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By Dean Coclin, Senior Director of Business Development at DigiCert Source: DigiCert. Coclin. Research shows that as online fraud grows, consumer digital trust in the organisation declines. Whether this is accomplished via a website impersonation attached to a phishing email or a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack, digital trust and enterprise revenue are ultimately the collateral damage that will be sustained by organisations. In fact, cybersecurity has emerged as a leading business risk for Asia Pacific (APAC) companies , with cyber incidents and threats listed as the most crucial. With consumer-facing sites, gaining this trust is paramount. No matter the size of the enterprise or business, all have to keep in mind users’ trust when choosing a Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate to encrypt information and secure data being transmitted. But as security administrators do their research on technical specifications before choosing a certifica...

Bank Central Asia (BCA) is using Cloudera ’s data platform to support its customer-centric culture. By enhancing its customer data analytics capability with Cloudera, the Indonesian bank can continuously innovate to enrich the customer experience and enhance fraud detection. BCA has a core focus on transaction banking and provides loan facilities and solutions to the corporate, commercial, retail, and consumer segments. As one of the leading banks in Indonesia and the largest consumer banking provider in the region, BCA handles millions of transactions daily. It typically takes the bank days to analyse those transactions using the previous legacy data management system, making it challenging for the bank to gain an accurate and timely view of its customers. With Cloudera as its foundation for big data and machine learning, BCA can now quickly aggregate both structured and unstructured data from emails, social media, and call centres, and has significantly shortened the time taken for ...

ESET Endpoint Security for Android, the enterprise version of ESET’s Android mobile security app, had the best score in the first edition of the Android Security Apps for Corporate Users test by AV-TEST, a major independent testing organisation. In the first edition of the new test, three security solutions were tested, including ESET Endpoint Security for Android. In two of the three key parts of the test – Usability and Performance – all three solutions reached the best possible score. But in the Protection part of the test, arguably the crucial one, ESET Endpoint Security for Android was the only app to detect 100% of the 3,100-strong sample set. This follows May announcement of ESET being included among 29 vendors in Forrester’s Now Tech: Enterprise Detection and Response (EDR) Q1 2020 report. The report provides an overview of the technology players in the EDR market and offers insights into understanding their capabilities. ESET was included in the report as an enterprise archi...

Veeam Software , the global player in backup solutions that deliver cloud data management, has announced the appointment of Beni Sia as VP for South East Asia and Korea (SEAK). Source: Veeam. Sia. Sia’s appointment will enable Veeam to extend its market penetration in SEAK and accelerate its momentum. Veeam is experiencing strong growth and an increasing market share in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), with an annual recurring revenue (ARR) increase of 33% percent year-on-year (YoY) for Q120, indicating strong demand for Veeam solutions in the region.growth. Sia reports directly to Shaun McLagan, Senior VP of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). “Despite the challenges faced during the past few months, we have demonstrated strong growth globally and regionally, and I am confident that we will continue to gain market share and strengthen our footprint across APJ,” said McLagan. “As our customers look to embrace new data management models and drive business agility, Veeam must contin...

ESET , a global player in cybersecurity, has named Parvinder Walia as President of Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) to oversee the continued expansion and development of the business in the region. Walia will be responsible for driving ESET’s go-to-market strategy and accelerating business expansion in the region. He succeeds Lukas Raksa, COO for Asia Pacific (APAC). Parvinder is a seasoned sales and marketing leader and has held several roles at ESET over the past decade. This new role builds on his previous responsibilities as Sales and Marketing Director for APAC Region, where he drove the sales strategy for ESET’s channel driven business model, expanded the partner network, and led the sales and marketing teams in the region. “Parvinder has been instrumental in driving our business success and expansion in the APAC region over the past decade,” said Miroslav Mikuš, Chief Sales Officer of ESET. “We are proud of Parvinder’s career progression and achievements. It is a testament to ...

by Vincent Goh, Senior VP, Asia Pacific and Japan, CyberArk Within a short time, business as usual has become anything but the usual. Millions of workers worldwide have shifted to remote work. Many have been redeployed to focus on evolving business priorities, and others face general uncertainty about the future of their jobs. In March 2020, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower announced that companies that do not allow telecommuting wherever possible may be issued a stop-work order* as a means to enforce remote working. As IT teams work around the clock to execute business continuity plans, cyberattackers have been working just as hard to exploit weaknesses in the current environment. CIOs and chief information security officers (CISOs) must find the best ways to manage the current situation, while keeping employees safe and productive. As they navigate this new normal, three fundamental areas are emerging as key priorities for security leaders across people, processes and techn...

by Andrew Yeong, Tata Communications VP of APAC With the emergence of 5G, will there still be a demand and need for Wi-Fi? While many will claim they can’t live without the Internet, is it possible to live without Wi-Fi? Wi-Fi is widely used in most Singaporean households and workplaces, but recent years have seen more Singaporeans cutting the cord and opting for mobile data. Despite the availability of free public Wi-Fi hot spots under the Wireless@SG government programme, mobile data reliance continues to climb. Fuelled by the demand for greater mobility and convenience, Singaporeans use an average of 2.78 GB on mobile data a month, and as a country, they use a total of 185 GB by mobile data per year. Singapore is an early adopter of 3G and 4G, reaching 100% penetration in 2017, and is now ready for a high-speed upgrade and taking active steps towards its 5G aspirations. The Minister for Communications and Information, S Iswaran, previously announced that half of Singapore wi...