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Botnet drones raise cybersecurity concerns in Singapore By From Singapore to Beijing to Mumbai, the Asia Pacific region continues to see increasing cybercrime activities. Be it ransomware, phishing, or botnet drones, as businesses continue to add more cybersecurity protections, cybercriminals are still able to find devious means and ways to wreak havoc. According to a report by Check Point Research, Asia Pacific experienced a 168% increased in cyberattacks in May 2021 compared to the same month last year. Ransomware and Remote Access Trojans continue to be the largest malwares affecting the region, followed by banking trojans. Hence, it was not surprising when the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore’s (CSAS) report revealed increasing amounts of ransomware and online scams last year. According to the report, there were 9,080 cases reported last year, with malicious cyber activities still growing rapidly yearly. ....
Ransomware and botnets among top cyber threats in Singapore The city-state saw more ransomware threats and command-and-control servers hosted out of its highly connected network infrastructure last year as threat actors capitalised on the pandemic Share this item with your network: By Published: 12 Jul 2021 4:21 Singapore’s cyber threat landscape was dominated by the proliferation of ransomware, botnet drones and phishing attacks last year as threat actors capitalised on the anxiety and fear wrought by the pandemic. According to Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) annual threat report, 89 ransomware cases were reported in 2020, a sharp rise of 154% from the 35 cases reported in 2019. The cases affected mostly small and medium-sized enterprises in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and healthcare. ....
▷🥇 askST: ¿Cómo pueden los consumidores evitar errores que pueden llegar a 100 millones de dispositivos conectados a Internet? latarde.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latarde.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SINGAPORE - More than 100 million Internet-connected devices globally, including consumer devices like some smartphones and wearable fitness products, could be at risk from security flaws disclosed last week. The bugs, collectively called Name:Wreck, prompted Singapore s cyber-security watchdog to issue an alert last Thursday (April 15) and urge organisations to apply patches immediately. Here is how the bugs could affect consumers: How can the Name:Wreck flaws be abused by hackers? A: The bugs affect the Domain Name System (DNS), which is the Internet s phone book used to easily find websites online. The DNS does this by matching website names to Internet Protocol addresses that identify where devices are on the Internet. ....
As the cybersecurity skills gap continues to impact organizations everywhere, it is more important than ever that both current and prospective security team members take advantage of training offerings to enhance their skill sets. It is also important that everyone involved in cybersecurity encourage others to find opportunity in the field. Recently, FortiGuard Labs’ Aamir Lakhani and Jonas Walker sat down to discuss their careers in threat research, the importance of training, and the lessons they have learned while working in the field of cybersecurity. Q: How did you get into the field of cybersecurity? Aamir - Even as a little kid, I was always interested in computers. When I was seven or eight years old, my dad got me a computer. Since I didn’t know what to do with it, I went to the library and took out books to learn about programming. I was always interested in learning why things break – that’s how I migrated into cybersecurity. ....