Widened Attack Surface Bodes Ill for Data Security

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2020 proved to be a highly eventful year both in the physical and virtual worlds. As Singapore hunkered down to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, the local cyber threat landscape saw an array of malicious cyber activities, many of which attempted to capitalise on the ongoing pandemic. In addition to ransomware and phishing, the prevalence of botnets and website defacements continued to be a cause for concern. This section highlights several cyber incidents in the form of case studies, observed trends in our local cyber landscape, and what we can learn from them.