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Yeo Siang Tiong stories

Yeo Siang Tiong, an author with a keen eye on cybersecurity, vigilantly reports on the increasing threats that loom over businesses in Southeast Asia. With a particular focus on ransomware, Yeo provides insights into how executives perceive these attacks and the rising incidence of such assaults on enterprises, underscoring a somewhat worrying complacency amongst some that their business is too insignificant to be a target.

Yeo's coverage extends to the broader digital threat landscape in regions like Singapore, where he documents an alarming surge in web threats, revealing the sheer volume of hazardous incidents internet users face. Through his writings, he sheds light on the pervasiveness of these challenges and their potential impacts on businesses and individuals alike.

Furthermore, Yeo delves into the specific plight of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), elucidating the burgeoning threat of cryptomining malware as well as devising strategies to fend off cybercriminals. His expertise also traverses the realm of eCommerce, illustrating the troubling trend of phishing scams that prey upon financial transactions online, thereby posing severe risks to consumer trust and business integrity.

Even as he acknowledges the decline in mobile malware, Yeo Siang Tiong accentuates the sophisticated tactics hackers now employ, ensuring readers remain aware of the evolving nature of cyber threats. His reportage on Kaspersky's commercial success also offers a lens into the growing recognition and demand for robust enterprise security solutions throughout Southeast Asia.

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Web threats in Singapore drop; AI sparks new security concerns

Thu, 26th Sep 2024
Web threats in Singapore dropped year-on-year in Q2 2024, with 1.1 million threats detected on Kaspersky Security Network users' computers, landing the country 38th globally.
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Financial-related phishing targeting eCommerce in Singapore

Fri, 28th Oct 2022
Kaspersky’s latest data uncovered that eCommerce -related phishing scams continue to outpace banking and payment-related phishing methods.
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Singapore sees uptick in cyber threats in 2Q of 2022

Tue, 23rd Aug 2022
A total of 1,817,635 web threats against Internet users were detected and blocked in Singapore between April to June 2022.
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Majority of execs in SEA anticipate ransomware attacks

Wed, 3rd Aug 2022
Kaspersky's study uncovers that more than half believe a ransomware attack against their business is too small to worry about.
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Decline in mobile malware but hackers show growing sophistication

Wed, 15th Jun 2022
Mobile malware attacks in Singapore fell 15.9% in 2021, in line with a global decline, says cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
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SMBs in Southeast Asia hit hard by cyber criminals

Tue, 17th Nov 2020
Kaspersky releases new offering to combat cyber attacks targeting small and medium businesses in Southeast Asia.
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SMBs in SEA region threatened by vastly increasing rates of cryptomining

Tue, 22nd Sep 2020
Cryptomining is a growing threat to SMBs in Southeast Asia, with 1.7 million mining malware threats detected by Kaspersky in H1 2020.
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Kaspersky enjoys three-digit growth in Southeast Asia for 2019

Wed, 22nd Jan 2020
Kaspersky experiences significant business growth in Southeast Asia as demand for enterprise security solutions rises, driven by key business solutions.