Cybersecurity
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APAC Banks Top Global Cyberattack Targets for Fourth Straight Year
Asia Pacific’s financial institutions absorbed 52% of all global Layer 7 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting financial services in 2025, making the region the world’s most attacked for application-layer threats for the fourth consecutive year, according to Akamai‘s latest State… Continue reading
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Kaspersky: Nearly half of adults experienced tech-enabled abuse, but most don’t recognise it
A new global study by Kaspersky has found that 45.7% of respondents experienced at least one form of tech-enabled abuse in the past twelve months, yet only 32% correctly understand what the term means, revealing a significant awareness gap that… Continue reading
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Everpure positions storage layer as last line of defence in AI-era cyber resilience
Everpure has reinforced its Enterprise Data Cloud vision, positioning the storage layer as the definitive last line of defence in modern cyber resilience – an approach it calls outside-in security that assumes perimeter failure from the outset. The company argues… Continue reading
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North Korean Hackers Stole $2 Billion in Digital Assets Last Year
CrowdStrike‘s 2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape Report has found that North Korean state-linked adversaries stole US$2.02 billion in digital assets in 2025, a 51% year-on-year increase, as the threat actor group weaponised artificial intelligence to industrialise financial cybercrime at scale.… Continue reading
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AI Agents Are Widening Singapore’s Identity Attack Surface, Semperis Warns
Artificial intelligence is rapidly multiplying non-human identities across enterprise systems in Singapore, creating an identity attack surface that organisations are struggling to secure, according to a new global study by Semperis. The State of Identity Security in the AI Era… Continue reading
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Ransomware Behind 58% of Singapore Cyber Incidents, Check Point Finds
Check Point Software Technologies has released its Singapore Cyber Threat Landscape 2025 report, revealing that ransomware accounted for 58% of all recorded cyber incidents in the country last year, with sophisticated threat groups stepping up double-extortion campaigns across both public… Continue reading
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Kaspersky and SIT Study Finds Parental Confidence Drives Children’s Online Privacy
A joint study by Kaspersky and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) has found that parents’ self-confidence is the strongest predictor of whether they take active steps to protect their children’s privacy online — more so than awareness of the… Continue reading
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ESET Uncovers 28 Fake Android Apps That Scammed 7.3 Million Users
ESET researchers have identified 28 fraudulent Android applications on Google Play that collectively accumulated more than 7.3 million downloads before being removed, in a scam the cybersecurity firm has named CallPhantom. The apps falsely claimed to provide users with access… Continue reading
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94% of APAC IT Leaders Struggle With Identity Management as AI Multiplies Risk
A new global study by Keeper Security has found that 94% of senior IT leaders in Asia Pacific report challenges managing their organisation’s growing identity footprint — above the global figure of 89% — as AI adoption accelerates the proliferation… Continue reading
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AI Threats Outpace Singapore’s Cyber Readiness, Fortinet Study Finds
A new study commissioned by Fortinet and conducted by Forrester Consulting has found that cybersecurity complexity and AI-driven threats are outpacing the ability of organisations across Asia Pacific to respond effectively — with Singapore reflecting the regional trend. The study,… Continue reading
