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Protecting Your Business: How Regular VAPT Can Prevent Costly Data Breaches

Cyber threats are increasing, and businesses, particularly SMEs, must prioritise cybersecurity. It is reported that a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds, amounting to around 2,244 incidents daily, targeting both businesses and individuals. This highlights the ongoing and significant risks SMEs must navigate. Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) is an effective method for identifying potential…

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The Microsoft-CrowdStrike Outage: What Happened, Its Impact, and Lessons for Businesses

As reported in recent tech news, a significant outage involving CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity company, has captured global attention. CrowdStrike is widely known for its advanced threat intelligence and endpoint protection solutions, which are used by organizations worldwide to safeguard their digital assets. The outage, caused by a software update, led to widespread disruptions by…

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Key Lessons from 5 Cyber Attacks Every Business Should Know

[2 mins read]With today’s digital advancements, businesses face competition not only in the market but also in the challenging world of cybersecurity. Singapore, a global hub for finance and technology, has organisations among the most targeted in the world by ransomware attacks. To help businesses strengthen their defense in this evolving landscape, the Cyber Security…

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Google Released Security Updates to Address Exploited Flaws!

In October 2023, Google released security updates addressing over 50 vulnerabilities for Android devices, including two that address high-severity flaws that are actively exploited (CVE-2023-4863 and CVE-2023-4211). These vulnerabilities affect Android versions 10 to 13. Administrators and users of the affected versions are strongly advised to update their software to the latest version immediately. It…

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Emergency Updates to Address Zero-day Vulnerabilities for Apple Products

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) issued an alert on security updates to address zero-day vulnerabilities, released by Apple. The vulnerabilities identified are: This is the list of affected Apple products: Users of these affected Apple devices are advised update to the latest versions immediately: It is crucial to ensure that all your device’s…

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ASUS Released Urgent Security Updates to Protect Your Internet Router

ASUS, a leading global tech manufacturer, has issued some critical security updates to address three remote code execution vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2023-39238, CVE-2023-39239, and CVE-2023-39240, have been assigned a high-risk Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSSv3) score of 9.8 out of 10. The identified vulnerabilities could potentially allow cyber attackers to execute arbitrary code…

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Securing The Workforce: Fostering Scam Awareness Among Workers

[3 mins read] As scam levels continue to rise, affecting not only businesses but vulnerable individuals such as migrant workers, it becomes critical for businesses to step up their efforts in scam prevention. As shared in a recent report, about 3,500 migrant workers lost more than S$25 million to scams in the year 2022. In…

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New Phishing Scams: Don’t Fall Victim to ScamShield App Scam

Earlier this month, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) released an advisory on phishing scams involving fake ScamShield mobile application. Scamshield is an anti-scam mobile application developed by the National Crime Prevention Council and Open Government Products, and was launched in 2020. It detects scam messages, blocks out scam calls automatically, and allows users to report…

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New SMS Phishing Scam: Unpaid LTA fines

[2 mins read] A new SMS scam has been identified earlier this month. It was reported that over 100 police reports were lodged regarding the SMS phishing scam, which involves unpaid fines/ bills from the Land Transport Authority (LTA). As seen in the pictures, these SMS were carefully crafted to lure unwary users to click…

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Email Security: Understanding the damages

[2 mins read] Our e-mails go through several mail servers to reach the recipient. This process is somewhat like sending out our regular mail but digitized. It may seem like the emails were sent out almost instantly, but in fact, it passes through a series of mail servers after you hit that ‘send’ button. Not…