British cryptocurrency Electroneum hit by cyber attack after raising £30m

British cryptocurrency Electroneum hit by cyber attack after raising £30m

Posted by SGCS Admin, 07-11-2017

A 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

16,000 new jobs in infocomm sector by 2020

Posted by SGCS Admin, 07-11-2017

Those 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

Millions of leaked files in 'Paradise Papers' shine light on where the elite hide their money

Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-11-2017

NEW 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

Cybersecurity rules for banks tightened

Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-11-2017

Banks 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

MAS to tighten cybersecurity, loosen sandbox rules

Posted by SGCS Admin, 06-11-2017

THE 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

WordPress patches SQL injection bug in security release

Posted by SGCS Admin, 03-11-2017

A 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...