Personal data protection policies and programs are important because they help organizations ensure that personal data is kept safe from unauthorized access, accidental loss, or destruction. If such information gets in the wrong hands, it can compromise people’s safety in many forms, including personal integrity, physical safety, and financial security. […]
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The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is a law that governs the collection, use and disclosure of personal data by all private organisations in Singapore. The Act came into full effect on 2nd July 2014. Companies that handle personal data from Singapore are responsible for lawful processing under Singaporean […]
Email is a ubiquitous application used by almost every internet user. It was developed as a means of communication between various parties. However, its use evolved. It is now used in marketing as a marketing channel, an alert mechanism by IT administrators, a notification mechanism by application developers etc. While […]
Did you know that cybercriminals can easily send off emails with your domain? Once an email lands in your recipient’s inbox, and they open it up, they can unleash all sorts of malware on their computer and environment. This will cause a lot of problems later for them as well […]
For the longest time, most marketers have been using the regular email service to do some form of email marketing. This practice is not only convenient but cost-effective. Also, the gathering and use of personal data were unregulated during those days. However, times have changed. Today, there are several laws […]
The Covid19 outbreak is a black swan event – an event that no one expected. As it spreads across the world, governments are implementing measures to “flatten the curve”. As such, companies are instructed to allow employees to work from home. During this time, face to face meetings is also […]
In 2020, the end of HTTP is near, Google is taking aim at websites with mixed content. Mixed content includes content downloads such as software executables, documents, and media files offered from secure HTTPS websites over insecure HTTP connections. Mixed content resulted from the need for websites to move to […]
Not many people are aware that all search engines maintain a blacklist of sites. These are websites, the search engines will do not display on their result pages. Why do they have such a blacklist of websites? For a search engine, good user experience is important. Protecting its users from […]
I have been asked many times by company bosses whether there is such a thing as a 100% cyber-secure environment. The simple answer is NO. There is no such thing as a 100% secure environment, especially when you are connected to the Internet. To have near 100% protection, you would […]
All companies will experience a cyber attack. Below are 7 reasons why. #1 Surfing dubious websites In today’s technology-driven world, web surfing is an everyday activity. No one in front of a device, be it a desktop, tablet, or mobile phone, would not be surfing a website. Cybercriminals know […]
An information security policy is a vital document to an organization. It serves as a baseline of what a company is doing to protect information within the organization. It also serves as a reference to employees on how they should handle information. The information security policy is gaining importance as […]
In the 80s, anyone who owns a computer would inadvertently hear of the term anti-virus. They would be asked whether they would want to purchase an anti-virus application to protect their computer. In the 2000s, a new term has emerged –malware. While computer salespeople today do not ask customers to […]