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An incident response plan typically involves some well-known steps. These generally require understanding what has happened, containing the incident and ensuring that communication plans are sound. According to most best practice guides, there is a strong focus on the final point of “post-incident activity, analysis and improvement plans”. The number of incidents continues to increase, however, with Check Point reporting that the average number of cyber attacks per organisation has reached 1,925 per week. While not every incident can be investigated, there is a need to respond faster and faster, and if the attack is affecting services, the victim…
Asian markets displayed further weakness, with exports to Singapore falling 9%, China off 30% and Hong Kong down 23%Published Tue, May 27, 2025 · 05:47 PM[ZURICH] Swiss watch exports jumped by almost a fifth in April as shipments to the US more than doubled ahead of expanded tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. Total shipments rose 18 per cent to reach 2.5 billion Swiss francs (S$3.9 billion) for the month, according to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, with exports to the US, the single biggest market, up a whopping 149 per cent. This is the “result of early shipments…
Having Windows installation images is handy; they can be used to reinstall your operating system, but they are also useful when creating virtual machines. Microsoft is concerned about their safety, however. Pointing to “a Microsoft Defender protection gap” that exists in the first hours of a freshly installed copy of Windows, the company highlights installation images that contain outdated antimalware software binaries. The solution to this problem? An update to Microsoft Defender for these images. See also: The process of keeping installation images as secure as possible does, sadly involve a little legwork. Microsoft expresses concern about the issue of…
Apple Pay is now the fifth most widely available online payment option as more shoppers ditch traditional checkout forms for faster, mobile-first alternatives. A May 2025 study by Merchant Machine found Apple Pay is available on 5.25% of websites globally. That puts it just behind American Express and ahead of Shopify Pay, Google Pay, and Stripe. PayPal remains the clear leader, appearing on more than a quarter of websites at 26.24%. Saudi Arabia leads in Apple Pay adoption, with over 20% of websites offering it. Armenia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates also rank highly. In the United States, states like…
[SINGAPORE] Mitsui OSK Lines, owner of the world’s largest fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers, said it is hard to buy Chinese vessels for the time being as the US ramps up scrutiny of the Asian country’s shipbuilding industry. “It is difficult to purchase Chinese vessels under the current circumstances, because of the port entry fees” that the US is proposing for China-built ships calling at its ports, a spokesperson for the Japanese firm said. Earlier on Friday (May 23), the Nikkei reported Mitsui OSK was planning to shift new orders from China to South Korea. But the plans have not yet…
[KUALA LUMPUR] In a turbulent world, Asean and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) can do more to promote trade and investment, as well as advance common interests in energy transition and the digital economy, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday (May 27). Speaking at the second Asean-GCC Summit, PM Wong said the blocs should strengthen their ties, with the global environment now much more uncertain since the inaugural summit two years ago.With relations having been “boosted” by the 2023 Framework of Cooperation, the blocs can build on this to “forge even closer links”, he said, suggesting three areas…
JOHANNESBURG :South Africa’s Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said on Tuesday that his proposed draft policy that recognises alternatives to Black ownership requirements was not only meant for Elon Musk’s Starlink.Last Friday, Malatsi’s department proposed the recognition of so-called “equity equivalent” investment programmes in the information and communication technology sector, which could encourage SpaceX’s Starlink and other communications companies to operate in the country.”I am pretty clear that transformation is sacrosanct in our country, that it’s a non-negotiable in order for the country to achieve its aspirations,” the minister told a parliamentary briefing.”We are not attempting to open a special dispensation…
Abandoning her career to look after their two daughters was what Isobel’s* ex-husband wanted.Six years after their divorce, she earns a quarter of his salary while caring for the children six out of seven days. Despite having two university degrees, she is “trapped” on universal credit and frustrated with a “ludicrous” divorce system that didn’t account for years of unpaid work to support her ex and raise their family.”I feel hugely let down and I feel cheated by a system that feels so orchestrated towards women being on the back foot,” said Isobel, 44, from Berkshire.Data suggests she is not…
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AMSTERDAM :Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will open a chip design centre in Munich, Germany, a company executive said on Tuesday.President of TSMC Europe, Paul de Bot, said at the company’s 2025 Technology Symposium event that the Munich Design Centre would open during the third quarter of 2025.”It’s intended to support European customers in designing high-density, high-performance, and energy-efficient chips with a focus on applications again in automotive, industrial, AI, and IoT,” de Bot said.TSMC is building together with Infineon, NXP and Robert Bosch a new microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden, Germany, called European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC).