Financial sector high on list of Cyber attackers


Man holds laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture

PETALING JAYA: The financial sector remains the top sector experiencing cyber attacks in Malaysia this year despite growing cyber resilience and awareness among financial institutions, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has highlighted.

Kaspersky South-East Asia general manager Yeo Siang Tiong said following closely the financial sector is the government sector as well as the healthcare sector, where phishing is the most prevalent form of cyber attack.

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