iTnews Asia Team

Busted: Pareto botnet impersonating and spoofing Connected TV apps

The malicious botnet has infected nearly a million infected Android phones pretending to be millions of people watching ads on smart TVs and other devices.

Apr 26 2021 8:17AM

Grass Valley powers cloud production for Electronic Arts’ gaming and online esports events

The end-to-end cloud workflow enabled the EA team to work as remotely as necessary, seamlessly managing live production of its gaming events.

Apr 26 2021 8:13AM

Palo Alto sets up consulting group to battle complex cyber security threats

The Unit 42 group was named as a nod to the number 42 in the comedic science fiction novel ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’.

Apr 26 2021 8:09AM

Jitterbit hires Meisert to spearhead APAC expansion

The appointment marks the next stage of Jitterbit’s growth in the APAC markets.

Apr 23 2021 11:15AM

WarnerMedia appoints new networks lead for Cartoon and Boomerang networks

The appointment is a homecoming for Ho, who was a member of the programming team at HBO in Asia in the early 2000s.

Apr 23 2021 11:09AM

ISBC establishes its global headquarters in Singapore

ISBC aims to connect with market leaders across Southeast Asia, with plans to expand to Malaysia and Indonesia in the future, and to partner with 50 banks globally by the end of 2021.

Apr 23 2021 9:41AM

IcedID joins top 10 malware families after Covid-related campaign

The banking Trojan spread by mail spam campaigns uses evasive techniques like process injection and steganography to steal user financial data.

Apr 23 2021 9:36AM

SUSE picks first CTO for APAC, Japan and Greater China region

Ghariwala has held key technical and presales roles in government and tech companies such as Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, ILOG, IBM and Red Hat.

Apr 22 2021 1:52PM

Intel’s new Malaysia solar farm will be its largest outside the US

The new solar farm panels cover an area of about 900 carpark spaces.

Apr 22 2021 10:04AM

Apptio and KPMG Singapore join forces to give transparency to enterprise IT expenditure

Enterprises need new IT capabilities and better financial management to optimise their costs and make better strategic decisions.

Apr 22 2021 9:36AM

Globe Telecom leverages Google cloud to empower employees in digital transformation

A skilled citizen developer can deliver a complex app in two to four weeks, compared to three to six months from before.

Apr 22 2021 9:23AM

Singapore’s PSB Academy introduces facial recognition to ensure safety of returning students and staff

The educational institution’s Smart Gantry System takes less than 5 seconds to scan everyone with an accuracy rate of ±0.3°C before allowing entry into the premises.

Apr 21 2021 8:21AM

SK Telecom delivers world’s first 5G ‘virus-killing’ and disinfection robot

SK Telecom and Omron Electronics Korea plan to deploy the 5G-powered robot first in Korea this year before launching globally in 2022.

Apr 21 2021 8:07AM

India IT service providers on a hiring spree as outsourcing surges

IT hiring in India is back with a bang. The spurt is being driven by companies cutting costs, migrating to the cloud and embarking on digital transformation.

Apr 21 2021 8:06AM

Microsoft, DHL and Google most targeted by data-stealing hackers

While security measures are often built into websites and apps, it’s the human element that often fails to pick up on phishing scams.

Apr 21 2021 8:04AM

Douyin runs influencer event with no hitches using Clear-Com technologies

The total event space was the size of a soccer field, requiring the installation of optical fibre and transceiver splitters for reliable transmission.

Apr 20 2021 4:12PM

Nokia partners LG Plus to deploy indoor 5G small cells solutions in South Korea

Nokia will install the small cell systems in locations like shopping malls and office buildings.

Apr 20 2021 8:07AM

Claroty and Yokogawa Engineering Asia work together to secure process operations

Industrial enterprises and critical infrastructure providers need to be able to detect and respond to cyber threats more quickly and effectively than before.

Apr 19 2021 10:37AM

Tata Communications and Bahrain Internet Exchange join forces to transform Bahrain’s ecosystem

The TGN-Gulf cable system allows global customers and partners in Bahrain connectivity across the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and European regions.

Apr 16 2021 12:20PM

IT teams finding it tough to juggle between contrasting priorities, F5 survey finds

As organisations invest in their application portfolios, it has become critical to ensure that their apps are able to adapt, scale, and repair itself across different app environments.

Apr 16 2021 12:04PM