Ransomware and malicious cyber activity are growing in the Asia-Pacific region. Anshuman Sharma, associate director of Asia-Pacific at Verizon, dissects the regional impact of ransomware attacks and explains how Asia-Pacific organizations have responded to recent supply chain attacks.
CISOs aspiring to climb the corporate ladder need to look at their role holistically and become more versatile in influencing teams and leading organizational change, ensuring all stakeholders are part of creating a cyber-safe enterprise, said Vishal Salvi, CEO of Quick Heal.
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region so far have not followed the West's lead in banning TikTok from government agency devices, except for special circumstances. But individual nations are pursuing a variety of strategies based on their specific perceptions of the threats they face.
A security researcher discovered a Bangladesh government web portal that exposed the personal information of about 50 million citizens, including their birth registration records, phone numbers and national identity numbers. His efforts to notify the government of the security flaw went unanswered.
The personal information of nearly 35 million Indonesian passport holders is up for sale on the dark web for $10,000 by notorious hacktivist Bjorka, who routinely criticizes the Indonesian government, publishing damaging information about lawmakers on social media. The government is investigating.
India's Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2022. The government expects to introduce the bill during the monsoon session of the Indian Parliament, which begins July 20. The previous bill was withdrawn amid much criticism.
A Chinese nation-state group is hacking foreign affairs ministries and embassies across Europe, employing a sophisticated HTML-smuggling technique to deliver the insidious PlugX remote access Trojan to compromised systems. The technique raises concern about the security of diplomatic institutions.
The Indian government on Friday issued a long list of mandatory cybersecurity guidelines applicable to all government ministries, departments and associated organizations, plus a checklist that applies to all government employees and contractors.
Lt. Gen. M.U. Nair has been appointed the new national cyber security coordinator. He succeeds retired Lt. Gen. Dr. Rajesh Pant. The selection of Nair, who previously served as signal officer in chief at the Indian Army's headquarters, signifies renewed focus on national cyber defense capabilities.
The world's top chip manufacturer has dismissed the LockBit 3.0 ransomware gang's hack claim and $70 million ransom. TSMC said the data leak took place at a third-party supplier and contains only certain initial configuration files. It said customer information and operations were not affected.
Suspected Chinese threat actors are using fake web advertisements for popular instant messaging applications Kik and Viber to install mobile banking malware onto devices of Asian users. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Cyberint said adversaries are distributing the malware on third-party APK sites.
Japan's $1 trillion manufacturing industry is a prime target for ransomware and state-sponsored threats. Over the past year, nearly one-third of all ransomware victims have come from the automotive and general manufacturing sectors, according to threat intelligence company Rapid7.
Steve Kerrison, a senior lecturer in cybersecurity at Singapore's James Cook University, recently shared how universities in the Asia-Pacific region are meeting the rising demand for cybersecurity professionals. Meeting the demand starts with understanding the needs of the job market.
Researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center observed APT37 target South Korean individuals with spear-phishing emails to inject wiretapping malware. The state-backed cybercrime group primarily employs spear-phishing to compromise the devices of victims.
Suspected Chinese APT groups exploited a 17-year-old Microsoft Office vulnerability in May to launch malware attacks against foreign government officials who attended a G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Threat actors targeted officials from France, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and Australia.
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