making a move towards EVs (electric vehicles). EVs typically offer lower operating costs, reduced emissions, quieter operation and smoother driving experience. EVs and autonomous vehicles in Asia is one of the fastest growing markets and most of the Southeast Asian countries have already pledged to ramp up their EV push and achieve net-zero...
Keep Your Duit Raya Safely
Duit Raya, a traditional gift of money during Hari Raya Aidilfitri, has evolved with the times. Since the introduction of the first eWallet platform in Malaysia in 2017, many generous givers and recipients have switched to various cashless methods. Today, over half of the Malaysian population is using cashless payment methods daily, and there are currently 43 eWallet operators in the country. In 2022, the value of electronic money...
Back-to-the-Office Plan by Kaspersky
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the world to go on lockdown in March 2020, leading to a rushed transition to work from home in Southeast Asia. A year later, employees partially returned to the office, creating a hybrid work setup that has now become the new norm. While the hybrid work setup isn’t entirely new, employees are now more inclined to stick to it, and companies have come to accept it as it has proven to work fairly well...
5 WhatsApp Strategies to Drive Sales During Ramadan for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in Malaysia
As Ramadan approaches, business owners are looking for effective ways to maintain their operations and stay connected with customers. In Malaysia, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) make up an impressive 97.4% of all businesses. With its secure, reliable, and private messaging capabilities, WhatsApp has become a popular choice for businesses to communicate with customers during this busy season. Here are five strategies that can...
7 Tips for Using WhatsApp to Connect with Loved Ones During Ramadan
Ramadan, a holy month of reflection and togetherness, is a time when people spend more time with family and friends, plan community meets, and organise charity events. With the ease of WhatsApp, much of this planning and organising can be done within the privacy of chats. Here are some tips and ideas for using WhatsApp effectively to create new memories with loved ones this Ramadan. Plan your virtual iftar Breaking fast during Ramadan...
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...
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...
Seven Tips On Mitigating Cyber Risks To Your Corporate Social Media In 2023
Threats to corporate social media are evolving along with perpetrators’ social engineering skills at a blistering pace. Sometimes their techniques reach such a high level that even the tech-savvy administrator of a corporate network can’t tell the difference between a scam and the truth. As many businesses use social media to promote their products and services, these threats are relevant to an extremely large number of...
Data breaches: A Guide for Malaysian Businesses
Over the past several years, Malaysian organisations have increasingly become the targets of vicious cyberattacks with notable data breaches and data leaks continuing to make national headlines. A data breach is when an organisation’s sensitive, confidential, or protected data is taken from a system without verified authorization and is then usually exposed or sold on the dark web. In the case of ransomware attacks, hackers will...
