SEA businesses exposed to highest rate of data breaches globally
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May 6 was World Password Day, reminding everyone that their logins need to be frequently updated to maintain a high level of security and evade the attention of malicious parties, looking for vulnerable systems to exploit. It also reminds that users are by far the most common reason that data breaches occur, as endpoints and identity access credentials including passwords are frequently the means by which hackers gain access to the organization’s sensitive data.
In Southeast Asia (SEA) – considered the fastest-growing region in the world with burgeoning economies like Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines – reported incidences of data breaches have shot up exponentially in the past year, marking the region for the biggest increase in reported data breaches worldwide.
Ransomware targeting Asean SMEs drops
But threats have become more targeted and malicious, according to security specialist Kaspersky
published : 4 May 2021 at 04:00
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The global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it detected and foiled last year among small and medium enterprise (SME) users in Southeast Asia.
The company monitored 804,513 ransomware events in 2020, down 58% from the 2019 total of 1.9 million, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) report.
Among the six Southeast Asian economies surveyed, only Singapore observed an uptick in ransomware detections, to 3,191 from 2,275 the year before.
Although Indonesia still ranked fifth globally for the volume of ransomware detections, the total fell sharply to 439,473 from 1.15 million in 2019. A similar trend was observed elsewhere in the region including Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.
Fight to foil cyberthreats intensifies
Companies and individuals are realising the importance of online security
published : 26 Apr 2021 at 05:30
4 The rise of cyberthreats has alarm bells ringing for corporations and individuals seeking protection. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Cybersecurity has become paramount for businesses and individuals as digital transformation, internet usage and digital asset values are skyrocketing.
Thailand encountered more than 20 million cyberthreats last year, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) reported its products detected 20,598,223 different internet-borne cyberthreats on computers using KSN items in Thailand last year. Some 28.4% of Thai users were at risk of infection from online threats last year.
How to protect your Facebook account from malicious tags
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The Cybersecurity Bureau of the
Department of Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday released recommendations on how the public can protect themselves on social media.
The bureau said social media users should not take the bait if they see footage being promoted online with the words “exclusive,” “shocking” or “sensational.”
The agency added that if it sounds too outlandish, “it’s probably a scam.”
Online users are also advised to be careful whenever they see shortened website links as it could be a disguise for a malicious link containing malware or a virus.
PH cybersecurity unit issues advisory on Facebook malicious tagging
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With reports emerging that local Facebook users are getting tagged by people who are not their “friends”, the country’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (N-CERT) has issued an advisory to prevent becoming a victim of the malicious attack.
A Facebook user complained of malicious tagging by another user who is not her friend
N-CERT, which is also known as PH-CERT and is the division of the Department of Information and Communications Technology that is responsible responding to computer security incidents in the country, said the tagged posts are believed to be a malicious link that may lead to different attacks.