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by Ilya Gutlin, Senior VP, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise APAC Source: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. Gutlin. It looks like hybrid work models are here to stay even as more of the workforce return to office these few months with better control of the COVID-19 situation and loosening of restrictions. According to a 2022 survey by PwC, 73% of Singapore employees indicate a high preference for hybrid work over the next 12 months . An IDC study also reported that over 70% of workers in Asia Pacific saw higher or similar productivity during flexi-work compared to pre-pandemic times. For employers making long term plans of operating with a hybrid workforce, enterprise-grade equipment and work devices, a fast and  stable Internet connection, and advanced software are all necessary. Nonetheless, equally essential is a trust between management and employees to make this work. The new workspace When the Singapore government implemented the circuit breaker - or the local version of city lockdown - i...

Ivanti has been named as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Tools . The evaluation analysed the company’s overall completeness of vision and ability to execute. “We consider our positioning as a Leader by Gartner as validation of our product strategy and vision, and our ability to provide a 360-degree view into all IT assets for our customers,” said Nayaki Nayyar, President and Chief Product Officer at Ivanti. “We believe that Ivanti Neurons for UEM is one of the most robust overall UEM solutions, offering advanced discovery, intelligence and automation capabilities. Plus, over the past year, we have expanded the Ivanti Neurons platform into industry verticals such as healthcare and supply chain. Looking ahead, we will continue to innovate and further automate tasks that discover, manage, secure and service IT assets to help organisations thrive in the everywhere workplace – all while delivering an exceptional digital employee experie...

BytePlus, the enterprise arm of ByteDance that supports businesses in accelerating their digital transformation capabilities, has partnered Singapore-based Learning Development Resources (LDR), a mobile technology and application development platform that specialises in location-based use cases as well as augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) app solutions, to provide more interactive, engaging digital experiences. “Businesses are constantly looking for ways to harness the potential of emerging technology to accelerate their growth and digital transformation, but are faced with various challenges in successful implementation,” said Abhinav Gupta, Head of Partnerships, BytePlus.  “The partnership with LDR therefore hopes to address these challenges by delivering powerful business solutions through the convergence of our technological offerings. We are excited to partner with LDR to revolutionise the mobile app experience for customers and consumers to be more engaging and immersive...

By: Alvin Rodrigues, Field Chief Security Officer for Asia Pacific, Infoblox Companies in Singapore have prioritised business continuity and resilience over cybersecurity in digital transformation activities during the last two years. To ensure business continuity during COVID, businesses had to struggle with and quickly adjust to remote work, as well as incorporate bring your own device (BYOD) security policies. Most corporate networks have extended far beyond the borders of the traditional office. Employees accessing sensitive information over their home networks and personal devices created security gaps that cybercriminals have been quick to exploit. Infoblox's State of Security Report 2022 for Singapore revealed that over the last 12 months, 65% of Singaporean organisations faced six or more security incidents that resulted in data breaches – 14% higher than the global average of 21%. Furthermore, organisations here had some of the slowest incident response rates worldwid...

Trend Micro has launched Trend Micro One, a unified cybersecurity and attack surface management platform. This move is a major step towards consolidating a multitude of security products and features in a single platform, enabling customers to better understand, communicate, and mitigate cyber risks. Trend Micro’s unified security platform enables organisations to prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from threats, with a more empowered security team. The cloud-based solution delivers a continuous lifecycle of complete risk and threat assessment with attack discovery, cyber risk analysis, and threat mitigation and response. Furthermore, expert services such as Managed Extended Detection & Response (XDR) promises better visibility, 24x7 monitoring, and enhanced threat detection and response. David Ng, Country Manager, Singapore, Trend Micro, said: “Trend Micro’s platform approach is the product of 30 years of experience and innovation in cybersecurity. We have always been co...

By Chua Chee Pin, Area VP, ASEAN, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, Commvault With data becoming a major currency of business and key to decision making across organisations of all sizes, its value has increased exponentially – which is the prime driving force in the spate of ransomware attacks faced by organisations globally, especially in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Ransomware attacks in the APJ region spiked by 168% last year, with an average organisation suffering from over 1,200 weekly attacks. Globally, APJ had the highest number of organisations being attacked weekly compared to the EMEA region and the US, indicating that cybercriminals have set a target on this region. The current cybersecurity climate means that a good cybersecurity posture is essential for every organisation. This is emphasised by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore's recent introduction of the Cyber Essentials cybersecurity certification scheme, which tags small and large enter...

By Len Noe, Technical Evangelist and white hat hacker at CyberArk In the contactless era, these little black and white grids emerged from relative obscurity to replace everything from restaurant menus to store coupons to subway station ads. They’ve become the defacto business card, digital event leave behind and virtual payment option. Governments around the world have even embraced them to facilitate contact tracing and vaccination status verification. QR codes are accessible, easy to produce and, seemingly, here to stay. They’re also a perfect way for cybercriminals to snag your personal information. Here’s what you need to know before scanning that code with your smartphone. Short for quick response codes, QR codes are a type of two-dimensional barcode that contain data, often for a locator, identifier or tracker. They can be easily read by a smartphone or other camera-equipped device and converted into useful information for the end-user, such as a URL for a website or an appli...