Digital Economy
New ECF platform Ata Plus launches, in for the long haul
An equity crowdfunding platform that brings good companies to investors who wish to support those doing things right – that’s what Ata Plus hopes to be known as.
SEA countries lax on IoT security: Intel study
A survey on South-East Asian IT leaders’ outlook on the Internet of Things and its impact on the security strategy of the business has found very low levels of awareness and concern.
Cybersecurity firms unite against ‘Sony hackers’
Four cybersecurity firms are working together to investigate and take down the hacker collective known as Lazarus Group, believed to be behind the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014 and operation DarkSeoul that targeted media and financial institutions in 2013.
Singapore prepares cloud outage incident response guidelines
Singapore has unveiled a set of Cloud Outage Incident Response (COIR) guidelines to assist in business continuity management and disaster recovery plans.
Malaysia, truly a mobile YouTube nation: Google-TNS study
A recent study by TNS Research and Google Malaysia found that Malaysians spent twice as much time per session on YouTube using mobile devices compared with the global average.
Today’s app economy leaders, gone tomorrow: CA study
The rate of disruption in today’s digital landscape can cause major upsets, toppling leaders and crowning underdogs, according to a CA Technologies study.
Etiqa plants SEED for women and youth empowerment via entrepreneurship
Etiqa has launched its ‘Socially and Economically Empowered Development’ (SEED) programme to help underprivileged women and youth become financially independent via entrepreneurship and employment.
Cybercriminals exploiting Netflix global rollout: Symantec expert
Cybercriminals are exploiting the Netflix global rollout to steal user credentials, including payment details, according to Symantec Corp.
Netflix’s Asian ambition faces challenges: Analysts
As Netflix Inc continues to invest heavily to become a truly global VOD service, it can expect impediments in Asia, say several industry analysts.
Organisations slack on privileged access, but set to change: Gartner
Less than 5% of organisations were tracking and reviewing privileged activity in 2015, but by 2018, 25% will review privileged activity and reduce data leakage incidents by 33%.
