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Password stealers eye small businesses
Business, Published on 02/11/2022
» Small and medium enterprises form the backbone of Southeast Asia's growing economy. Accounting for more than 90% of the private businesses in the region, this sector is responsible for generating employment, exports and GDP growth.
Phishing attacks more than double
Business, Published on 21/10/2022
» Phishing incidents continue to skyrocket in Southeast Asia. The latest data from the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky shows that it took only six months this year for cybercriminals to exceed the total number of phishing attacks they made the year before against users in the region.
Cyber attacks spread amid rise of digital economy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/08/2021
» Cybersecurity risks are on the rise following digital transformation and remote work pursued by organisations in the wake of the pandemic, according to Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity company.
Ransomware targeting Asean SMEs drops
Business, Published on 04/05/2021
» The global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it detected and foiled last year among small and medium enterprise (SME) users in Southeast Asia.
The coming storm
Business, William Hicks & Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/04/2020
» Despite the relatively low number of new coronavirus cases in Thailand, hospitals are already reaching capacity in dealing with patients that need intensive care unit (ICU) treatment and ventilators, says Boon Vanasin, chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG).
China virus risk outlook
Business, Fitch Solutions, Published on 31/01/2020
» China's services sector, which accounts for more than 60% of the country's economy, is expected to be negatively affected by the current coronavirus outbreak, posing downside risks to our forecast of 5.9% real GDP growth in 2020.
WiFi in the office: convenient but risky
Business, Kaspersky, Published on 11/07/2019
» Almost every office has a WiFi network, and sometimes more than one. Who wants to connect laptops with a cable? And forget about smartphones and tablets. However, a wireless network can be a weak point in your IT infrastructure, according to researchers from the security firm Kaspersky.
Mobile security risks soaring
Business, Published on 06/05/2019
» Backdoors, malicious cryptomining, fake apps and banking Trojans all increased substantially in 2018, propelled by cybercriminals' quest for illicit profits, according to the latest Mobile Threat Report from the security firm McAfee. Most notably, the number of fake app detections increased from around 10,000 in June 2018 to nearly 65,000 in December.
Safeguarding against the race for data
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk & Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/08/2018
» Putting Thailand 4.0 and a cashless society in place seems to be the dream of Thai policymakers and business tycoons, but the recent data leakage by two of the country's major financial institutions has left many wondering whether the virtual dream is in fact a nightmare in the making.