Digital hygiene

Safeguarding trust in the digital age

A blueprint for financial institutions

As the imperative for digital resilience grows, we must simultaneously address its biggest threat – an alarming trend often referred to as “digital sovereignty”.
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Why Asia-Pacific must move beyond digital sovereignty

ANOTHER successful edition of the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) has taken place, and the attendees’ sense of collective responsibility to enhance cyber resilience is heartening. The platfo...

Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo delivering her opening address at the eighth Asean Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity held on Oct 18.

Building on Asean’s cyber-cooperation momentum

THE theme for Indonesia’s Asean chairmanship this year is “Asean Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”. This would certainly involve the expansion of our digital economies.

As increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks are being conducted across borders and distances, it is vital to foster a global culture of responsible behavior in cyberspace.
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International negotiations are key to ensure a secure, stable and open cyberspace

ALTHOUGH the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has brought huge benefits to our societies, the old dream of a cyberspace free from any power struggle is long gone. Whethe...

For the sake of democratic accountability, governments should stop relying on privately owned communication platforms for the day-to-day operations of public administration and should place a higher priority on public archiving.

The world’s digital memory is at risk 

Digital archives are humanity’s collective memory. Who should control them, and how, is a major problem for digital societies.

In today’s hurried digital world, younger, tech-savvier people are making up a larger proportion of victims.
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Why we fall for scams (and it’s not because we’re stupid)

Older, less educated folks may be sitting ducks for scammers, but in today’s hurried digital world, it is younger, tech-savvier people who make up a larger proportion of victims. Given the proliferati...

Data breaches are notoriously common.

One billion Chinese files were likely leaked by sloppiness, not hacking

Poor security practices may have led to one of the biggest breaches of personal data in history