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Yr 5-Min Explainer On How The Optus Data Breach Happened And The Likelihood Of More Attacks

How did the Optus hack happen and what’s the likelihood of another data breach happening again? We asked a couple of cybersecurity experts.

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Amrita engineering students bag CFT award for cybersecurity

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The Hindu

Cyberattacks a top concern across all business sizes, economic uncertainty a close second, new survey shows

Cyberattacks are now so common that the majority of businesses responding to a new survey not only viewed them as their top concern but a majority saw a future attack on their organization as inevitable.

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Australian police probe purported hacker's ransom demand

Australia's second-largest wireless carrier says police are investigating that a purported hacker is already releasing the stolen personal data of its customers and demanding a $1 million ransom in cryptocurrency

The Independent UK

Synnex eyes acquisitions, joint ventures for growth

SET-listed IT product distributor Synnex Thailand plans to pursue acquisitions and joint ventures with others associated with cybersecurity, data-driven business, robotics and electric vehicles (EV) to drive growth.

Bangkok Post

Australia mulls tougher cybersecurity laws after data breach

The Australian government says it's considering tougher cybersecurity rules for telecommunications companies after Optus the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier reported personal data of 9.8 million customers had been breached

The Independent UK

Optus data breach 'huge wake-up call': PM

Anthony Albanese says the Optus data breach is a "huge wake-up call" as his government prepares to announce new cybersecurity measures.

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Australia's Optus contacts customers caught in cyber attack

Australia's number two telecommunications company, Optus, said on Saturday it was contacting customers about a cyberattack that accessed personal details of up to 10 million customers, in one of Australia's biggest cybersecurity breaches.

Reuters

Public-private partnership needed to improve cybersecurity, says Kerala CM

International Cyber Security meet ‘c0c0n 2022’ begins in Kochi; CM also launches Eagle Eye, an anti-drone vehicle of the police

The Hindu

Citizen-centric cybersecurity is need of the hour

As civil society is encouraged to embrace digital technology, they are at greater risk of disruptions by various cybersecurity incidents

The Hindu

Thailand slips in digital quality index

Thailand fell five spots to 49th position out of 117 countries in the Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL), weighed down by internet affordability, according to cybersecurity firm Surfshark.

Bangkok Post

With Uber Hack In Rearview Mirror, Analyst Goes Bullish on Cybersecurity Stocks: Here Are Her Favorites

Tech stocks have taken a beating so far in 2022, but one Wall Street analyst sees buying opportunities among the carnage in cybersecurity stocks. The Analyst: MKM Partners analyst Catharine Trebnick initiated coverage of five prominent cybersecurity stocks Friday:

Benzinga

Kaspersky pushes more stringent cyberdefence

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it detected more than 4.7 million web threat attempts on the computers of Kaspersky Security Network participants in Thailand in the second quarter.

Bangkok Post

China looks to increase penalties under its cybersecurity law

China's cyberspace regulator on Wednesday proposed a series of amendments to the country's cybersecurity law including raising the size of fines for some violations, saying that it wanted to do so to improve coordination with other new laws.

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Daily Mirror

BBC's The Capture shows the terrifying and increasing threat 'deepfakes' pose to all

BBC's digital surveillance thriller The Capture, starring Holliday Grainger and Paapa Esseidu shows an increasingly real threat cybersecurity expert Professor Alan Woodward says - adding it will soon be impossible to distinguish between real and fake videos, even live ones

The Guardian - UK

Darktrace shares slump after takeover talks collapse

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo ends bid interest in scandal-hit British AI and cybersecurity firm

Bangkok Post

Cyberthreats on the up at Thai companies

Some 88% of organisations associated with operational technology (OT) in Thailand experienced cyber-intrusions in the past 12 months, versus 93% globally, according to a report by Fortinet, a global cybersecurity company.

Tribune News Service

This company aims to protect connected cars from cyberattacks

Half of all auto cyberattacks in history occurred in 2021 alone — up nearly 140% from 2020.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Toxic’: Darktrace’s future clouded by concerns over culture and fraud case

Analysts have also criticised the cybersecurity firm’s business model but a US private equity fund is still pondering a takeover

Axios

The EPA is drafting a plan to protect water from cyberattacks

The agency faces challenges because the U.S.'s water systems are so widely distributed.

The Conversation

Five things South Africa must do to combat cybercrime

Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries’ strategic, national, economic and social well-being.

Tribune News Service

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Australian Signals Directorate 50-cent coin code cracked by Tasmanian 14yo in 'just over an hour'

A 14-year-old Tasmanian boy cracks four levels of code imprinted on a commemorative 50-cent coin in "just over an hour" after it was released by the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency — and the spy boss says she wants to meet him so she can "recruit him".

Bangkok Post

Bluebik aiming to go global

MAI-listed Bluebik Group, a digital transformation firm, has set an ambitious goal to become a global firm by diversifying to cybersecurity and deep tech like blockchain and metaverse.

The Conversation

Did Twitter ignore basic security measures? A cybersecurity expert explains a whistleblower's claims

Twitter’s former security chief, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2022, accusing the microblogging platform company of serious security failings. The accusations amplified the ongoing drama of Twitter’s potential sale to Elon Musk.

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