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Investing in the right malware protection crucial

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KUALA LUMPUR: As cyber attacks continue to surge globally, Malaysian businesses must ensure that they are accessing the right applications from their devices to keep software and devices free from threats.

There has been a 30% rise in cyber attacks globally last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by Forrester which was commissioned by Cisco.

The UK National fraud and cyber security centre also reported a 400% increase in cyber crime since March last year.

In Malaysia, a report from Cisco’s Future of secure remote work revealed that 62% of organisations had experienced a 25% or more jump in cyber threats or alerts since the start of the pandemic.

To strengthen the cyber security of organisations, Cisco Systems Malaysia Meraki product sales specialist Derrick Low said businesses must ensure there is secure access to applications and file servers in the office to ensure a resilient business.

He added that businesses must also ensure that their information technology systems verify the identities of employees. Productivity should be sustained as working from home becomes a norm.

A Future of Secure Remote Work study by Cisco Systems reported that 62% of organisations in Malaysia had experienced over 25% in cyber threats or alerts since the Covid-19 pandemic started. A Future of Secure Remote Work study by Cisco Systems reported that 62% of organisations in Malaysia had experienced over 25% in cyber threats or alerts since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

“More importantly, having the right tools and network foundation to adapt quickly to changing macro-environmental demands is important, ” Low explained during the Simple ways to build a secure digital workplace webinar held on May 27.

The webinar was organised by Star Media Group in partnership with Cisco.

For employees working remotely during the latest movement control order (MCO), Low advised workers to frequently change their passwords, update their devices as well as ensure that they do not access a blocked website to avoid cyber attacks.

Since the pandemic, he said the common threat for Malaysian Internet users is phishing, which leads to identity loss.

“Other types of threats, mostly harming Malaysian businesses, include malware or ransomware attacks, data extraction, lost passwords, identity theft…

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Discover why VPNs are so crucial in today’s world – Film Daily

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VPNs are becoming increasingly more useful in the internet age. They not only provide access to sites that would otherwise be blocked, but they can ensure you aren’t being tracked by outside sources. VPNs are especially useful if one is browsing the internet from their own home and want to make sure their data is encrypted.

But how does a VPN work? Does it require special tech skills? Does the installation process differ when you purchase a VPN for multiple devices? We’ve decided to answer each of these pressing questions so that readers can use their VPN to its fullest capacity.

VPNs on mobile devices

In years past, the installation of VPNs on mobile devices was a lengthy process. Thankfully, today, it’s much simpler. If a user has an iPhone or an Android and wants to ensure that the data is not being tracked, they can simply download the VPN app of their choosing and install it. Once the installation is complete, the user’s data will automatically become encrypted.

There are several different VPN options, most NordVPN remains one of the most popular due to its flexibility. NordVPN allows up to six installs per account, so users can encrypt all of their tech in addition to those owned by friends and family.  

Free VNPs vs paid VPNs

There’s some confusion about VPNs that are free versus the ones that are paid. Both appear to be beneficial, but the free options are oftentimes a huge risk. Some free VPN options will not encrypt data at all times, and perhaps even worse, they will keep logs of your data in order to sell it to the highest-bidding advertiser. In the case of the latter, the VPN would be putting your personal information at risk instead of protecting it.

We recommend using paid VPN options exclusively. Some of the most popular VNPs include ExpressVPN, Tunnelbear, StrongVPN, and the aforementioned NordVPN.

VPN compatibility with internet provider

A valid concern that some users might have is whether a VPN would mess with their current internet/Wi-fi connection. Fortunately, the answer to both is no. A VPN only affects the virtual end of your internet use, which will make it seem like you are running through a different network when really you are…

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Why Mainframe Data Management is Crucial for BI and Analytics

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January 16, 2021
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While the entire purpose of business intelligence (BI) is to find behavioral patterns in the data and infer future trends or actions that can benefit the business, many enterprises have been missing a key component: mainframe data. Without this precious core data, much of which is hidden in mainframe environments, BI and modern analytics won’t live up to their potential.

It has often been stated that data is “the new oil” that can power economic growth. If that’s true, then it is also true that mainframe data has been largely untapped, confined to use in traditional systems of record and given only the most limited exposure to modern analytics.

Enterprises must clearly find better ways of accessing, analyzing, and using the data they already possess. The mainframe must yield its secrets.

 

How Mainframe Data Got Buried

The mainframe environment has evolved with consistency for more than half a century. It’s been the rock on which many businesses built their IT infrastructure. Mainframes reliably sustained business processes, research, and even helped businesses adapt to the World Wide Web.

However, while the rest of IT has galloped toward shared industry standards and even open architectures in on-premises systems and in the cloud, mainframe has stood aloof and unmoved. It operates largely within a framework of proprietary hardware and software that did not readily share data – and perhaps didn’t need to.  But with the revolutionary pace of change, especially in the cloud, old notions of scale and cost have been cast aside. As big and as powerful as mainframe systems are, there are things the cloud can now do better.

Analytics is one of those things. For example, in the cloud no problem is too big. Effectively unlimited scale is available if needed. Just as significant, a whole host of analytic tools like Kibana, Splunk and Snowflake, have emerged to better examine not only structured data but also unstructured data which abounds in mainframes.

These tools have largely been deployed on “new”…

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Constant Visibility is Crucial to Enterprise Mobile Security – Infosecurity Magazine

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Constant Visibility is Crucial to Enterprise Mobile Security  Infosecurity Magazine

Enterprise IT or security teams have almost zero visibility when it comes to mobile devices.

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