Cisco gains EU antitrust nod for US$28 billion Splunk acquisition
CISCO Systems won unconditional EU antitrust approval for its US$28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Splunk on Wednesday (Mar 14) after EU...
Microsoft to release security AI product to help clients track hackers
MICROSOFT plans to release artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Apr 1 that will help cybersecurity workers produce summaries of suspicious incidents and...
New Zealand central bank to implement cyber reporting rules through 2024
NEW Zealand’s central bank on Monday (Mar 4) said banks must report major cyber incidents within 72 hours, as it plans to...
Singapore to tackle resilience, security risks with new law for digital infrastructure service providers
SINGAPORE intends to introduce a Digital Infrastructure Act to govern key digital infrastructure service providers, in order to address resilience and security...
US UnitedHealth confirms ‘Blackcat’ group behind recent cyberattack
UNITEDHEALTH Group said on Thursday (Feb 29) that the recent cyberattack at its tech unit, Change Healthcare, was perpetrated by hackers who...
When fake profiles mean real problems for love
IF THE Beatles had written Eleanor Rigby today, the chorus might have gone thusly instead: “All the lonely people… Are they even...
Bitcoin-holder MicroStrategy’s X account hacked: security firm
MICROSTRATEGY, the largest publicly-traded corporate holder of Bitcoin, suffered a hack on its X account that tricked some people into handing over...
DBS extends self-managed money lock feature to all accounts
CUSTOMERS of DBS and POSB are now able to lock up a portion of their funds within existing accounts using DBS’ money...
Apple rolls out iMessage upgrade to withstand decryption by quantum computers
APPLE is rolling out an upgrade to its iMessage texting platform to defend against future encryption-breaking technologies.
The art of cyberdefence
IN THE global game of cyberwarfare, businesses are the pawns, their data the treasure, and ransomware the weapon of choice. Recently, a...