Board members aren’t taking cybersecurity as seriously as they should Trend Micro shared results from a study that reveals systemic challenges with security integration into business processes. The report includes the top ways to drive engagement and agreement around cybersecurity strategies within an organization. 40% of boards will have dedicated cybersecurity committees by 2025 — Gartner There will be a surge in dedicated cybersecurity committees in organisations across the world in the next few years, according to new data released today from Gartner. Intel agency warns of threats from China collecting sensitive US health data The National Counterintelligence and…

  Hackers target ASEAN governments during 5-year ‘cyber espionage campaign’ A five-year cyber espionage campaign targeting government agencies and owned businesses across Southeast Asia has been uncovered following the re-emergence of hacker group Naikon. Southeast Asia faces a cybercrime pandemic but new regulatory tech offers a way forward While governments, businesses and ordinary citizens struggle to adapt to the “new normal” of COVID-19, one group seems to be prospering—cybercriminals. Efforts to limit the spread of the disease have created an extra impetus to “go digital”—be it to shop for essential supplies, access government aid or coordinate day-to-day business activities. In…

Southeast Asian Laws Target Rise in Cyberbreaches “Not everyone who wanted to buy the bank cards stolen from Southeast Asian owners would pay the same price: The higher the amount of money left on the card, the higher the price.” That’s according to Technisanct, a cybersecurity company based in India, which said it found the data for hundreds of thousands of cards for sale online, taken from citizens in the six largest nations in Southeast Asia.

Grab to comply with CDO vs. data-sensitive measures Ridesharing company Grab Philippines on Wednesday said it will comply with the National Privacy Commission’s (NPC) cease and desist order (CDO) against its new data-sensitive safety measures, adding that its new measures “follow the legal criteria for lawful processing of data.” DICT admits using P300 million for surveillance The Department of Information and Communications Technology says laws allow it to conduct ‘lawful monitoring and surveillance,’ in the face of cyber threats NGCP claims to have thwarted 100 cyberattacks on grid system THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) transparency regarding its…

Operation Goldfish Alpha reduces cryptojacking across Southeast Asia by 78% Interpol announced today the results of Operation Goldfish Alpha, a six-month effort to secure hacked routers across the Southeast Asia region. PH wary of Chinese state-backed hackers The Philippine government is mindful of the security risks brought about by increased Chinese control of its infrastructure and the reported Chinese state-backed hackers’ cyber attacks and other threats around the world. Internet surveillance and censorship in ASEAN The declining freedom of the internet in ASEAN highlights some serious concerns for its citizens in terms of privacy and ownership of data How are…