Written by Louis LimOctober 12, 2022Security Existence From Before – In ancient times, mails were encrypted by way of sealing wax as this not only protected the integrity of the mail, but also for tamper-proofing. A cracked seal would indicate a compromise of the document before reaching the intended recipient. In addition to the function of the wax seal, it was utilized as a source of
Written by Derrick KwanSeptember 28, 2022Have you ever gone to a website and taken notice of the “lock” icon or “HTTP or HTTPS” on the left-hand side of the address bar? What exactly is it and why should you be aware of its significance? Let me go through their differences in this blog post and why it matters. What is HTTP? The “hypertext transfer protocol” is
Written by Mark LimSeptember 14, 2022We’re on the brink of the Digital Era and soon approaching the post-Digital Era. Many things are slowly being replaced by technology. When ordering food, we will order it through food delivery applications. We book transportation through ride-hailing transport services instead of hailing a taxi from the street. Clearly, technology is an essential tool that we cannot avoid, it plays an
Written by Kirti RajSeptember 7, 2022Engaging Corporate Banking Services Through Secure Electronic Signatures with nSignBasic In today’s context, with the dramatic global increase in digital transformation acceleration, there is an increasing need for businesses and individuals to switch to electronic signature solutions even in the banking industry. Banks, which are known to maintain hardcopy documents due to requirements and financial audits, have made changes to digitalize
Written by Lai Hui YiAugust 31, 2022Modern web application architectures have extended the attack surface. While, digitalization and automation have enhanced attacker effectiveness, leading to the continuous exploitation of known vulnerabilities like OWASP Top 10 and unknown threats. About 1 billion customers’ identities are being stolen, more than 10,000 security breaches occur every day, and over 90% of websites are in danger of cyberattacks. These data highlight
Written by Lin Jian ShengAugust 17, 2022Having worked closely with PKI for about 10 years, the question that is commonly thrown to me is, “Hey, which industry are you from?” typically, when I mention PKI, most people will not have heard of this term before. Although PKI may be a stranger to many of us, it is present in our everyday life and protects us when we
Written by Angus LimJuly 21, 2022Signing up for a new credit card; Logging in to HealthHub to check your vaccination status; Filling up registration forms on a kiosk. What do they have in common? All these processes have been simplified with the advent of Singpass services. The days of manually filling up forms are over as creating a new account is as easy as just one
Written by Louis LimJuly 6, 2022In today’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) field, it is common to see organizations leverage on Microsoft Certificate Authority (CA) to build their internal PKI System. However, a lot of organizations are not aware of the security gaps that Microsoft brings to the table and what are the issues that might bring to them. In this blog, we will discuss the security
Written by Lum Jun LeJune 22, 2022With recent global events, many businesses are adopting, or at least temporarily accepting, a work-from-home model. Cybersecurity experts all over the world are raising the alarm about the increased threat of data breaches. Working remotely extends the data risk plane. While this is the right response to mitigate the current concerns, enabling a distributed workforce does come with its own set
Written by Isaac ZainalJune 8, 2022Phishing is a kind of social engineering attack. Often it is a low-tech attack as opposed to high-tech attacks like security system hacking or password hacking. These malicious attacks employ psychological tricks to lead users into divulging sensitive information or unknowingly providing security access. The most common form of social engineering is email phishing. Steps perpetrators use: 1. Casting a wide
