Thai companies beef up security as malware threats evolve


  • TECH
  • Friday, 08 Jul 2016

A man works inside a network room at a company in Bangkok, Thailand, October 8, 2015 . A proposal by Thailand's junta for a single Internet gateway to allow authorities to monitor content would destroy competition and brought to mind the most authoritarian measures to stifle free speech, a former information minister said on Thursday. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Spending on computer security in Thailand is expected to resume double-digit growth this year, fuelled by the growing sophistication of malware threats and development of the digital economy and the national e-payment system, says a security software firm. 

"We saw companies bulking up their cybersecurity spending in the past six months in Thailand, especially the banking sector," said Piyatida Tantrakul, country manager of Trend Micro (Thailand), the local operating unit of the Tokyo-based security software company. 

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