By Aaron Bugal, Field CISO, APJ, Sophos AI is fast becoming the new productivity engine in Malaysia’s corporate landscape. From copilots that summarise reports to chatbots that draft emails, employees are discovering clever ways to work faster and smarter. But in the rush to embrace innovation, a new blind spot has emerged: shadow AI. Shadow ... Read more ›
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Ransomware heavily targeted the technology sector in Q4 2022, and there are indications that it may target large IT providers in 2023. The use of new technologies, such as ChatGPT, may contribute to the further democratization of cybercrime, leading to the emergence of new threats. In 2022, the global threat landscape was shaped by economic and... Read more » Read more ›
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Article written by Evan Davidson, Vice President of Asia Pacific Japan at SentinelOne According to most economic forecasters, a recession seems inevitable in 2023. The World Bank has cut its growth outlook from 3% to 1.7%, and companies have either started laying off employees or warned that layoffs are coming. It’s an unfortunate reality that... Read more » Read more ›
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Amperity, the leading Enterprise Customer Data Platform (CDP) for consumer brands, has announced Rhone, the premium performance lifestyle brand, has selected Amperity as the critical foundation to maximize the value of its omnichannel customer data to deliver personalized customer experiences. Today’s customers interact with brands across a variety of touchpoints, both online and offline, and... Read more » Read more ›
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Japan’s semiconductor manufacturing sector is set to get a boost. Kumamoto University announced on February 3 that it would “hire” graduate students studying semiconductors in a bid to supply top-level personnel to its burgeoning local chip industry. According to the plan, students will be hired by the school operator and receive a salary, so they don’t have... Read more » Read more ›
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The increasing prevalence of remote work in Singaporean companies has made protecting sensitive data more critical. Read more ›
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Meta Platforms recently announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service after Twitter introduced Twitter Blue last month. Even other social media apps, like Snap Inc’s Snapchat and messaging app Telegram, launched paid subscription services last year as a new source of revenue. Amidst all the ChatGPT craze, another trend has been picking up... Read more » Read more ›
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Within the first week of the new Bing-powered by ChatGPT, Microsoft found that in long, extended chat sessions of 15 or more questions, the chatbot can become repetitive or be ‘provoked’ into giving responses that are not necessarily helpful or in line with its designed tone. When Microsoft announced on February 7 that the new... Read more » Read more ›
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As attackers automate their methods and use AI tools like ChatGPT to improve their tactics, it’s important for defenders to use AI as well to fight back effectively. AI can analyze vast amounts of data in mere seconds, leading to a significant improvement in the mean time to detection and response. Given the recent attention... Read more » Read more ›
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Kaspersky has responded to the increased risk of targeted ransomware attacks on businesses in SEA by introducing the Kaspersky Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform. Kaspersky’s latest data indicates that Lockbit, a targeted ransomware group, attacked 115 businesses in SEA. Digital kidnappers are targeting enterprises in Southeast Asia (SEA), and global cybersecurity company Kaspersky predicts... Read more » Read more ›
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KPMG Pulse of Fintech H2 ’22 shows that fintech investments in Singapore in 2022 witnessed a three-year high of US$4.1 billion across 250 deals. Singapore’s top three investment areas were crypto/blockchain, payments, and wealthtech. The global fintech market attracted US$164.1 billion across 6,006 deals in 2022, a fall from the high of US$238.9 billion seen... Read more » Read more ›
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Applied Materials gave a strong sales forecast for the current quarter, backed by improved demand for gear that makes auto and industrial chips, indicating that there are still bright spots in the chip industry. CEO Gary Dickerson said customers are adding more capacity to keep up with demand, and he believes the company is positioned... Read more » Read more ›
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Singapore-based Transcelestial has produced a solution for faster global internet distribution by leveraging its proprietary wireless laser communication technology to create a wireless distribution network. With the technology promising better and cheaper internet connectivity, Transcelestial recently received a US$10M boost to power Asia and US’s internet infrastructure with lasers. By bringing affordable, high-speed internet to... Read more » Read more ›
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By now, you’ll know all about tech layoffs. After all, they have been hard to ignore, with acres of coverage devoted to job cuts since the spring of last year. In 2022, 1,045 tech companies made 160,097staff redundant, and the picture is no happier so far this year: already, 105,514 employees have been laid off,... Read more » Read more ›
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The China Semiconductor Industry Association opposes actions that would exclude its domestic chip market from global innovation. It believes that the US-led pact with Japan and the Netherlands would restrict China’s access to chip-making technology, posing a threat to the entire industry, marking a step back in the era of free trade. After months of... Read more » Read more ›
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The failure of UST made the need for regulatory clarity and taxonomy for stablecoins more apparent. In 2023, regulators will consider additional risks, such as consumer protection and retail investor safeguards, market integrity requirements, and business conduct requirements. The collapse of TerraUSD (UST) in 2022 had a significant impact on the cryptocurrency market, raising serious... Read more » Read more ›
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TikTok has been on the radar of the US authorities for a long time because of its numerous privacy issues. The chief executive of the video-sharing app will testify before Congress next month. NordVPN shares why TikTok has been facing growing national security concerns in the US. On March 23, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew... Read more » Read more ›
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Article written by Astrid Gobardhan, Data Privacy Officer, VFS Global Data security counts more than ever. According to a recent IBM study, the damage that each data breach causes in ASEAN countries now reaches US$2.87 million on average. The researchers factored in outlays for technology but also related legal and regulatory costs, as well as the... Read more » Read more ›
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People who utilize cloud technology demonstrate double productivity, resulting in a 2.3 to 2.5-fold improvement in business outcomes. AWS is working to bring greater performance, lower costs, better integrations, simplicity of use, and security. Advancing organizational data capabilities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region presents various benefits and challenges, including gaining insights from vast amounts... Read more » Read more ›
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Local authorities in Beijing pledge to support enterprises looking to rival the success of ChatGPT creator OpenAI. As of October last year, Beijing was home to 1,048 “core AI companies,” making up more than one-third of the total number of AI firms in China. The city has attracted more than 40,000 AI talents, which is... Read more » Read more ›
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Efficient data usage has enabled artificial intelligence (AI) to have a greater impact on organizations. For example, generative AI has received hype among big tech companies thanks to its enhanced capabilities that are made possible by the data it has access to. Gartner predicts that emerging technologies like generative AI are still three to eight... Read more » Read more ›
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