cybersecurity

The Daily Star and UNDP organise Cyber Defence Innovation Challenge 2024

The Cyber Defence Innovation Challenge (CDIC) was a multi-phase competition encouraging creative approaches to cyber safety.

The Daily Star partners with UNDP for a safer cyberspace

The campaign sought to tackle the vulnerabilities arising from Bangladesh’s rapid digital transformation.

Are our information systems secure enough?

Cyber-attacks are on the rise in Bangladesh, highlighting the need for robust security.

Press Release / Attackers targeted critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia: Sophos

Sophos, a cybersecurity solutions company, has recently released a new report titled “Pacific Rim,” revealing its five-year-long defensive and counter-offensive operations against a complex network of cyber adversaries, allegedly linked to China, that have targeted critical infrastructure across Southeast Asia.

Network detection and response in enterprise cybersecurity

A single breach can lead to disastrous outcomes, causing financial loss, reputational damage, and operational disruption. This risk means businesses need to adopt more effective threat response mechanisms to defend against the evolving threat landscape.

Kaspersky to officially leave the US

Kaspersky Labs, the Russia-based cybersecurity firm, has stated on its US website that the company will be leaving the United States. This announcement took place about a month after the US government banned Kaspersky from selling its antivirus software in the country.

Business cybersecurity on the rise worldwide: report

Businesses around the world are becoming more adept at handling cybersecurity, thus leading to a global decrease in cyber insurance premiums, states a recent report by Howden Insurance, a global broker firm.

Building a cybersecurity company from scratch

Security is one of the major aspects in our life that we think about on a daily basis. In today's environment, cyber risks are just as significant as physical ones. The demand for cybersecurity, a word used to describe defence against threats related to the internet, has grown dramatically as society becomes increasingly digitally oriented.

Personal data still in danger

Government still failing to protect citizens’ private information

May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023

Infopercept appoints SmartCom Limited as its strategic distributor for Bangladesh

Infopercept, a global cybersecurity solutions and services company, has signed a strategic distribution agreement with SmartCom Limited.

May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023

How to safeguard against 5 key threats to password security

Find out some of the most significant threats to password security.

April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023

From the US to Bangladesh: Key lessons for building a strong national cybersecurity strategy

A strong and efficient national cybersecurity strategy is more important than ever as nations depend more and more on technology and the internet.

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

ChatGPT can be used as a cybersecurity Co-Pilot: Report

Cybersecurity company Sophos recently released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT framework, as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers.

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

What will the world of tech look like in 2023?

There are a few key areas that are likely to see significant activity and could potentially have a major impact on the tech industry.

November 24, 2022
November 24, 2022

Mobile devices at the centre of new types of cybercrimes: Report

Cybersecurity platform Sophos recently published its 2023 Threat Report.

May 2, 2022
May 2, 2022

UNDP and ICT Division to launch cybersecurity awareness campaign

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh recently reached an agreement to launch a cybersecurity campaign for the youth and children in selected Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

February 23, 2019
February 23, 2019

Warning issued over attacks on internet infrastructure

Key parts of the internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, the internet's address keeper warns.

January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019

Vietnam says Facebook violated cybersecurity law

Facebook violates Vietnam's new cybersecurity law by allowing users to post anti-government comments on the platform, state media says, days after the controversial legislation takes effect in the communist-ruled country.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Spooked by Bangladesh heist, Asian security summit works on cybersecurity

Alarmed by the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank in February, one of the world's biggest ever cyber heists, cybersecurity is among the top concerns discussed at Singapore's annual Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit. For the first time, the conference allots one of its six special sessions to cybersecurity.