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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today revealed that his personal Telegram account has been hacked by ‘irresponsible individuals’. Furthermore, he also urged for anyone that have received messages from the account to disregard its content and report the matter to the authorities.

With 5G connectivity underway for Malaysia by the end of 2021 (according to our PM), the Malaysian Government has also announced that they will be launching the first 5G CyberSecurity Testing Laboratory. Malaysia will be the first in the Southeast Asia country to do so and it will be a joint effort with CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), Huawei Malaysia and Celcom.

It seems that another Chinese software has run afoul of the US government recently. The US Navy has just banned all of its personnel from using the app TikTok on any government-issued mobile device. It's claimed that the app presents some cybersecurity concerns.

Today, a new security software by Kaspersky Lab called Kaspersky Small Office Security (KSOS) was released and it was designed to assist Small Medium Businesses (SMBs) to stay afloat in this modern age where cyberthreats are eminent. The software features improved anti-ransomware functionality, safeguarding of online financial transactions and convenient security status monitoring.

Yesterday in Singapore, Microsoft launched its first combined Transparency Center and Cybersecurity Center (Asia-Pacific region). The purpose of the joint facility is to bring together Microsoft capabilities in a single location in Asia-Pacific to deliver a holistic approach to serving the security needs of both the public and private sector and building a trusted and secure computing environment, a critical enabler for digital transformation.

Trend Micro Incorporated, is a global leader in security software of 26 years of experience providing smart protection for consumers, businesses and governments. On 16 December 2016, Mr. Law Chee Wan, Manager Technical Sales, Trend Micro Malaysia assisted by Jean Lim, Director of Channel Management and Marketing, Trend Micro Malaysia had given a talk on their prediction of potential future threats and how we can prevent it together. 

2015 has been a rollercoaster ride for organizations and individuals alike in the world of security, there are cyber threats we face from time to time and any slip ups can lead us into grave situations. 2016 won’t be any different, in fact, cyber extortionists (hackers) have begun improvising a new tactic to con people online by using psychological methods.