SINGAPORE, April 24 — Malaysia ranks highly in cybersecurity readiness within Asean, according to global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky detected and blocked 27.9 million web threats in Malaysia last year, up four per cent from 2023.

BALI (Indonesia), Aug 27 — Financial sector remains the top sector experiencing cyber attacks in Malaysia this year despite growing cyber resilience and awareness among the financial institutions, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky highlighted.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Malaysia is among the top three phishing targets in Southeast Asia with a total of 8.27 million malicious emails blocked by Kaspersky Anti-Phishing System in 2022, said the global cybersecurity company.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Web threats targeting businesses in Malaysia logged a jump of 197 per cent last year, according to global cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) has observed an increase in various cybersecurity attacks capitalising on the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on phishing emails, websites, scam domains, malware and vulnerable sectors and infrastructures in the health sector, according to data gathered by Kaspersky Security Network.

PHUKET, Aug 25 — More than half of the malicious emails circulated across the Asia Pacific (Apac) region were detected in five countries including Malaysia, global cybersecurity company Kaspersky revealed.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The payment system remains most targeted by financial phishing attempts in Malaysia with March 2022 recording the highest detections of the threat at 41.09 per cent, Kaspersky said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Kaspersky’s annual analysis observed a downward trend in the number of attacks on mobile users but experts warned that cybercriminals have shifted their focus to banking and gaming.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — A total of 103,573 mobile malware attempts were detected in Malaysia last year in tandem with the increased usage of e-payment platforms, according to data from Kaspersky Security Network.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (Samenta) is hoping the government will allocate at least 30 per cent of its procurement for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Nearly two-in-ten or 18 per cent of the people in Southeast Asia (SEA) admitted to sharing news before verifying if they were true, according to a survey conducted by Kaspersky, recently.