Singapore flags $5000 rewards in bug bounty expansion
The Singapore government has expanded its efforts to uncover vulnerabilities in its IT systems with a new program aimed at offering rewards of up US$5000 to white hat hackers.
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Singapore’s Temasek snaps up BasisAI to underpin Aicadium AI expansion
Singaporean investment company Temasek has, through its Aicadium technology company, acquired fellow Singapore-based tech player BasisAI.
Salesforce reveals trio of new ASEAN leaders
Salesforce has named a trio of new leaders across its ASEAN business, including a new channel chief for the region.
Researchers flag data breach in Indonesia’s Covid-19 test and trace program
Information associated with more than a million people has been exposed due to a breach in the Indonesian government’s Covid-19 ‘test and trace’ program, according to security researchers.
Check Point bolsters email security prowess with Avanan acquisition
Check Point has acquired cloud email security provider Avanan, whose technology will be integrated into the Check Point Infinity architecture to bolster the vendor’s email security offering.
Accenture goes for cloud with Indonesian innovation centre launch
Accenture has opened a new cloud innovation centre in Indonesia amid an effort by the company to outpace the predicted growth rate of the cloud market in Southeast Asia.
Thai, NZ English come to Amazon Transcribe
New Zealand English and Thai are two of six new languages to come to Amazon Web Services’ Transcribe automatic speech recognition service.
Azure Cosmos DB users urged to change digital keys as critical flaw emerges
Users of Microsoft’s Azure Cosmos DB are being urged to change their digital access keys to protect against a critical vulnerability discovered in the vendor’s cloud platform.
Twilio retains global CPaaS crown as Asia Pacific market surges
Twilio has retained its leadership in the global communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) market as the segment sees major growth, especially in Asia Pacific.
AWS Snowcone comes to Singapore
Amazon Web Services’ Snowcone offering is now available for customer orders in the AWS Asia Pacific (Singapore) and AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo) Regions.
5G devices start to take centre stage in the Philippines
The growth of 5G mobile devices in the Philippines is beginning to outstrip the continued growth of the broader smartphone market in the country, new research has revealed.
Philippines’ UnionBank rolls out VMware Cloud on AWS amid IT overhaul
Union Bank of the Philippines has deployed VMware Cloud on AWS as part of the ongoing cloud-only IT transformation that has seen it shift much of its infrastructure to AWS.
Singapore’s PDG forks out $150M for new Indonesian data centre
Singapore headquartered data centre infrastructure developer Princeton Digital Group (PDG) plans to spend US$150 million on a new data centre in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.
Equinix expands Singapore presence with new data centre launch
Equinix has officially launched its fifth International Business Exchange data centre in Singapore, the result of an initial US$144 million investment.
AWS reveals Level 1 MSSP Competency launch partners
AWS has announced its new Level 1 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Competency program, revealing no fewer than 27 launch partners from around the world.
