Cybersecurity

13-year old Cybersecurity firm, Nexagate lands US$1.5mil investment from VentureTech
Investment will focus on developing flagship Nexa Security Intel Platform VentureTECH invests in Bumiputera high value added and high technology industries
MSIG Singapore launches anti-scam solution PingTM for comprehensive cyber protection
MSIG announced its collaboration with Dedoco and Embed Global to drive the industry’s anti-scam efforts.
Veeam appoints Chua Chee Pin to lead the Southeast Asia and Korea region as vice president
Veeam Software has appointed Chua Chee Pin as vice president of Southeast Asia and Korea .
PIKOM, MDEC and Cybersecurity Malaysia join hands to enhance data security 
Pikom, in collaboration with MDEC and CyberSecurity Malaysia, has unveiled the Malaysia Data Security Governance Reference Book: Unleashing the Value of Reliable Data
Generative AI hits the peak of inflated expectations in Gartner's 2023 hype cycle for emerging technologies
Generative AI is positioned on the Peak of Inflated Expectations on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2023 and is projected to reach transformational benefit within 2 to 5 years. 
New Malaysian cyber security Bill and PDPA review in the pipeline
New cyber security Bill in development by NACSA, to be tabled early 2024  Dept of Personal Data Protection to be strengthened as a statutory authority
Kroll: Lack of communication weakens cyber resilience, say 52% of Singapore's senior security decision makers
Kroll announced the release of its report State of Cyber Defense 2023: The False-Positive of Trust. 
Malaysia faces escalating cybersecurity breaches and skills gap: Fortinet Survey
45% of respondents experienced breaches costing over US$1mil in past year No single org or entity can solve problem alone, vital role for govts to play  Image source: 2023 Fortinet-IDC Asia Pacific SASE Survey
Organisations In Asia Pacific and Japan find security operations challenging: Sophos
A Sophos survey found 93% of organisations across Asia Pacific and Japan find the execution of some essential security operation tasks, such as threat hunting, challenging.
Mastercard, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia collaborate to build Cyber Innovation Hub
Mastercard has announced a partnership with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to build a Cyber Innovation Hub. 
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