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Government moves to revitalize NZ's Cyber Security and Action Plan

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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New Zealand will overhaul its Cyber Security Strategy amid rising cyber threats, aiming to bolster national resilience and protect digital infrastructure.
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UKCloud invests in UK’s first high assurance cloud platform

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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​UKCloud has announced significant progress in designing and building the first high assurance cloud platform for the UK's government systems.
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CSA chief David Koh recognised for contributions to Singapore's cybersecurity prowess

Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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David Koh, chief of CSA, honoured with Billington CyberSecurity International Leadership Award for pioneering Singapore's cybersecurity advancements.
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Singapore MINDEF's Bug Bounty Challenge nets 32 vulnerabilities in three weeks

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) handed out more than S$14,000 in bounties to 17 hackers as part of the Bug Bounty Challenge.
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Singapore's MINDEF launches cyber training scheme for national servicemen

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is opening its doors to the Singapore Armed Forces as part of a new initiative called Cyber NSF Work-Learn.
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CASE STUDY: Kelvin Hughes deploys Schneider Electric data centre solutions

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Kelvin Hughes IT manager says if the data centre fails then the company essentially stops trading, making a solution for easy monitoring imperative.
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Singapore MINDEF opens doors to white hat hackers

Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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Singapore MINDEF invites ethical hackers to test internet-facing systems in a pioneering bug bounty programme, offering rewards up to SGD $20,000.
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Criticality of industries supporting Singapore’s Smart Nation

Sat, 2nd Dec 2017
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Vertiv's Tony Gaunt discusses the future for Singapore and Asia where he believes IoT, AI, 5G, data centres and cybersecurity will be paramount.
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Singapore readies its national army in war for cybersecurity

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Singapore to establish Defence Cyber Organisation to combat growing cyber threats, says Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen.
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Weekly Asia security roundup: China’s cybersecurity law, hackers speak out, the MINDEF breach, and Yahoo’s CEO

Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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A new survey by Consilio found that legal technology professions remain ignorant of China’s new cybersecurity law.
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Singapore's MINDEF suffers I-net data breach, 850 credentials stolen

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has publicly revealed the details of a breach in its I-net system, which happened earlier this month.
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The odd, 8-year legacy of the Conficker worm

Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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Conficker’s legacy lingers eight years after it first emerged, infecting 11 million devices worldwide and costing up to USD $9 billion in cleanup.
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Cubic Defence NZ targets corporate along with military and security customers

Mon, 13th Apr 2015
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High-tech exporter Cubic Defence NZ is setting its sights on selling military training systems to corporate customers.
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Wynyard hires former Darktrace, GCHQ officer Andrew France

Mon, 17th Nov 2014
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Wynyard Group, the security software company spun out of Jade Software last year, has hired Andrew France, former deputy director of cyber defence.