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With the world safe here are predictions for 2013

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More governments could be concerned in covert cyber operations inclusive of Stuxnet, Flame, and Gauss Smart TVs will become hacker goals, and watch out for malware-as-a-carrier ANOTHER Mac malware outbreak? Your clever TV being highjacked for a DDoS attack?  Whatever 2013 may also carry, it’s sure to be an interesting year.   We almost saw a seismic shift on top of things of the Internet from geeks to governments, with F-Secure Labs security marketing consultant Sean Sullivan announcing that this will have caused the Internet being funded in another way “with large content material providers like Facebook and Google/YouTube having to pay taxes for the content they supply.”    Here’s F-Secure Labs’ take on what might be in store for 2013.   Leaks will reveal greater government-subsidized espionage equipment   “It’s clear from beyond leaks approximately Stuxnet, Flame, and Gauss that the cyber fingers race is well underway,” says Mikko Hypponen (percent) , leader research officer a...

Are Malaysian business networks ready for the World Cup?

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Spike in ‘leisure site visitors’ as personnel use company bandwidth to check out games Some suggestions on how organizations can prepare for site visitors spikes inside the months of June and July THIS week, the sector will rejoice the begin of the planet’s most famous recreation with the 2014 FIFA World Cup! Four years ago, near half of of the sector’s population watched the World Cup in South Africa with an about extra than 188 million visitors for every of the sixty four fits.   This 12 months’s World Cup 2014, so that it will kick off in Brazil on June 12, may be an excellent larger occasion, specifically as the Internet has turn out to be even more encompassing during the last 4 years, with more channels and gadgets multiplying viewership.   The upward thrust in social media (#WorldCup) will undoubtedly set new viewing information on private and commercial enterprise networks, and could undoubtedly reason a historical boom in Internet visitors internationally’s records netw...

Attackers are hiding in plain sight: Palo Alto Networks

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ninety nine% of all malware logs had been generated with the aid of a single risk the use of UDP Many network directors are blind to what applications on their networks New studies by Palo Alto Networks has observed that attackers are hiding in undeniable sight, the use of present programs on an company’s community and conventional make the most techniques in revolutionary methods to masks dangerous danger pastime.   “Our research shows an inextricable link between usually used corporation programs and cyber threats. Most big network breaches begin with an software inclusive of e mail turning in an take advantage of.   “Then, as soon as at the community, attackers use different applications or services to keep their malicious activity – in essence, hiding in simple sight,” stated Sharat Sinha (percent) , Palo Alto Networks’ vice chairman for Asia Pacific.   Findings of the 2014 edition of the Networks Application Usage and Threat Report are primarily based on evaluation of visito...

Are Malaysians ready for e-commerce?

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Rakuten believes so and is assured its online mall will attract shoppers The MD of toddler and shoe distributor, Kinderdijk, does no longer assume so MALAYSIANS now have not begun some other mall to go shopping in, however they won’t must fear approximately chaotic first-day parking blues or impulse shopping for due to the fact they gained’t be tempted by using the attractions and smells of a mall revel in.   Welcome to Rakuten Online Shopping, which threw open its portal on Nov 1 with over 11,000 goods from stores to be had and with the promise of extra; saying it might provide Malaysians “an entirely new on line experience this is interesting and interactive.”   Yet, Gwei Tze Co (percent) , coping with director of retail distributor Kinderdijk Sdn Bhd, which distributes baby clothing and footwear and is one in all two distributors in Malaysia for the Crocs logo, is quite blasé about the whole e-commerce scene in Malaysia.   It’s no longer that Gwei is one of those difficult-mid...

4 out 5 apps are scanning your location: McAfee

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eighty two% recognize the tool ID, and fifty seven% tune whilst human beings use their telephones Offers loose test for cell apps that overshare private information > ACCORDING to McAfee’s Consumer Mobile Security Report, eighty% of cell apps these days acquire region data approximately customers, eighty two% recognise the tool ID, and fifty seven% track while humans use their phones.   Additionally, the apps that aggressively and often unnecessarily collect data leverage probably risky advert libraries, and 35% of those apps include malware, the agency stated in a announcement.   “Smartphone users down load apps so frequently that it is simple to overlook how these apps collect information – at instances even setting their users at chance,” said David Freer, Asia Pacific vp of McAfee’s Consumer unit.   McAfee, part of Intel Security, has introduced the modern version of McAfee Mobile Security that now permits customers to instantly run loose privateness and safety scans. Thes...

Tencent and NHN are 'credible threats' says Ovum

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After gaining a foothold in several Asian markets, China’s Tencent and South Korea’s NHN are eyeing other massive markets Ovum sees each groups as ‘a reputable hazard’ in most markets they enter INDEPENDENT telecoms analyst corporation Ovum has positioned China’s Tencent and South Korea’s NHN at the radar, as both businesses look to extend past their domestic place.   Categorised as massive Asian over-the-pinnacle (OTT) service players, each brands have leveraged upon their social messaging platforms to advantage extensive consumer bases in several Asian markets and have plans to goal other massive markets, together with the US.   As of Sept 2012, Tencent’s Wechat (referred to as Weixin in China) had a user base of over 200 million customers, whilst NHN’s Line had over 60 million customers.   Better recognized for its messaging, virtual gaming, and social networking offerings, Ovum consumer analyst Mark Ranson stated that Tencent is taking a long-term view with Wechat, steadily b...

Are mobile networks as safe as we think?

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Mobile network operators' telecom safety won't be as secure as you suspect Over-dependence on companies’ agenda, lack of ability to address complicated topics alt="Are cellular networks as secure as we assume?" src="/web sites/default/files/pix/authors/EdwinYapp-bw.jpg" fashion="margin:5px; width:150px; top:150px; glide:left; " name="Are cellular networks as secure as we assume?"> Periscope by Edwin Yapp A COUPLE of weeks in the past, Digital News Asia covered the HITB Security Conference, a global-class IT protection conference that touched on a continuum of problems going through groups and clients alike.   In one document that I had filed, I spoke with telecom security researchers: Philippe Langlois, founder of P1 Security; and Emmanuel Gadaix, director of Megapay, who additionally takes place to be the previous technical director of document-sharing internet site Megaupload.   Essentially, Langlois and Gadaix argue that the...

Windows XP users are putting everyone at risk

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30% of users nevertheless on Windows XP are targets for malware, cybercrime Because of the danger to the extra precise, new guidelines want to use ALL excellent things need to come to an end, and that consists of computer operating structures. When the records books are written, Windows XP will probably go down because the most a success model of Windows in records.   After April 8, 2014, Microsoft stopped offering safety updates for Windows XP. Just currently, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2963983 which describes a new zero-day vulnerability determined in Internet Explorer.   This far off code execution vulnerability allows an attacker to run code on a victim machine if the user visits a internet site below the manipulate of the attacker.   Trend Micro’s Smart Protection Network data suggests that 32% of all PCs accessible are nonetheless going for walks Windows XP and approximately 30% of these users are now a sizable target for malware and cybercrime.   The world has ne...