Cybersecurity
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Outpost24 Puts AI Agent Inside DAST Scanner to Fix Auth Coverage Gaps
Outpost24 has embedded an AI agent directly inside its Scale DAST product, replacing fragile Selenium-based authentication scripts with a system that reads plain-language instructions and executes them at scan time, closing a persistent coverage gap in enterprise application security testing.… Continue reading
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Sophos Names Amy Chua to Lead ASEAN and Korea Channel Strategy
Sophos has appointed Amy Chua as Director, Channels for ASEAN and Korea, tasking her with accelerating partner-led growth across the region as the cybersecurity firm deepens its channel-first strategy. Chua joins from Google, where she held leadership roles in sales… 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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NTT DATA and Singapore’s HTX Partner to Build AI-Driven Digital Forensics Capabilities
NTT DATA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency), a statutory board under Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, to co-develop AI-driven capabilities for frontline public safety operations, digital forensics, and cybercrime investigation. The… Continue reading
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Over 35 Million RDP Attacks Hit SEA Businesses in 2025, Kaspersky Finds
Kaspersky has recorded more than 35.2 million Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks and over 2.3 million exploit attacks targeting organisations across Southeast Asia in 2025, with Singapore among the most heavily targeted markets in the region. The data, released on… Continue reading
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SailPoint Launches Agentic Fabric to Govern AI Identity Risk
SailPoint has launched Agentic Fabric, a solution designed to extend enterprise identity security beyond human users to AI agents, machine identities, and applications — addressing what the company describes as one of the fastest-growing governance gaps in enterprise AI deployments.… 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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Sumsub Launches Fraud Bundle to Meet Philippines AFASA Deadline
Sumsub has launched a fraud management bundle designed to help banks and financial institutions in the Philippines comply with the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA), which takes effect on 25 June 2026. The AFASA Fraud Management Bundle combines rule-based fraud… Continue reading
