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The Sun
29-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Report reveals growing ‘hacktivism' in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: Ensign InfoSecurity (Ensign), Asia's largest pure-play cybersecurity services provider, released its sixth Cyber Threat Landscape Report (CTLR), revealing a thriving underground cyberthreat economy and growing supply chain vulnerabilities across Asia-Pacific. In Malaysia, the report observed a rise in hacktivist activity, with these ideologically motivated threat actors growing in scale and sophistication within a mature, underground cyberthreat economy. In short, threat actors are joining forces with other hacktivists and even organised crime groups to grow their capabilities and fund larger campaigns. This report is based on insights drawn from Ensign's proprietary telemetry and intelligence gathered across Asia Pacific in 2024, including Malaysia. It provides a comprehensive view of the evolving landscape, including newly observed alliances between threat actors. 'The evolving posture of hacktivism signals a shift from purely ideological motivations to campaigns driven by financial incentives. The cyber underground today fosters both competition and collaboration, enhancing the effectiveness and success rates of cyber-attacks,' Ensign InfoSecurity Malaysia senior director Jeremy Moke said. These alliances, he added combined with widening supply chain vulnerabilities, have made threat groups like hacktivists more capable, persistent, and difficult to dislodge. The automotive & mobility sector is an emerging target sector in Malaysia. The proliferation of modern vehicles integrating complex computing, software, and the supporting infrastructure creates new points of vulnerability. Besides, its extensive network of suppliers, manufacturers and service providers further exposes organisations to vulnerabilities in its cyber supply chain. 'Meanwhile, the hospitality sector is a target for surveillance-related activities involving Politically Exposed Persons at international conferences and meetings in-country. 'Ongoing target sectors, meanwhile, include banking, financial & insurance; defence & law enforcement; energy & utilities; technology, media & telecommunications; and the public sector. This diversification signals a shift in attacker strategy, with threat groups expanding their focus to industries that manage sensitive data or offer access to wider ecosystems. The report also highlights a significant shift in cyberattack outcomes, with data breaches (41.1%) and denial-of-service attacks (30.1%), surpassing ransomware attacks – which had been the leading outcome in 2023. 'As threat actors evolve, so must our understanding of where the risks lie,' Moke said, adding that their latest findings in Malaysia reinforce the reality that no sector is immune to cyberthreats. 'Threat groups are becoming more strategic – bypassing traditional defences by exploiting trust, vendor relationships, and weak access points within systems. 'Organisations can no longer assume that their defences are adequate. They must continuously adapt, validate their security measures, and address vulnerabilities to ensure their cyber posture is aligned with today's threat landscape. 'At Ensign, we are committed to supporting organisations in building stronger, more resilient defences,' he said. Ensign InfoSecurity revealed that the cyberthreat underground economy has evolved into a mature and highly collaborative economy. Threat actors including ransomware groups, Initial Access Brokers, and hacktivists work in tandem; each specialises in a piece of an attack while pursuing multiple income streams and there has been an increased sophistication in supply chain compromises, where hardware, software, and service providers are specifically targeted to gain stealthy access to organisations. Compared to 2023, incident-response dwell time (the duration attackers remain undetected within networks) has risen significantly across industries. Across Asia Pacific, the maximum dwell quadrupled from 49 to 201 days, while the minimum dwell more than doubled to seven days. This signals that cyber criminals had a much wider window to steal data, move across networks, and cause damage.
Daily Record
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
£13 million road linking Bertha Park to A9 North of Perth to open at the end of 2026
Work has been accelerated on the third phase of the Cross Tay Link Road project Work on a £13.2 million project to create a road connecting Bertha Park to the Cross Tay Link Road and the A9 north of Perth has begun. The new Bertha Park Link Road is expected to open at the end of 2026. A capital budget report put before Perth and Kinross Council's Finance and Resources Committee on Wednesday, April 30 said construction work on the project had been accelerated. The new road - just under a mile long - will connect Bertha Park to the Cross Tay Link Road and the A9 north of Perth. It is the third and second last phase of the £150 million Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) project. It will head north from the existing roundabout next to Bertha Park High School, going through housing in Bertha Park and on through areas of farmland and forestry before meeting the new A9 west roundabout. At last Wednesday's meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee, Conservative Almond and Earn councillor David Illingworth said: "I'm pleased to see the Bertha Park Link Road has been accelerated. Are there any estimates for when it will start and how long it will take to deliver?" PKC's strategic lead for Economy, Development and Planning Serge Merone said: "Initial works - tree clearance and construction of temporary accesses - have commenced. That will be followed by further advanced works. Earthworks will commence in June 2025 and we anticipate the completion before the end of 2026." Planning permission for the new route was granted earlier this year by PKC's Planning and Placemaking Committee in February, just ahead of the Cross Tay Link Road's three-span Destiny Bridge and four-mile New Kingsway officially opening on March 31.
Daily Record
06-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Final phase of £150 million Cross Tay Link Road project delayed
Works on two bridges - as part of the Perth City Centre Improvements - have been rescheduled Scheduled works on two Perth city centre bridges have been pushed back by a year each. The works form part of the final phase of the £150 million Cross Tay Link Road project. A Perth City Centre councillor has raised concern that the Perth City Centre Improvements phase is not forgotten. A brief reference was made to the delays in an update on PKC's six-year composite capital budget for 2024-2030 put before the Finance and Resources Committee on Wednesday, April 30. At Wednesday's meeting, Perth City Centre councillor Peter Barrett asked what the renewed timeline would be for the planned works on both the Old Perth Bridge (also known as Smeaton's Bridge) and Queen's Bridge. PKC's strategic lead for Environment and Infrastructure Fraser Crofts explained: "We've had some further staff turnover within the team unfortunately." "In terms of delivery of those two schemes, it's been pushed back by one year each." Building work on the Old Perth Bridge has been postponed until 2026/27 and Queen's Bridge until 2027/28. Mr Crofts assured councillors there were "ongoing inspections" of both bridges in terms of safety. Cllr Peter Barrett asked that this final phase "doesn't get forgotten about". The Liberal Democrat councillor said: "Obviously, we have all been really pleased to see the completion of the Cross Tay Link Road and the reduction in traffic that that has created in the Scone Main Street, Old Perth Bridge, Atholl St corridor which is really welcome in terms of road safety for residents and amenity for shoppers. "But I am concerned the final phase of Transport Futures' Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) project doesn't get forgotten about. And are the staff shortages going to have an impact on delivering the environmental and road safety improvements in the Scone Main Street, Old Perth Bridge, Atholl St corridor area?" Councillors were told the rollout of national initiatives, as well as staffing issues, had impacted the planned works taking place. Mr Crofts said: "In terms of the majority of the work we agreed to undertake on the back of the CTLR that has been carried out. We continue to work through the programme as we go forward. "Members will be aware of some other national initiatives that have come our way, not least the pavement parking ban and the 20mph rollout as well. "But we will work and prioritise, within the resources that we have, to deliver on all fronts. To the best of my knowledge, we are pretty much back to capacity now across the Traffic and Network team."
STV News
05-05-2025
- Business
- STV News
Work on city's bridges delayed until next year
Scheduled works on two Perth city centre bridges have been pushed back by a year each. The works form part of the final phase of the £150m Cross Tay Link Road project. A Perth City Centre councillor has raised concerns that the Perth City Centre Improvements phase is not forgotten. A brief reference was made to the delays in an update on PKC's six-year composite capital budget for 2024-2030 put before the Finance and Resources Committee on Wednesday, April 30. At Wednesday's meeting, Perth City Centre councillor Peter Barrett asked what the renewed timeline would be for the planned works on both the Old Perth Bridge and Queen's Bridge. PKC's strategic lead for Environment and Infrastructure Fraser Crofts explained: 'We've had some further staff turnover within the team unfortunately.' 'In terms of delivery of those two schemes, it's been pushed back by one year each.' Building work on the Old Perth Bridge has been postponed until 2026/27 and Queen's Bridge until 2027/28. Mr Crofts assured councillors there were 'ongoing inspections' of both bridges in terms of safety. Cllr Peter Barrett asked that this final phase 'doesn't get forgotten about'. The Liberal Democrat councillor said: 'Obviously, we have all been really pleased to see the completion of the Cross Tay Link Road and the reduction in traffic that that has created in the Scone Main Street, Old Perth Bridge, Atholl St corridor which is really welcome in terms of road safety for residents and amenity for shoppers. 'But I am concerned the final phase of Transport Futures' Cross Tay Link Road (CTLR) project doesn't get forgotten about. And are the staff shortages going to have an impact on delivering the environmental and road safety improvements in the Scone Main Street, Old Perth Bridge, Atholl St corridor area?' Councillors were told the rollout of national initiatives, as well as staffing issues, had impacted the planned works taking place. Mr Crofts said: 'In terms of the majority of the work we agreed to undertake on the back of the CTLR that has been carried out. We continue to work through the programme as we go forward. 'Members will be aware of some other national initiatives that have come our way, not least the pavement parking ban and the 20mph rollout as well. 'But we will work and prioritise, within the resources that we have, to deliver on all fronts. To the best of my knowledge, we are pretty much back to capacity now across the Traffic and Network team.' STV News is now on WhatsApp Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News
