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Stay vigilant: How cloud interconnectivity is amplifying the effects of mobile phishing

As businesses and users around the world become increasingly connected through mobile cloud-based platforms and services, cybercriminals are devising phishing strategies that specifically exploit these connections.

Artificial Intelligence

The era of ‘pervasive AI’ has begun: Get going or get left behind

When it comes to the business world, AI hasn’t fully arrived yet—at least not for most companies. While many organizations consider AI to be the next frontier in digital transformation, they just can’t shift into the next gear and further their investment in AI-powered processes.

Grab’s 3Q revenue up 143 percent year on year to $382M

Singapore-based super app Grab announced Thursday that its revenue surged 143 percent year on year to $382 million in the third quarter ended September 30, driven by strong growth in mobility and deliveries revenue. The firm has achieved segment adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) breakeven for overall…

Singapore’s Betafi raises $1.3M Pre-seed funding led by Together Fund, Entrepreneur First, and Titan Capital

Betafi, a Singapore-based unified user research platform, announced Thursday it has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding led by Together Fund, Entrepreneur First, and Titan Capital. The round also saw participation from Nir Eyal and founders from leading companies such as Razorpay, Pine Labs, Snapdeal, Livspace, and others.

Singapore’s Temasek writes down $275M investment in FTX; says currently have no direct exposure in cryptocurrencies

“In view of FTX’s financial position, we have decided to write down our full investment in FTX, irrespective of the outcome of FTX’s bankruptcy protection filing,” Temasek said.

Walled off: Handling DNS poisoning at scale

This post provides a glimpse of the challenges we face when mapping attack surfaces at scale - when you do enumeration at scale, you inevitably see weird things that turn supposedly simple actions into a little more complex actions.

Digital transformation: It starts and ends with our people

Successful transformations require a human focus: Leadership, culture, and employee engagement.

SEA Group’s revenue up 17 percent year on year in 3Q

Singapore-based consumer internet company SEA Group announced Tuesday that the group's revenue rose 17.4 percent year on year to $3.2 billion in the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, as its e-commerce revenue surged. The group's e-commerce revenue for the third quarter jumped 32.4 percent year on year to $1.9 billion.

Visa launches Google wallet for Visa cardholders in Malaysia

Visa has on Wednesday announced the launch of Google Wallet for Visa cardholders on both Android and WearOS devices in Malaysia. Visa cardholders from Hong Leong Bank (credit) and Public Bank (credit and debit cards) can now make fast and secure purchases in stores, online, and in apps, and store their Visa cards within Google Wallet. Cardholders of HSBC…

Cybersecurity trends to look out for in 2023

With many businesses still in the midst of digital transformation, they must be agile and always prepared for potential attacks in their evolving business models, be it on their cyber supply chains or cloud services.