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Security breaches this week in Singapore and around the globe reveal the country will have to safeguard a much wider attack surface and need a cybersecurity strategy that goes beyond simply limiting internet access. It was revealed on Friday that two Singapore universities suffered APT (advanced persistent threat) attacks last month, with the hackers specifically targeting government and research data. The National University of Singapore (NUS) had […]

BP is suing one of its former US oil trading analysts for allegedly stealing company secrets, in a case that shines a light on the importance of proprietary data to the world’s largest oil traders. In a filing in the United States Northern District of Illinois, BP’s trading division alleges that Joseph Giljum, a crude oil analyst at its Chicago office until last month, uploaded “large volumes” […]

Paul IS THAT YOU!?Image: paul mccartney/instagram By Nicole Gallucci2017-05-13 22:26:20 UTC Yo ho yo ho, it’s apparently going to be a pirate’s life for McCartney!  Paul McCartney — yes, Sir Paul McCartney from The Beatles, that’s the guy — on Sunday posted a photo of his Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales character, which was announced last March. McCartney will be starring in the […]

It is not often that you can halt a global hacking attack for a tenner. But when you do, you spend your money fast. Although Friday’s attack infected computers in almost 100 countries, it did not go on to spread further, thanks to an eagle-eyed UK security researcher who spotted a “kill switch” in the malware code and used it to stop the virus and collect data […]

Archaeological workers in Egypt unearthed an ancient human burial site with at least 17 intact mummies near the Nile Valley city of Minya, according to news agency reports. The mummies, discovered at a depth of about 25 feet, are believed to be the bodies of priests and officials, The Associated Press reported. The burial ground included sarcophagi made of limestone and clay, animal coffins, and papyrus with […]

We’ve all know how security is among the top – if not actually the top – concern for CIOs when making decisions about moving workloads into the cloud. Less often spoken of is visibility: the ability to view in detail and to manage those assets when they’re parked on top of someone else’s infrastructure – whether that infrastructure is simply a datacentre facility or a hosted server. […]

When we looked at subprime auto delinquencies most recently, we found some troubling trends: first, in February, we showed that 61+ day delinquencies in General Motors’ subprime securitization book would support a rather bleak thesis for future auto sales, and specifically the demand side of the equation, with January 2017 delinquency rates soaring to the highest levels since late 2009/early 2010.  Ironically, this hasn’t stopped lenders from […]

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Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of articles that highlight digital tools for journalists. You can read the others here. Got a tool we should talk about? Let Ren know! Journalists are expected to juggle several different skills nowadays. This week’s tool, as my colleague Ren LaForme explains, offers an easy and free way to do more. You found a big hit last week, […]

By Jeremy Wagstaff | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Some hospitals, schools and universities in Asia were hit by a global cyber attack which infected tens of thousands of computers in Europe and the United States, but officials and researchers said the extent of any damage may not yet be known. China’s official news agency Xinhua said secondary schools and universities were hit, but did not say how many or […]

Bonds issued by commodity trader Noble Group have fallen, mirroring a sharp decline in its share price, amid growing concerns about the company’s ability to manage its debt load and secure liquidity from banks. Noble’s recently issued 8.75 per cent 2022 notes have fallen from 97 cents on the dollar this week to just 53 cents, pushing the yield up to about 27 per cent, according to […]

An exterior view shows the main entrance of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, in London, one of the hospitals whose computer systems were affected by a cyberattack, Friday, May 12, 2017. A large cyberattack crippled computer systems at hospitals across England on Friday, with appointments canceled, phone lines down and patients turned away. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Teams of technicians worked “round the clock” Saturday to restore hospital computer systems […]

Ransomware: Everything you ever wanted to know The ransomware attacks that forced hospitals across the UK to turn away patients are apparently part of a larger wave of ransomware infections worldwide. Prime Minister Theresa May said: “This is not targeted at the NHS, it’s an international attack and a number of countries and organisations have been affected,” according to the BBC. As well as the UK, where […]

Donald Trump said on Saturday that he could announce a new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation within a week as the administration considers a shortlist of at least four candidates. At the weekend attorney-general Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein were due to interview candidates to replace James Comey, who was ousted by Mr Trump in a move critics said was meant to frustrate an […]

Brick makers Forterra and Ibstock hit record highs on Friday after Berenberg tipped them as a way to play the UK’s housing shortage. New home construction should be underpinned in the short term by the Help To Buy subsidy, and over the longer term by government support to bring smaller builders back into the market, Berenberg said. Its team estimated that the UK’s shortfall now stood at […]

Knox Labs Many are claiming that Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are going to be the next big thing. Here’s how to get a taste of that technology for only $7. And the great thing is that this will work with pretty much any smartphone, Android or iPhone! All you need is a Google Cardboard Viewer kit, such as the Knox Labs V2. This is made of cardboard […]

     “The hope that consumer and business spending will surge is probably just that, hope.”       – Joel Naroff, President of Naroff Economic Advisors and TDn2K Economist So another chain restaurant is “preparing” to bite the dust. Ignite Restaurant Group, which operates the Joe’s Crab Shack chain with 113 locations and the Brick House Tavern chain with 25 locations, and used to operate the Romano’s Macaroni Grill […]

A massive global cyber attack engulfed one in five NHS trusts as some hospitals continued to ask all but emergency patients to stay away amid uncertainty over whether some non-urgent operations and appointments would go ahead next week. However, UK government officials suggested no key data had been lost from the ransomware attacks. A total of 48 trusts were hit by the cyber attack on Friday afternoon, […]

· du’s advanced Cloud Infrastructure is awarded during the distinguished Cloud MENA Award · du recognized as the best Managed Security Services Provider by Fortinet in the Middle East 13 May 2017 Dubai, UAE – du has received prestigious recognition for its Cloud and Managed Security Services during two awards ceremonies this May. The telecommunications provider was recognised as the Best Managed Security Services provider in […]

The huge cyberattack wiped out display screens at rail stations in Germany Cyber security experts rushed to restore systems on Saturday after an unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks that struck targets ranging from Russia’s banks to British hospitals and a French carmaker’s factories. The hunt was on for the culprits behind the assault, which was being described as the biggest cyber ransom attack ever. State agencies […]

Oracle this week launched its API platform cloud service, a part of the Oracle Cloud platform that delivers “end-to-end capabilities for designing, prototyping, documenting, testing, and managing the proliferation of critical APIs,” Oracle said in its release. The launch follows Oracle’s acquisition of Apiary, a startup that provided API development tools. The new platform effectively combines Apiary’s API design and governance platform with Oracle’s API management capabilities. […]

Investors wiped $4.6bn from the market value of the US department store sector in the space of two days this week, as concern mounted about sliding sales and the effects of online competition. The consequences are spilling into the real estate and derivatives markets, and the latest bad news has intensified the focus on the sector ahead of more earnings reports from retail heavyweights next week. Five […]

Elon Musk has an ambitious goal to decongest traffic through underground tunnels and he’s now shared footage of the project, but tread lightly. The video comes with a warning that it might trigger seizures or cause motion sickness. It shows a test run of an electric sled that would swiftly move cars through the tunnels at 125 mph (200 km/h), automatically shifting from one tunnel to another. […]

UAE residents, many of whom face a long commute each day, turn to a tried and tested wake-up option to supplement their morning coffee. It features a solid base of upbeat tunes, a dash of local news, a spoonful of friendly banter and a sprinkling of competitions – which together make up the potent concoction we call breakfast radio. For many listeners, it is what makes the […]

Nearly 70 years after he produced Hong Kong’s first plastic duck, toy industry veteran LT Lam’s factories in China now churn out everything from Transformers to Play-Doh. But with costs rising in China and the industry fragmenting because of technological advances and changing consumer tastes, the 93-year-old worries that Hong Kong could lose its decades-long role at the heart of the global toy industry. “We started with […]

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