Global payments providers PayPal and Braintree will be hosting a 24-hour hackathon for the first time ever in Asia, where developers compete for the chance to win a trip to Silicon Valley and a reward of USD$100,000.
Zafar Anjum | 14 Aug | Read more
When the Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 went 'mysteriously' missing a few months ago, a lot of questions came up regarding the tracking issue of aircrafts. At the same time, global carriers also stepped up checks and procedures to improve safety in response.
Zafar Anjum | 15 Jul | Read more
In late May this year, Microsoft came out with a security report that made a bold declaration: deception is now the favourite tactic of cybercriminals.
Zafar Anjum | 26 Jun | Read more
In July last year, when the news broke that Microsoft had allegedly collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users' communications to be intercepted, it severely dented the image of the tech giant.
Zafar Anjum | 10 Jun | Read more
Try to stop yourself from whatever you are doing at the moment and answer this question: what is the most useful invention of all time?
Zafar Anjum | 31 May | Read more
NEC has launched a new Mobile Facial Recognition Appliance that enables organisations in any industry to offer an ultra-personalised customer experience by recognising the face of each and every customer as soon as they set foot on the premises.
Zafar Anjum | 15 Apr | Read more
Following the news about breach of consumer trust with credit card data being stolen from 20 million South Koreans, we got in touch with Raed Taji, Head of Global Fraud Consulting, Asia Pacific, FICO to find out more about the threat landscape in Asia and what can companies do to protect themselves and their customers.
Zafar Anjum | 12 Mar | Read more
While the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has spawned a variety of speculations--from midair disintegration to falling victim to a terrorist act and even a UFO hijacking--technology appears to be the weakest link as far as locating the aircraft is concerned.
Zafar Anjum | 10 Mar | Read more
In a passionate speech, RSA executive chairman Art Coviello made a call for increased cooperation among governments and the security industry to end the global 'virtual' arms race that threatens the existence of the Internet as a trusted environment to do business.
Zafar Anjum | 28 Feb | Read more
Not many might have heard of messaging intelligence. It is a new category of service that combines big data with social network analytics as well as security elements.
Zafar Anjum | 31 Jan | Read more
"We see telcos providing higher value to subscribers," says Sanjay Kapoor - Chief Marketing Officer, Nominum, in this interview. "Telcos are unique because they can extract unique insights (that no one else can - even Google) to make the Internet experience for subscribers better."
Zafar Anjum | 13 Jan | Read more
The best way to approach security is to shift away from 'trust but verify' to 'don't trust, always verify', says Sharat Sinha, Vice President APAC, of Palo Alto Networks.
Zafar Anjum | 27 Nov | Read more
Trend Micro is partnering with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations' specialized agency for information and communication technologies, in support of its Global Cybersecurity Agenda, the security software and solutions company announced today.
Zafar Anjum | 26 Nov | Read more
There is no one size fits all, says Jason Mical, VP of Cyber Security, AccessData. He also describes some of the most active threats in Asia Pacific.
Zafar Anjum | 29 Oct | Read more
NEC believes that new facial recognition technology could be crucial in facing the challenges of maintaining public order in countries like Hong Kong, the company said in a statement today.
Zafar Anjum | 28 Oct | Read more