Category: Challenges

Your Biggest Cyber Risk Might Be a Simple Misconfiguration

A company’s most overlooked cyber risk isn’t always a breach. It’s a misconfiguration. A missing record, a weak setting, or a forgotten exposure—small issues that quietly leave systems open to the internet. They don’t trigger alerts. But when exploited, the consequences are immediate and serious.

Why Cyber Resilience Matters for SME Business Continuity

If ransomware locked your systems tonight, would you still be able to pay your employees by Friday? Could you fulfil customer orders? Could you access your designs, contracts, or financial records?  For many SMEs, the answer is no. And it is not because they lacked antivirus software or basic controls. It is because cybersecurity defences […]

Analyzing the Earth Kurma APT Campaign: Tactics, Regional Impact, and Cybersecurity Mitigation Strategies in Southeast Asia

This paper analyzes the Earth Kurma Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaign, active since 2020, targeting Southeast Asia’s government and telecommunications sectors. It employs custom malware (KRN- RAT, MORIYA rootkit), kernel-level persistence, and cloud-based exfiltration via Dropbox and OneDrive. We examine its tactics, evaluate its impact on national security and infrastructure, and propose mitigation strategies with […]

Third Party Risk Management: Responsibilities for Australian Businesses

In today’s interconnected economy, businesses rely heavily on third-party vendors, suppliers, contractors, and service providers to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance service delivery. While these relationships can offer significant advantages, they also introduce a broad range of risks. For Australian businesses, managing third-party risk is not just a good business practice—it’s a critical compliance […]

Cybots’ Cybersecurity Services: Addressing the Philippine Market’s Needs and Supporting National Cyber Resilience

This paper assesses the applicability of Cybots’ cybersecurity services—Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Compromise Assessment, and Incident Response—to the Philippine cybersecurity landscape. It investigates how these offerings counter prevalent threats like data breaches, phishing, and ransomware, fulfill the urgent needs of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and align with the objectives of the National […]

SMEs in Singapore are adopting the Cyber Trust Mark and it signals business credibility

Cybersecurity certification is no longer reserved for large enterprises. In Singapore, small and mid-sized companies across diverse industries are turning to the Cyber Trust Mark as a practical way to show they take security seriously and to meet growing expectations from clients and partners. The Cyber Trust Mark, developed by the Cyber Security Agency of […]

Australian SMEs Facing Evolving Cyber Threats

In 2025, Australian SMEs are grappling with an evolving landscape of cyber threats. These include AI-powered phishing, ransomware, data breaches, and scams that exploit both technological and business vulnerabilities. As such, SMEs must adopt proactive security measures and ensure comprehensive staff training to mitigate these risks.