cyber attack Archive
A KPMG study has found that 49% of CEOs believe a successful cyber attack against their organisation is inevitable. This shouldn’t come as a surprise: the volume of attacks has soared in the past few years and there are simply …
FreshMenu, a food delivery service based in India, has apologised after it failed to inform affected customers of a data breach that took place in 2016. How did the breach occur – and why did it go unannounced for so …
A recent Frost & Sullivan study commissioned by Microsoft found that a staggering 50% of organisations in New Zealand have experienced job losses in the past year as a result of cyber attacks. Key findings of the study The study, …
Singapore has suffered its worst cyber attack after criminal hackers stole the personal information of 1.5 million SingHealth patients – just under a third of the population of Singapore. Who has been affected? In a statement, the Ministry of Communications …
A recent Frost & Sullivan study commissioned by Microsoft reported that cyber security incidents could cost Malaysia as much as US$12.2 billion – more than 4% of Malaysia’s total GDP. To calculate the economic impact of cyber attacks in Malaysia, …
Currently, if an organisation in New Zealand suffers a data breach affecting personal information, it is not legally obliged to alert people who have been affected or notify the Privacy Commissioner. However, the new Privacy Bill could change this. Why …
HealthEngine, Australia’s largest online health marketplace, has notified users of a data breach after information was exposed and “may have been improperly accessed” in its web page’s code. In a press release, HealthEngine CEO Dr Marcus Tan said that a …
India is the third most targeted country for phishing, according to the RSA Quarterly Fraud Report for Q1 2018. The list “shows where fraud actors are establishing and maintaining their priorities, and likely where they are experiencing the most success, …
Many organisations wrongly believe that cyber security is costly. It’s worth remembering that the cost of putting in place appropriate security measures is far less than the price you’d pay to repair the damage caused by a cyber attack. Customers …
