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Read more: All work and no play? IT security employees spend six hours of working week on hobbiesAs much as 85% of IT Security staff engage in leisure activities during working hours. Typically, these hobbies account for six hours[1] a week, which is an hour more than staff across the company overall. A reason for these breaks may be to find a distraction from high workloads, which was…
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Read more: The number of users that faced threats disguised as popular online learning platforms increased by 60% in the second half of 2020As the pandemic continues and schools experience renewed closures or pursue a hybrid model of learning (in-person and remote), the educational sector continues to attract the attention of cybercriminals on the Internet. From July to December 2020, 270,171 users encountered various threats disguised as popular learning platforms—an increase of 60%…
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Read more: Over 1-in-10 in Singapore share news on social media before verifying if it’s trueNews consumption from mainstream media and online sources have received a huge uptick globally, including Singapore, with the public forced to stay at home last year. It is also notable that online citizens from the country consume most of their news through social media. This is proven by a recent Kaspersky research which revealed that majority (67%)…
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Read more: Behavioral analytics, data hoarding and government crackdowns on encryption: experts share privacy predictions for 20212020 demonstrated how overwhelmingly important a connected infrastructure and digital services have become for the daily functioning of society. This realization has led to a shift in attitudes to privacy and the way citizens, organizations and governments perceive it. In response, Kaspersky’s privacy experts share their vision of the changes…
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Read more: A new gender balance: women in tech face lockdown barriers to career progression in SingaporeHalf of Singaporean women working in technology believe the effects of COVID-19 have delayed their career progression, despite 58% of women believing that much needed gender equality is more likely to be achieved through remote working structures. While lockdown life was earmarked as a possible accelerator towards equal gender opportunity…
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Read more: Lost in communication: how to connect different generationsBy: Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director (Asia Pacific), Kaspersky The theory of generations has been a hot topic in recent years, widely spread by marketing consultants and journalists in the global media – there are more than 700 million results in Google search for the so-called ‘generation gap’. Some surveys touch…
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Read more: 4 cybersecurity predictions for Singapore in 2021Without a doubt, 2020 has been a tough year for both businesses and individuals in Singapore. While we have responded admirably to COVID-19 by accelerating our use of technology, a side effect of our digitalisation drive has also fueled the growth of cyber-attacks, exposing gaps in business recovery and highlighting…
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Read more: Advanced Persistent Threats in 2021: new threat angles and attack strategy changes are comingKaspersky researchers have shared their vision on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in 2021, laying out how the landscape of targeted attacks will change in the coming months. The turmoil experienced in 2020 will bring along many structural and strategic changes, not just in our daily lives but in the realm…
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Read more: More than 5-in-10 parents in SEA trust their kids to keep themselves safe online
Undoubtedly, the pandemic has pushed kids and parents alike to spend more time online. A fresh study from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky quantified this increase at up to two more hours daily in Southeast Asia (SEA). For moms and dads from the region, 63% agreed that their children are using the internet…
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Read more: Social networks, messengers and external cloud services often exploited by cyber-fraudstersThere are several web services that employees of small and medium businesses most frequently access while working, according to Kaspersky. These include YouTube, Facebook, Google services and WhatsApp, with some of these applications being the most exploited by malefactors as a springboard for phishing. However, this list differs from the…
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