welcome back. it s one of the most pressing issues facing the u.s. heading into the new year. cybersecurity. 2021 was a banner year for hackers, with cyber attacks disrupting countless schools, businesses, government systems and critical infrastructure. those attacks left cybersecurity officials and lawmakers scrambling for ways to shore up the country s defense. knowing that places like russia, china and iran are looking for new ways to breach those defenses. for more i m joined by one of the country s foremost experts on this issue, suzanne spalleder is a senior advisor for homeland security at the center for strategic and international studies, she was in charge of the government agency tasked with protecting the nation s critical infrastructure from cyber attacks when she served in the department of homeland security. let s start things off. this head line from axios might sum it up best, 2021 was the year cybersecurity became everyone s problem. what are some of your biggest conce
Cybercrime kick-off for 2021: Asia-Pacific on the Hotbed Asia-Pacific’s Cybersecurity Review for January 2021
February 02, 2021
On the first month of 2021, Asia-Pacific has become a hotbed of cyberattacks – targeting both individuals and organizations. Cybercriminals have been busy taking advantage of COVID-19’s effects as businesses have moved to remote work, more individuals do their transactions online, and governments widely using digital platforms to spread information. Let us take a look at the different incidents surrounding the region last January 2021.
Consumer and business attacks in Taiwan
Taiwanese businesses and citizens have been on the hook in the beginning of the year. Citizens have been targeted by delivery scams, where a fake UPS Taiwan online payment site was used to conduct a country-wide phishing attempt. The fake email leads to a page that collects the user’s credit or debit card information. Another phishing attempt in Taiwan spoofs the payment page