Cybersec, datasec & cybercrime
Cybersecurity issues covered in November tended to focus on ransomware attacks, with the approaching end of the year prompting a wider awareness of the mounting costs involved over time, in extortion, repair and prevention.
Headline items in the cybersecurity space in November 2021 covered issues including: Papua New Guinea’s Finance Department hit by ransomware; Australian moves towards supporting victims of identity theft; the widespread availability of surveillance technology; quantum technology’s threat to the blockchains underpinning digital currency’s security; and more.
Cybersec, datasec and broad cybercrime news headlines are also available, free of charge, in Startup News Asia’s social media channels and mobile app; and cybersecurity also features in our e-newsletter.
Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 / World Economic Forum (pdf)
- ICYMI: Papua New Guinea finance department payment system hit by ransomware in October, with attackers demanding Bitcoin in payment
- Download: October 2021 Global Ransomware Report from BlackFog, a one-page snapshot of key trends
- Surveillance Technology at the Fair: Proliferation of Cyber Capabilities in International Arms Markets’ available to read online or download, via The Atlantic Council
- New Zealand: A brief intro to the 18 Information Security Association awards finalists, working in cyber-related risk insurance, educational games and more
- Australia: NSW Gov’t to establish IDSupport NSW, providing a one-stop shop for victims of identity theft, replacing documents and providing support and counselling
pwc: 2022 Global Cyber Trust Insights (pdf)
- Global Cybercrime Report: Which Countries Are Most At Risk?
- “Vietnam’s draft Decree on Personal Data Protection will force businesses to receive state approval if they want to process sensitive data or transfer data overseas…”
- “The blockchain accounting tech that powers cryptocurrencies could be vulnerable to sophisticated attacks and forged transactions if quantum computing matures faster than efforts to future-proof digital money”
- India: Bihar State Election Commission trials Staqu AI startup’s video analytics with optical character recognition to analyse CCTV feeds at counting booths during local elections
- ICYMI: Facebook to shut down decade-old facial recognition system, deleting the face-scan data of more than one billion users
- ICYMI: Papua New Guinea finance department payment system hit by ransomware in October, with attackers demanding Bitcoin in payment
Trend Micro: Security predictions for 2022 (pdf)
- ICYMI: Kazakhstan gains access to Facebook’s internal content-reporting system, allowing the Kazakh gov’t to remove content it deems ‘harmful’
- Singapore’s Horangi cloud-focused cybersecurity firm partners Huawei Cloud for security solutions for organisations across 10 countries in Asia Pacific
- China’s Binance Smart Chain invests in Project Galaxy, blockchain platform focusing on verified credentials to prevent false identities and qualifications in education and employment
KPMG: Cyber security considerations for 2022 (pdf)
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