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Cybercriminals increasingly prey on small firms
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/12/2025
» Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals, who exploit them for supply chain attacks or demand a ransom for their data.
Resolutions for a cybersecure 2025
Business, Published on 07/03/2025
» The world saw a number of record-breaking data breaches in 2024 -- from the Taylor Swift concert ticket case, to an incident with 100 million Americans' medical records. Artificial intelligence technology as well as cybercrime advanced by leaps and bounds. So how can you stay on top of all this to ensure personal information security? Here are seven resolutions for 2025.
Ethereum upgrade slashes energy use by 99%
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 15/09/2022
» A major software upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain aimed at drastically reducing its energy usage has been completed, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum inventor and co-founder said on Thursday.
Crypto world can’t wait for ‘the Merge’
The New York Times, Published on 27/08/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: The cryptocurrency industry has endured a terrible year. A devastating crash wiped nearly $1 trillion from the market, draining the savings of thousands of people. Several companies filed for bankruptcy.
DeFi rewards and risks
Business, PwC Thailand, Published on 21/04/2022
» Decentralised finance (DeFi) has the potential to transform Thailand's financial services industry, but it cannot yet substitute fully for traditional services offered by commercial banks.
Massive ransomware attack potentially hit 1,000 businesses
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: A ransomware attack on a US IT company potentially targeted 1,000 businesses, researchers said Saturday, with one of Sweden's biggest supermarket chains revealing it had to temporarily close around 800 stores after losing access to its checkouts.
U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector
Business, Collin Eaton & James Rundle & David Uberti, Published on 11/05/2021
» The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline at the weekend showed how cybercriminals pose a far-reaching threat to the aging, vulnerable infrastructure that keeps the nation's energy moving.
Blockchain stands at the precipice
Business, William Hicks, Published on 03/12/2019
» Following the crash in cryptocurrency prices, the future of blockchain remains uncertain, yet enthusiasm abounded at the World Blockchain Summit held in Bangkok on Monday for the potential of this fledgling technology.
The case for digital identification
Asia focus, Anu Madgavkar and Olivia White, Published on 04/02/2019
» Worldwide, more than 4 billion people are connected to the internet, spending an average of roughly six hours per day on internet-enabled devices and services. In Thailand and the Philippines, average daily usage is 9.5 hours; in the United States, 26% of the population is online "almost constantly", and one billion more people in the world are projected to join the ranks of internet users by 2022.
Cathay Pacific under fire from 15 countries on data breach
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/11/2018
» Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday said it was facing one of the worst crises in its history as the airline revealed it was being questioned by 27 regulators from 15 jurisdictions over a data breach that has affected 9.4 million passengers.