About Kai Ping
Kai Ping Lew
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor - Security
KP was raised in Malaysia and graduated with a degree in Journalism and International Business at AUT. After graduating, she did a stint in broadcast media at TVNZ before deciding to return to her true love, the written word. In her spare time, KP enjoys exploring fictional universes through books, spending time in the sun, playing volleyball, and dancing.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Kai Ping - Page 2
Unencrypted Gearbest database leaves over 1.5mil shoppers' records exposed
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A breach at Gearbest has left over 1.5 million shoppers' records exposed, including payment details and national IDs, due to an unencrypted database.
Expert comment: What the Collection #2-5 data dump means for credential abuse
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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mfa
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phishing
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email security
TechDay spoke to experts and executives in the security industry about the data leak and the implications on phishing and credential stuffing.
Massive 2.2bil-username data dump leaked on dark web
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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mfa
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iam
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cybersecurity
A colossal 2.2 billion unique usernames and passwords have surfaced on the dark web in the second major data dump in two weeks, rocking cybersecurity experts.
Expert comment: Google fined US$57mil for GDPR breaches
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Google fined EUR €50 million by France's CNIL for GDPR breaches, marking the first major enforcement under the EU's stringent data privacy law.
Experts comment on record 772mil-user data breach
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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casb
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Largest ever database of breached login details leaked on dark web, containing over a billion unique combinations of email addresses and passwords.
52mil users affected by Google+'s second data breach
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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google
Google+ APIs will be shut down within the next 90 days, and the consumer platform will be disabled in April 2019 instead of August 2019 as originally planned.
AWS makes building and securing data lakes easier
Fri, 30th Nov 2018
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siem
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services unveils three new tools—Control Tower, Security Hub, and Lake Formation—that streamline data lake building, security, and compliance on AWS.
Securing your cloud data: Point solutions vs single pane of glass
Mon, 5th Nov 2018
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edutech
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cloud security
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casb
Organisations that can use fewer security products that individually offer more capability are likely to have a lower total cost of ownership.
Interview: Hitachi Vantara talks challenges of compliance in financial services
Wed, 10th Oct 2018
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storage
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Technology is advancing a lot quicker, and the incumbent banks need to be more up to speed but are held back by a lot of legacy systems.
Google shutting down Google+ after covering up privacy bug
Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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breach prevention
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
Google's management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.
SD-WAN adoption growing, but MPLS is here to stay - report
Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
The report represents 850 companies in five industries: manufacturing, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, retail, technology.
Hitachi Vantara updates converged and hyperconverged systems, enhances applications support
Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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storage
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
Enterprises are looking to leverage hyperconverged infrastructures for greater flexibility, increased agility and simpler deployment and management.
EMA names Pulse Secure leader in hybrid IT secure access platform solutions
Mon, 27th Aug 2018
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firewalls
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network security
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pam
The survey included executives from over 200 enterprises and an analysis of hundreds of vendor product briefings, case studies and demonstrations.
Data protection overlooked in race for digital transformation - IDC
Fri, 24th Aug 2018
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edutech
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Only with resilient operations can businesses mitigate the risk of downtime and focus on projects that drive transformation.
Flaw discovered in Intel chips, allows attackers to steal cloud data
Thu, 16th Aug 2018
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semiconductors
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intel
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cpu
A newly discovered flaw in Intel chips, dubbed Foreshadow, can lead attackers to access sensitive data from personal computers and cloud services.
Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition
Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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thales
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m&a
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gemalto
Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
Exclusive: HPE's multicloud strategy and securing the edge
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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edge computing
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multi-cloud
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cybersecurity
SecurityBrief spoke to HPE ProLiant and Cloudline servers global business unit VP and GM Justin Hotard to gain an insight on HPE's server strategy.
Hillstone Networks announces new data centre firewall solution
Thu, 5th Jul 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Hillstone Networks has unveiled the X10800, a next-gen data centre firewall offering up to 7 Tbps throughput, aimed at securing expansive cloud infrastructures.
Cost of cyber attacks up 62% in five years - report
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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accenture
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study
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ponemon institute
Cyber attacks are costing businesses more than ever, with a global average of USD $11.7 million per organisation, up 62% in five years, says a new report.
Cryptomining attacks to gain prevalence in H2 2018 – WatchGuard report
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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malware
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firewalls
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ddos
Cryptomining malware is on the rise, with 98.8% of Linux/Downloader variants delivering cryptocurrency miners in Q1 2018, WatchGuard reveals.