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Major data breach hits Malaysia's 46 million mobile phone users

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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A data breach has put more than 46 million Malaysian mobile phone users at risk and has affected many of the country's major telecommunicatio.
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Trend Micro gains 'perfect' 100% breach detection score in NSS Labs testing

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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rend Micro says it has achieved a 'perfect score' for breach detection in NSS Lab's Breach Detection System Report.
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Kaspersky CEO rubbishes 'false' allegations of hacking from US media

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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It was only weeks ago when the US Government had been hacked again and blamed Kaspersky Labs - the cybersecurity company's CEO says they're false.
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Understanding post-breach threat detection in the digital era

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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Cyber security is the top concern for businesses in Southeast Asia as the region becomes the top target for cyber attackers, according to a report by Mandiant.
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In depth: A lawyer's perspective on ethical hacking & penetration testing in Asia

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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What is'ethical hacking' in an organisation and are there any grey areas in the law? We sat down with RHTLaw Taylor Wessing's Jack Ow to find out.
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RSA boosts solution portfolio as GDPR regulations approach

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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RSA extends its governance, risk and compliance solution to help businesses comply with security legislation such as GDPR.
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Industry experts weigh in on getting ready for GDPR

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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A recent worrying survey found that only 3 in every 10 UK businesses have started preparing for the GDPR - seven experts have provided their insights.
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Not again… Expert discusses potential SECOND Equifax breach

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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It was only weeks ago that one of the single largest data breaches in history was announced - now Equifax may have been hacked again.
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Why encryption is a critical step towards NDB compliance

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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1,901,866,611 data records from 918 breach incidents were compromised globally with only 4.6% of breaches rendered useless due to encryption.
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Hacking of national security projects highlights importance of patching

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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The recent release of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2017 report revealed a small breach – with massive implications.
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Accenture's data breach stark reminder of server misconfiguration dangers

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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Publicly downloadable information included credentials, platform configurations, certificates, decryption keys and API data.
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Asian SMEs lagging behind in data breach disclosure policies

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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Asia Pacific's SMEs also worry about the cost of implementing cybersecurity technologies, believing that other business areas need funding more.
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Russian hackers steal from US government again – expert says US at fault

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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Piers Wilson says that in some ways, it is genuinely shocking that the NSA has allowed a contractor to expose vital US cyber-defence data like this.
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SonicWall onboards more customers as malware block rate soars

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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SonicWall reports a 524% increase in unique malware variants in the last 6 months, equating to around 1000 new variants daily.
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Yahoo's colossal security breach - experts give their opinions

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Yahoo's latest news of a breach of 3m accounts is certainly nothing to cheer about, but experts from the industry give their insights on the matter.
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Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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Yahoo's entire user base of more than three billion people were affected by Yahoo's colossal data hack in 2013, despite initial reports.
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Diving into the magic of two-factor authentication

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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More effective privileged account management can also greatly mitigate risk and reduce the exposure surface for businesses.
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New data logging service allows actionable cybersecurity insights

Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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Palo Alto's new service is for machine learning & advanced analytics in order to correlate potential threats & prevent successful cyber breaches.
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Customers will turn their backs if data breach disclosure isn't done right - survey

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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Of 3035 customers worldwide, 43% said they would never return to a company following a data breach and poor rectification methods.
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CISOs face an uphill battle when rolling out comprehensive security

Wed, 27th Sep 2017
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The CISO's role is crucial to the rollout of organisation-wide IT security strategies, but they still have an uphill battle to fight.