News & Reviews:   Security

With the announcement of the upcoming iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26 this week, Apple also introduced an expanded suite of safety features. It was designed to help parents better manage what their children can access and with whom they interact online, all while upholding privacy standards.

From time to time, older phone models will not receive any software support from WhatsApp. As of June 1, 2025, WhatsApp has officially discontinued support for several older iPhone and Android models, following an update to its minimum operating system requirements.

During the recent Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Ministerial Meeting (APT-MM) held in Tokyo from 30 to 31 May 2025, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil highlighted its strategic shift to a dual 5G network and called for enhanced regional cooperation on online safety.

It has been a few years since the US government banned Huawei from using any Google Mobile services. Besides Huawei, other Chinese telecommunications companies such as ZTE also got listed in the trade restrictions. Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will again launch another investigation on the companies if they have been violating the ban.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that the Government currently has no immediate plans to develop a specific app as a step to enhance digital security and online safety. This is because there are already a number of apps readily available that can be utilised by Malaysians for that purpose such as Truecaller.

Getting malware on your phone can be detrimental, especially when you go into any suspicious links or install them. In a continuing effort to fight against scams, Maybank has announced a new security feature on the MAE app to counter those.

As scam rises as a threat to society, the same goes for businesses on a daily basis. Today, Kaspersky introduces its new flagship product line - Kaspersky Next. It combines endpoint protection with the transparency and speed of EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) alongside powerful tools of XDR (Extended Detection and Response).

As you should know, scam cases have been rising since the pandemic and even more so this year. This can also happen on online stores and Apple is proud to announce that from 2020 through 2023, Apple prevented a combined total of over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions.

As previously rumoured, Samsung will indeed offer seven years of software support for the Galaxy S24 Series. It was officially announced by TM Roh, President & Head MX Business of Samsung when he kicked off Galaxy Unpacked a few hours ago. 

If you're a casual WhatsApp user, you probably don't know the many security features it has. Some of them are not enabled by default, so it pays to know more about them. That could be why WhatsApp decided to set up a new Security Center.