cybersecurity

This is based on a survey done by Crowdstrike.

Businesses and organisations in Singapore will get a helping hand to strengthen their cybersecurity.

Only 34% of organisations have a “robust” approach to cybersecurity.

A memorandum of understanding was signed by representatives from both parties.

For an organisation, setting out to achieve compliance standards, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or Singapore's personal data protection act, is an important step towards protecting its business and reputation.

Throughout the pandemic, a wave of ransomware attacks disrupted operations in healthcare organisations around the world.

Flexxon CEO Camellia Chan talks about the hurdles faced by smaller businesses when it comes to staying safe online.

For the past years, Singapore has witnessed a significant increase in cybersecurity challenges. The threats and attacks in public agencies and private institutions caused a tremendous impact on the country’s data and security landscape. The call for better regulations in data governance, compliance, and security guardrails has elevated further the pandemic. The virtualised environment translates to an open playing field for potential cybersecurity threats.

In 2020, one in three people in Southeast Asia experienced online fraud amid a boom in online shopping and activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia-Pacific already has the highest number of internet users in the world, so the opportunities for scammers were already aplenty before the crisis of 2020.

Whilst the global pandemic forced many companies to require employees to work from home, a large percentage of those people have discovered that they like it. Many have appreciated the lack of daily commute and the flexibility to be with their families. Global Workplace Analytics has stated that “Before the crisis, surveys repeatedly showed 80% of employees want to work from home at least some of the time. Our best estimate is that we will see 25-30% of the workforce working at home on a multiple-days-a-week basis by the end of 2021.”

The agency will work with Shopee, Carousell, and NTUC FairPrice to publicise the campaign.

And former Envy Global official face new charges in $1b investment case

Firms have paid as much as $1.87m when their data was held hostage.

The rapid transition from on-premises to remote workforces in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis will be looked back upon as a world-historical event. For enterprise IT, it was an earthquake that fundamentally changed the landscape on which we stand.

This is an increase of 262.5% year-on-year from 632,000.

Work from home set ups have made businesses more vulnerable to data breaches and other online security threats.