SAN FRANCISCO: It is high time that the decline and erosion of multilateralism and respect for international law are addressed to foster a sustainable.
Not so fast, says infosec boffin, because crims know returning workers will be easy prey
Laura Dobberstein Wed 3 Mar 2021 // 05:58 UTC Share
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Kaspersky CEO Eugene Kaspersky has suggested that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic will bring a slowdown in cyber-crime.
Speaking yesterday at the Kaspersky-sponsored Asia Pacific Online Policy Forum, the CEO said: If the pandemic goes away, criminals will go away and on vacation.” He added that one reason for the slowdown would be taking time to spend all the money they stole during the pandemic, and that a return to robbery-as-usual can be expected a few months later.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The aspect of people’s data security is the government’s main focus in developing the National Digital Identity framework, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
He said the Communications and Multimedia Ministry would always ensure a high level of trust among the people towards the technology introduced before moving to undertake digital transformation.
“The ministry is using a technologically neutral approach or adopting any suitable and latest technology but the matter is still being discussed because it involves government affairs and people’s safety.
“God-willing, the Home Ministry will ensure there will be no data leakage,” he said during Question Time at the Dewan Negara sitting today.