Newsletter: Over 250,000 cyberattacks disguised as anime: Kaspersky explores the dangers behind Gen Z’s favorite shows and platforms

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From Naruto to Attack on Titan, cybercriminals are increasingly using anime and other Gen Z favorites as bait. In a new report covering Q2 2024 – Q1 2025, Kaspersky has found over 250,000 cyberattacks disguised as popular anime among other shows and streaming platforms favored by younger audience. To help Gen Z recognize these and other cyber risks, Kaspersky is launching “Case 404” — an interactive cybersecurity game, teaching how to protect their digital lives.

Kaspersky warns of emerging AI threats in APAC, urges proactive defense with SOC

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Global cybersecurity and digital company Kaspersky raised urgent concerns about the rising misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyberattacks across Asia Pacific (APAC), revealing new threat data and defensive strategies at its Cyber Insights 2025 forum held in Seoul.

Newsletter: Acronis TRU Reveals SideWinder’s Geofenced Malware Targeting Regional Defense and Financial Bodies

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The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) has uncovered a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign orchestrated by the SideWinder Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, targeting key government and military institutions across South Asia. The latest campaign, which came to light in early 2025, focuses on high-value organizations in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, including Sri Lanka’s elite 55 Division of the Army and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Newsletter: Tenable Powers AI-Driven Exposure Management with Third-Party Data Connectors and Unified Dashboards

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Tenable®, the exposure management company, today announced powerful new enhancements to its flagship platform, Tenable One, with the introduction of Tenable One Connectors and customizable risk dashboards. These advancements — powered by Tenable ExposureAI™ and built on the Tenable Data Fabric — make Tenable One the most advanced exposure management solution available today. With third-party data connectors, organisations unlock a contextualised view of all their security risk data in one place, regardless of the security products they use.

Newsletter: Kaspersky reaffirms 100% anti-tampering protection in latest AV-Comparatives test

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Kaspersky Next EDR Foundations – represented by Kaspersky Endpoint Security – once again demonstrated 100% tamper protection in the latest focus penetration test by AV-Comparatives.

Attackers often attempt to disable security tools as an initial step in compromising business infrastructure. This makes tamper protection a key mechanism for preventing further compromise of the system. It safeguards the product from end-user and third-party changes, and protects services, processes, files, registry entries, and more from any unauthorized control attempts – even in the context of a privileged user (high or system integrity level). The Kaspersky solution met the strict certification requirements by successfully preventing all tampering attempts during testing.

Newsletter: PNP-ACG, GCash alert public on emerging shoulder surfing, video- and screen-sharing scams

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The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) and leading finance super app GCash are urging the public to stay vigilant against emerging scams that threaten the safety of digital transactions. These scams—dubbed “Video Sharing,” “Screen Sharing,” and “Shoulder Surfing”—have recently surfaced as among the latest methods used by cybercriminals to gain access to financial accounts.

Newsletter: On World Password Day Kaspersky warns against AI password generation

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How many passwords do you have? It could be more than you think. Most online services and apps require the user to create a password. Chances are many of those passwords are not being used daily and due to this overabundance, there’s a high probability that many of the passwords are being reused.

Newsletter: Cyber Immunity recognized by 71% of experts in APAC as a promising strategy against cybercriminals

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At GITEX Asia 2025, Kaspersky has revealed findings from its latest research, stating that 71% of cybersecurity professionals from Asia Pacific (APAC) regard Cyber Immunity as an effective strategy for minimizing the capabilities of cybercriminals to penetrate networks and compromise systems. These insights indicate a growing demand for developing secure by design systems instead of relying solely on additional cybersecurity solutions.

Newsletter: Acronis Drives Cybersecurity Leadership with Over 7.5 Million Attacks Prevented, Continuous Growth, Innovation, and Industry Recognition

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Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, solidifies its position as a cybersecurity leader through significant milestones, a broadened global user base, and new product releases and enhancements. Over the past year, Acronis has prevented more than 7.5 million attacks, demonstrating the proactive defense capabilities of its technologies.

Newsletter: Tenable Warns that Open-Source AI Tools Widen Cybersecurity Gaps as Adoption Outpaces Cloud Security Readiness

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As businesses rush to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for competitive advantage, Tenable®, the exposure management company, warns that organisations may be overlooking the mounting risks embedded in the open-source tools and cloud services powering their AI development. New research from Tenable’s Cloud AI Risk Report 2025 finds that the pace of AI adoption is far outstripping security preparedness, with vulnerabilities, cloud misconfigurations and exposed data quietly accumulating across cloud environments.

Newsletter: Cyber security and resilience key factors to user online protection, economic growth

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The 2025 Cyber Resilience Summit: Delivering Competitive Advantage Through Security held March 5-6 at the Crowne Plaza Manila is the first of its kind in the Philippines. The event featured top level experts from the Philippines and the SEA region representing government, finance and technology, banking and healthcare, BPM, advocacies and education, and the Armed Forces.

Newsletter: Kaspersky expands Partner Locator with access to global learning centers

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Kaspersky has expanded its interactive Partner Locator service by adding a dedicated section for Authorized Training Centers. The expanded capability provides resellers, Kaspersky partners, and cybersecurity professionals worldwide with easy access to technical training centers for in-depth education on Kaspersky solutions.

Newsletter: From Backup to Business Resilience: AI’s Data Challenge in 2025

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By Matthew Hardman, Chief Technology Officer, APAC, Hitachi Vantara

Asia is leading the world in AI adoption, but many businesses are beginning to realise that its 

effectiveness depends on how well data is structured, secured, and made accessible.

Newsletter: Tenable Research finds that DeepSeek R1 can be tricked into developing malware

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When new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) emerge, cybercriminals inevitably look for ways to exploit its capabilities for malicious purposes. While most mainstream GenAI models have built-in safeguards to prevent misuse, Tenable Research has found that DeepSeek R1 can be tricked into generating malware, raising concerns about the security risks posed by AI-powered cybercrime.

Newsletter: Valid accounts showed significant increase as initial attack vector in 2024

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Valid accounts are increasingly being leveraged as an initial attack vector in 2024, representing 31.4% of cases. Public-facing applications still hold the top position with 39.2% of cases. These findings were reported in the recent Kaspersky Incident Response analyst report.

Newsletter: Tenable Research Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Environments

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According to Tenable Cloud Research, organisations globally and across the Asia Pacific region are increasingly facing security challenges in their Kubernetes environments. As more businesses adopt Kubernetes to orchestrate their cloud infrastructure, serious security gaps in these environments are leaving organisations vulnerable to attacks. 

Newsletter: PROTECT 2025: Doing Business Amidst New Threats

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On March 14, 2025, the PROTECT International Conference Series on "Doing Business Amidst New Threats" will take place at the New World Makati Hotel.

The international community is facing an evolving different threat to global peace and security. While the global security risk and threat in 2024 may be described as “unprecedented", 2025 may be described as “unconventional”. We see this in geopolitical tensions, gray zone warfare actions, AI arms race, rising insider threats, fragmented extremism and other developments. PROTECT 2025 conference on Doing Business Amidst New Threats will deep dive into these security challenges.

Newsletter: Cybersecurity Leaders to Convene at the 2025 Cyber Resilience Summit: Delivering Competitive Advantage Through Security

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In an era where cyber threats evolve at an unprecedented pace, organizations must adopt a proactive approach to safeguard their digital assets. The 2025 Cyber Resilience Summit: Delivering Competitive Advantage Through Security, hosted by Customized Training Solutions (CTS) Pte. Ltd. , will bring together top cybersecurity experts, government officials, and industry leaders to explore cutting-edge strategies for strengthening cyber resilience.

Newsletter: Government and Development industries report threefold decrease in critical cyber incidents in 2024

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According to the latest Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) analyst report, government and development industries experienced a significant decrease in the number of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement in 2024, whereas the food, IT, telecom and industrial sectors demonstrated an increase.

Newsletter: Peris.ai Cybersecurity Wins Banking & Finance Award at WAICF 2025: Advancing AI-Driven Cybersecurity for Financial Institutions

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Peris.ai Cybersecurity has been awarded the prestigious Banking & Finance Award at the World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF) 2025, recognizing its groundbreaking AI-driven cybersecurity solutions for financial institutions. This honor solidifies Peris.ai’s position as a leader in the cybersecurity industry, leveraging hyperautomated AI security to combat modern cyber threats.