ISMG's APAC Weekly Cybersecurity Report

This week, we have a healthy mix of news coverage and interviews that go beyond what is being reported. TRAI a few weeks ago announced that telco firms deploy AI filters to block unsolicited calls and messages. What does it mean and who will own this AI models? Even earlier TRAI launched similar initiatives, what has been their success? Hear Anand Venkatanarayanan talk on this. Hear from another cybersecurity thought leader who is well known in the industry - Diwakar Dayal -?on the need to redefine the cybersecurity strategy for CISOs to align with their strategic goals of building cyber resiliency and automation. Dont miss to read our stories on how #China-based hacker hijacked #EU and #US government email; the personal information of nearly 35 million Indonesian passport holders is up for sale on the dark web for $10,000; #Bangladesh Government Portal Leaked 50M Citizens' Records; and Telekom Malaysia confirms customer data breach.

Why CISOs Must Focus on People, Resiliency and Automation

There is a need to redefine the cybersecurity strategy for CISOs to align with their strategic goals of building cyber resiliency and automation to scale up today’s defenses in supporting the business, said Diwakar Dayal, managing director and country manager, India and SAARC, SentinelOne.

TRAI Needs to Go Beyond AI to Solve the Problem of Spam

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has mandated that telco firms deploy AI filters to block unsolicited calls and messages. But who will create this model, and who will acquire the data? Anand Venkatanarayanan, co-founder of DeepStrat, discussed multiple issues that need to be resolved.

China-Based Hacker Hijacked EU, US Government Emails

Security experts say China-based hackers are "leading their peers in the deployment of zero-days" in the wake of another wide-ranging attack that abused a Microsoft Outlook flaw and used forged authentication tokens to access email accounts of governments in the United States and Western Europe.

Bangladesh Government Portal Leaked 50M Citizens' Records

A security researcher discovered a Bangladesh government web portal that exposed the personal information of about 50 million citizens, including their birth registration records, phone numbers and national identity numbers. Unfortunately, his efforts to notify the government of the security flaw went unanswered.

35M Indonesians' Passport Data for Sale on Dark Web for $10K

The personal information of nearly 35 million Indonesian passport holders is up for sale on the dark web for $10,000 by notorious hacktivist Bjorka, who routinely criticizes the Indonesian government, publishing damaging information about lawmakers on social media. The government is investigating.

Telekom Malaysia confirms customer data breach

?Telekom Malaysia has confirmed a recent data breach involving historical Unifi customers' personal information that includes name, national identification, passport number and contact details. In a statement today, the company said no financial information was affected.?"The company confirms that the breach has been contained and proactive steps have been taken to protect the data