Cybersecurity

ams OSRAM and trinamiX jointly release demonstration of ultra-secure face authentication behind OLED

ams OSRAM and trinamiX are working together to provide smartphone manufacturers with a highly secure and convenient user authentication system that will be available later this year.

Understanding how MFA works for you, and how it doesn’t

Ultimately, there are pros and cons to every security measure, and we are in a constant trade-off between good cybersecurity and ease of use.

To track or not to track: The marketer’s dilemma

Without browser tracking tools, marketers will struggle to see which channels, creative material, and messaging contributed to each conversion. If visibility is diminished, how can marketers know where to invest and optimize?

Indonesia planning to relax foreign investment policies for local tech startups

Indonesia readying tough new curbs for online platforms – report

Indonesia is one of the world top-10 markets by the number of users for social media firms including Youtube, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp. Indonesia is also the world's fourth most populous country.

Singapore insurtech provider Cyber Sierra raises $4.3M seed fund led by Leo Capital

Cyber Sierra announced Tuesday the completion of a $4.3 million seed round of financing led by Leo Capital, with participation from AppWorks, Credit Saison, as well as angel investors including prominent founders and leaders in the cloud and insurance sectors.With this round of financing, It plans to launch and grow its business offerings to include more…

CISOs: Collaboration and Visibility into OT networks is necessary to mitigate future OT cyber risks

Alarmingly, Gartner predicts that cyber attackers will be able to weaponize OT environments to successfully harm or kill humans by the year 2025. But with this sensationalism comes a greater awareness of the pressing need for specialized OT security solutions and standards. In fact, OT security has become a security issue of national concern.

US cybersecurity firm Claroty raises $400M Series E funding led by SoftBank, acquires Medigate for extended IoT protection

Claroty has raised $400 million in Series E funding and entering an agreement to acquire Medigate. The round brings the company’s total funding to $635 million, making it the most well-funded cybersecurity company in the industrial, healthcare, and enterprise IoT sectors.

Singapore cybersecurity start-up CloudSEK raises $7M in Series A funding led by MassMutual Ventures to accelerate global expansion

CloudSEK has raised $7 million in its Series A investment led by MassMutual Ventures. This brings the total investment in CloudSEK to about $10 million. The Series A funding also saw participation from Omidyar Network India, 100X Entrepreneur, individual investors Firoz Meeran and Navas Meeran, and CRED Founder Kunal Naresh Shah’s QED Innovation Labs.…

The state of cyber risk in APAC underscores need to invest more in cybersecurity talent, capabilities, and resources

The inadequacy of cybersecurity skills covers the spectrum of cybersecurity professionals, from IT technicians to security engineers and chief information security officers.

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Finalists – GreenTech & Sustainable Tech and Internet Solutions

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - GreenTech & Sustainable Tech and Internet Solutions for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards.