Cyber threats against Singapore businesses surge in 2019: CSA

Singapore

THE frequency and sophistication of various cyber threats such as website defacements, phishing incidents, and malware activities rose in Singapore last year, said a report published by the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore on Friday.

The report, which outlined cyber threat trends for the year, also featured a special section on threats related to Covid-19, in which it noted that cyber-threat actors are exploiting the panic and fear caused by the pandemic to conduct malicious activities.