Security News

George Lee joins Imperva as Regional VP of Asia Pacific and Japan
2021-07-02 22:15

Based in Singapore, Lee will scale the business in the region, expand into key growth markets, and develop new strategic initiatives. "George brings an extensive track record of developing high-performing teams and a portfolio of experience that will help our channel partners and customers reimagine their new next," says Paul Loftus, Chief Revenue Officer, Imperva.

Parallel Wireless partners with Axiata to provide O-RAN networks for the digital telcos across Asia
2021-06-28 23:15

Parallel Wireless is been selected by Axiata Group Berhad as a strategic partner providing O-RAN networks for the group's digital telcos across Southeast Asia and South Asia, enabling both 2G and 4G broadband connectivity. Headquartered in Malaysia, Axiata is one of the leading Mobile Network Operators in Asia operating digital telcos, digital businesses and infrastructure with a vision to be the Next Generation Digital Champion by 2024.

Experts Uncover Yet Another Chinese Spying Campaign Aimed at Southeast Asia
2021-06-04 05:52

The infection chain works by sending decoy documents, impersonating other entities within the government, to multiple members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which, when opened, retrieves a next-stage payload from the attacker's server that contains an encrypted downloader. The use of weaponized copies of legitimate-looking official documents also suggests that "The attackers first had to attack another department within the targeted state, stealing and weaponizing documents for use against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," said Lotem Finkelstein, head of threat intelligence at Check Point.

Microsoft launches Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council to address cyber threats
2021-06-01 22:45

The council is set to meet virtually on a quarterly basis to maintain a continuous exchange of information on cyber threats and cybersecurity solutions. Which is why the Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council couldn't have come at a more critical time, where the stakeholders in the ecosystem can collaborate on prioritizing national cybersecurity defense.

AXA Confirms Ransomware Attack Impacted Operations in Asia
2021-05-17 14:36

France-based insurance giant AXA has confirmed that some of its operations in Asia have been impacted by a ransomware attack. A cybercrime gang that uses a piece of ransomware named Avaddon appears to be behind the attack.

Chinese Cyberspies Target Military Organizations in Asia With New Malware
2021-04-29 04:01

A cyber-espionage group believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government has been observed targeting military organizations in Southeast Asia in attacks involving previously undocumented malware, Bitdefender reported on Wednesday. The group has been known to focus on government and military organizations.

Jonathon Dixon joins Cloudflare as VP and GM, Asia Pacific
2021-04-11 22:30

Cloudflare announced the appointment of Jonathon Dixon as Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, bringing with him more than 20 years of enterprise leadership experience in the IT industry, working for companies including IBM, Cisco and Amazon Web Services. Today, Cloudflare's global network spans more than 200 cities in more than 100 countries, including 44 cities across Asia Pacific.

Chinese Cyberspies Target Telecom Companies in America, Asia, Europe
2021-03-18 00:25

China-linked cyber-espionage group Mustang Panda is targeting telecommunications companies in Asia, Europe, and the United States for espionage purposes, according to a warning from security researchers at McAfee. The new malware attacks, McAfee says, employ the same tactics, techniques and procedures previously associated with Mustang Panda.

MetricStream appoints Aravind Varadharajan as Managing Director of Asia Pacific
2021-01-18 23:15

As part of the company's continued expansion in APAC where organizations are adopting digital services faster than ever before, they named Aravind to lead the entire region covering customer needs to provide comprehensive solutions for Integrated Risk Management. Aravind is a highly seasoned business leader with over 20 years of experience across sales and business management in Japan, ASEAN and global markets across multiple business verticals.

Revenue for 5G enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region to reach $13.9B by 2024
2021-01-15 04:00

These changes are pushing enterprises to transform and enable new use cases that are critical in supporting and optimizing enterprise business processes to improve business efficiency. Given the strong demand for connectivity, the potential revenue for 5G enterprises in the region is expected to grow exponentially, reaching $13.9 billion by 2024 from $2 billion in 2019, at a staggering 46.4% compound annual growth rate.