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Mitsubishi Motors works with Cyfirma to strengthen its cyber security posture

Mitsubishi Motors works with Cyfirma to strengthen its cyber security posture

By utilising Cyfirma’s DeCYFIR platform to predict cyber threats, Mitsubishi Motors was able to become more business resilient.
Jun 25 2021 8:24AM
Cybereason study shows that paying for ransomware can encourage even more attacks

Cybereason study shows that paying for ransomware can encourage even more attacks

Among APAC organisations suffering a second attack, a quarter faced the same threat actor from before.
Jun 25 2021 8:17AM
Estonia’s e-residency initiative will enable businesses and entrepreneurs to go global

Estonia’s e-residency initiative will enable businesses and entrepreneurs to go global

The Estonian government is pioneering an e-Residency programme touted as the world’s first digital residency initiative.
Jun 24 2021 7:31AM
Airtel and Tata to pilot ‘Made in India’ 5G in January 2022

Airtel and Tata to pilot ‘Made in India’ 5G in January 2022

While India has been behind in 5G, the gloves are off and the partnership will pit both companies against rival Reliance Jio.
Jun 23 2021 8:05AM
New Relic promotes Ben Goodman to Senior VP, Sales and General Manager for APAC

New Relic promotes Ben Goodman to Senior VP, Sales and General Manager for APAC

With over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Goodman aims to help drive the next phase of growth for New Relic.
Jun 22 2021 10:57AM
Nokia and Japan’s KDDI seek to reduce cooling energy consumption

Nokia and Japan’s KDDI seek to reduce cooling energy consumption

The functionality captures heat into liquid directly where it is generated, reducing cooling-system-related CO2 emissions by more than 70%.
Jun 22 2021 8:17AM
DBS Bank customers in Singapore report duplicate deductions from card transactions

DBS Bank customers in Singapore report duplicate deductions from card transactions

The bank said it has identified the problem and all refunds will be made by 20th June.
Jun 21 2021 10:44AM
Google Cloud and Axiata partnership aims to spur digital adoption

Google Cloud and Axiata partnership aims to spur digital adoption

Asia is home to over one million SMEs looking to tap the opportunities in some of the world’s fastest growing Internet economies.
Jun 18 2021 8:06AM
Andrew Charlton picked to lead Accenture’s Sustainability Services

Andrew Charlton picked to lead Accenture’s Sustainability Services

Appointment comes at a time where sustainability and climate change have risen to the forefront as a critical C-suite agenda.
Jun 18 2021 8:02AM
ZTE and China Unicom launch network orchestration trial

ZTE and China Unicom launch network orchestration trial

Claimed to be the first in the industry done commercially, the trial shows that spectrum sharing can boost throughput and provide a better user experience.
Jun 17 2021 8:38AM
Equinix partners Singapore’s GIC to add $9.3 billion to xScale portfolio

Equinix partners Singapore’s GIC to add $9.3 billion to xScale portfolio

The xScale portfolio of 32 facilities will provide more than 600 megawatts of power capacity when fully built out.
Jun 17 2021 8:31AM
McDonald's falls prey to data breach in South Korea and Taiwan

McDonald's falls prey to data breach in South Korea and Taiwan

The burger chain revealed that a small number of filed were accessed, but it was not ransomware and no customer payment information was stolen.
Jun 16 2021 8:06AM
Singapore digital users lax on cyber security

Singapore digital users lax on cyber security

Singapore businesses are also increasingly reliant on digital channels for customer engagement and service delivery, greatly increasing their cyber security risks.
Jun 16 2021 8:04AM
Companies remain exposed to unmanaged BYOD risks during pandemic

Companies remain exposed to unmanaged BYOD risks during pandemic

A Bitglass study reveals that security resources are being stretched from COVID-19’s surge in remote work and the increased use of personal mobile devices. A rethink by organisations is necessary.
Jun 16 2021 8:02AM
DataStax picks Singapore for regional HQ

DataStax picks Singapore for regional HQ

Supporting the expansion is Dutta who will be responsible for the DataStax’s growth across APAC, and Morton who is the technical expert for Apache Cassandra.
Jun 15 2021 8:03AM
Curriki accelerates social innovation in partnership with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs

Curriki accelerates social innovation in partnership with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs

The collaboration led the Curriki team to compress six months of development work in six weeks.
Jun 15 2021 8:01AM
New cyber threat group targeting diplomats

New cyber threat group targeting diplomats

The group targets servers with internet-exposed ports by exploiting poorly enforced file-upload security or unpatched vulnerabilities.
Jun 14 2021 8:15AM
GitLab acquires UnReview to further advance its user experience on its DevOps platform

GitLab acquires UnReview to further advance its user experience on its DevOps platform

The acquisition is a step towards furthering machine learning capabilities on GitLab’s Dev section.
Jun 11 2021 8:41AM
ONE Championship utilises Brightcove to stream content on its ‘ONE Super App’

ONE Championship utilises Brightcove to stream content on its ‘ONE Super App’

With Brightcove, ONE cuts its content management time in half, and increases video watch time by 300%.
Jun 11 2021 8:37AM
Sage appoints Arlene Wherrett as Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific

Sage appoints Arlene Wherrett as Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific

Wherrett will be responsible for managing Sage’s growth trajectory and expansion in the cloud enabled and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market across Asia Pacific.
Jun 11 2021 8:33AM