Hyatt's recent bout with POS malware affected 50 locations in Asia - including 20 in India. Experts share lessons learned and views on the state of security and challenges in Asian hospitality.
Networking giant Fortinet warns that more products than it initially suspected have a hardcoded password that attackers could abuse to remotely gain backdoor access to vulnerable devices. But why did the flaws take so long to be found?
Singapore plans to introduce a cybersecurity bill to protect its critical infrastructure from cyber threats and make investments in skills-building. Information security experts weigh in with their candid reactions to this emerging legislation.
Security experts are warning that Chinese networking product manufacturer TP-Link has been shipping routers with a WiFi password that's based on their MAC address, thus making their passwords easy for would-be attackers to sniff.
The Ukrainian energy sector is being targeted by fresh phishing attacks, the country's computer emergency response team warns. But it's not clear who's behind those campaigns, or a recent malware infection at Kiev's main airport.
Prime Minister Modi rolled out his "Start-Up India Action Plan" to encourage start-up entrepreneurs. Security leaders discuss its scope in boosting Indian cybersecurity start-ups and if there will be enough demand for their products
Here's why the acquisition of rival threat-intelligence firm iSight Partners by breach investigation heavyweight FireEye makes sense, and why market watchers predict that other stand-alone intelligence firms will soon get snapped up.
A lawsuit filed against security firm Trustwave is raising questions about "PCI Professional Forensic Investigators" and how they are monitored by the PCI Security Standards Council. But experts say the onus is on companies, not the council, to ensure their security practices are adequate.
While other nations are drafting and even amending their digital privacy standards, India continues to debate: Is privacy a fundamental right? J. Sai Deepak of law firm Saikrishna & Associates discusses why India must make privacy a legislative issue.
Why do we continue to be so stupid about how we use passwords? A review of 2015 data breaches finds that it's not just users of infidelity websites who remain reckless with their password choices.
Millions of Android devices - as well as desktops and servers - are at risk from a newly disclosed flaw in the Linux kernel that a malware-wielding attacker could exploit to seize full control of the device.
Aloysius Cheang of the Cloud Security Alliance says Asia is neither matured nor competent to understand the nuances of cloud security. CISOs must learn to harmonize data privacy regulations to a set of data protection principles that meet requirements.
If presidential candidates don't have the technical know-how to take an educated stand on whether tech companies should provide the government with a backdoor to encryption, how can we judge if they'll make the right choice if they get elected?
A new report from security firm FireEye that says the mobile banking Trojan dubbed SlemBunk is rapidly becoming more sophisticated illustrates why mitigating mobile malware risks must be an urgent priority for banks this year.
The cyber insurance industry in Asia is heating up, with more organizations recognizing that cyber threat can in fact have crippling consequences. How will cyber insurance prove disruptive in 2016? Forcepoint's Carl Leonard shares insight
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