
British cryptocurrency Electroneum hit by cyber attack after raising £30m
Posted by SGCS Admin, 07-11-2017A UK cryptocurrency startup that raised $40m (£30m) has been hit by a cyber attack that has shut investors out of their accounts for several days. Electroneum, which offers a digital cu...

16,000 new jobs in infocomm sector by 2020
Posted by SGCS Admin, 07-11-2017Those keen on working in the infocomm media (ICM) industry can look forward to more opportunities as a new industry road map is set to create 16,000 jobs by 2020. Out of these, 13,000 will be...

Millions of leaked files in 'Paradise Papers' shine light on where the elite hide their money
Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-11-2017NEW YORK — It is called the Paradise Papers: the latest in a series of leaks made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) shedding light on the trillions of do...

Cybersecurity rules for banks tightened
Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-11-2017Banks have given one year to implement tighter cybersecurity measures under new rules issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). A circular aimed at establishing an information and secu...

MAS to tighten cybersecurity, loosen sandbox rules
Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-11-2017THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to set further requirements in cybersecurity, with its managing director Ravi Menon pointing to cybersecurity risks posed by banks going digital.  ...

WordPress patches SQL injection bug in security release
Posted by SGCS Admin, 03-11-2017A bug discovered in WordPress allows attackers to trigger an SQL injection attack leading to complete website hijacking. The vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress content management s...