Cybersec news headlines
Cybersecurity and datasec news items covered in February 2021 spanned items including the Australian Government’s $26M cybersec-focused fund, data leaks in the Brave web browser, an Interpol report on cybercrime in SE Asia, and vulnerabilities found in Indian mobile health apps.
Each cybersecurity news headline below is linked to an article looking at cybersec, datasec, infosec or privacy; each linked article is free-to-read in full, online and at no cost. This way, Startup New Asia’s readers get 2 things instantly from our cybersecurity news round-ups:
- a quick, at-a-glance overview of cybersecurity news headlines from February 2021; and
- one-click access to the full story on specific cybersec, datasec and privacy-focused news items.
Technology news: February 2021
Artificial intelligence | Blockchain | Cryptocurrency
Cybersecurity | FinTech
- “If central bank digital cash is to rapidly replace banknotes, a shadow economy worth trillions of dollars may creep deeper into the darkness.”
- Cybersecurity: Google launches Open Source Vulnerabilities, a way for users of open source software to find out which vulnerabilities impact them
- Download: The Accenture 2020 Cyber Threatscape Report, looking at 5 key factors expected to influence the cyber landscape into the future (pdf)
- Cybersec: Brave browser found to leak addresses in DNS server logs, regardless of Tor mode
- ICYMI: INTERPOL releases report charting the top cyberthreats in Southeast Asia
- Download: 2021 Cyber Threat Trends Outlook, from Booz Allen Hamilton (pdf), covering 5G, AI, the cloud and more
- Cybersecurity: Microsoft adds nation-state attack alerts to Defender for Office 365 dashboard, enabling firms to take quicker action in the event of a hack attempt
- Download: The Cyber Forecast 2021 from CTM360, focusing on 9 major cybersecurity threats predicted for the year (pdf)
- Download: Cyber Risk Index from Nord VPN – 50 countries ranked in terms of vulnerability to cybercrime
- Download: eset Cybersecurity Trends 2021 (pdf)
- ICYMI: European Union Agency for Cybersecurity report highlights AI security risks for autonomous cars
- Cybersecurity: Malicious Firefox browser extension found to be targeting Tibetan organizations globally, aiming for GMail account access
- Download: Data Security and Privacy Predictions for 2021 – 6 Issues to Watch (pdf)
- ICYMI: UN report finds North Korean hackers stole over $300M in 2020, targeting virtual currency-exchanges and global financial institutions
- Download: Cybersecurity Challenges In The Uptake Of Artificial Intelligence In Autonomous Driving (pdf)
- Australia: $26.5M Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund to provide industry and education with funding to improve quality or availability of cyber security professionals
- Australia: AustCyber to merge with Stone and Chalk in bid to boost Australia’s domestic industrial capability in critical and emerging technologies
- Download: Data Security and Privacy Predictions for 2021 – 6 Issues to Watch (pdf)
- India: Researchers testing 30 mobile health apps for clinicians found all had vulnerable APIs, potentially leaving 23M app users vulnerable
- ICYMI: Lithuanian gov’t blocks contract with China’s Nuctech for baggage X-ray scanning at 3 main airports, saying data will become available to Chinese intelligence services
- ICYMI: Singtel telco giant suffered a set of coordinated, wide-ranging cyber-attacks using unpatched security bugs in Accellion legacy file-transfer platform
- TikTok reportedly planning major e-commerce push into the US to take on Facebook, adding live-streamed shopping, mobile TV shopping channels and more
- ICYMI: UK gov’t outlines trust framework and first-stage policy paper around proposed digital identity system
- Webinar: TikTok & WeChat, where to now? From the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, set for February 24th
- China: Sequoia Capital China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator, Powered by Illumina, preps for launch
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