News & Reviews:   cybersecurity

In this week's TechNave Business Bytes Week 2 May 2024 there's news from tech, finance, and sustainability. Samsung highlights eco-friendly practices in its Galaxy S24 series and maintains dominance in digital signage. Cybersecurity concerns are addressed with details on recent threats and protective measures. Positive social initiatives include Grab's community support and a Shariah-compliant auto financing plan. Tech advancements include high-speed memory cards from Samsung and a study on cloud adoption in the public sector. Additionally, AMD celebrates a milestone anniversary and partnerships drive innovation in finance and digital payments. Finally, Samsung gears up for the Paris Olympics but do read here for more details.

Those who live in the city have probably seen QR codes for payments everywhere. It's a handy way for Malaysians to make payments via e-wallet or banking apps, so we use it for faster payments. But criminals are also taking advantage of this.

Recently, Kaspersky held a conference titled "Deus Ex Machina: Setting Secure Directives for Smart Machines". Media from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region attended this event, which aimed to discuss and explore overlapping sections of the AI industry and the future of cybersecurity.

Recently today, the Cyber Digital Services Defence & Security Asia (CyberDSA) 2023 took place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. This event was attended by Minister of Communications and Digital, YB Fahmi Fadzil. The 3 days expo runs from 15 to 17 August 2023.

If you or your company got targeted by ransomware, is there a way to recover your data, or should you pay the ransom? According to the Cybersecurity Malaysia CEO, the answer should always be 'No'.

If you're the type who tries different apps for your Android device, have an anti-virus app ready. Android malware is real and could give you all sorts of problems if you're not careful. One of them is the recently identified 'Fleckpe' malware.

Chatbots are doing increasingly more these days. They can answer questions, write articles to a certain extend, and apparently code programmes. In fact, platforms like ChatGPT could even code malware, despite existing protections.

In Malaysia, cybersecurity remains something that few are well-versed in. There are reports of Malaysians who got their online accounts hacked, or even their credit card info stolen via websites. This is an area the Selangor state government wants to improve in its state budget for 2023.

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) has assured Malaysians regarding the alleged civil servant e-payslip data theft, saying that the government has found a lead on the incident. Moreover, its Minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa revealed that a statement will be made by the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) soon.

Back in March 2019, Malindo Air suffered a data breach which compromised the passenger records of over 45 million of its customers. While the airline (which has since been rebranded to Batik Air following the pandemic) announced that it has successfully contained the leak in September 2019, the consequence of the cybersecurity issue was not known until today, whereby the leaked data has been spotted in an online forum known for selling personal data.