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By Sam Yan, Head of Sales for Asia Emerging Countries, Kaspersky While cybersecurity companies leverage AI to enhance threat detection, cybercriminals are weaponizing the same technology for automated phishing and malware attacks —highlighted by the fact that 43% of organizations believe hackers are using AI-driven methods to boost their effectiveness. To stay protected, organizations must adopt AI-powered platforms rather than relying on isolated tools. Artificial intelligence has firmly established its presence in enterprise cybersecurity. Solution providers are embedding it to accelerate detection, reduce analyst workload and counter attacks that move faster than human responders can manage. While cybercriminals are using…

Kaspersky has discovered a wave of phishing attacks leveraging Google’s AppSheet no-code platform. Attackers are abusing the service to distribute convincing phishing emails that may bypass many traditional security filters, following a pattern of campaigns leveraging trusted cloud tools against users. Previously Kaspersky has described similar attacks with Google services. With AppSheet, attackers send emails from the legitimate sender address noreply@appsheet.com, while using spoofed display names such as “GG Recruiting Team.” The emails impersonate communication from large brands like Google, Meta, Apple, Coca-Cola, and Volvo. Some emails mimic messages from recruitment teams – recipients are invited to “Schedule Your Appointment”…

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange and leading blockchain ecosystem, marked Bitcoin Pizza Day with an educational activation at One Galle Face Mall in Colombo that drew over 2000 participants eager to learn about blockchain technology and digital asset fundamentals, with more than 70% attending their first-ever digital asset education event. The initiative, held on 21-22nd May 2026, focused on demystifying Web3 concepts through interactive learning experiences, addressing the knowledge gap as global digital asset adoption accelerates and interest in blockchain technology grows in Sri Lanka. “Education must come before adoption,” said SB Seker, Head of APAC at Binance. “In markets across…

Security Vision traditionally participated in the APAC Cyber ​​Insights international conference, organized by Kaspersky. The event, held on April in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, brought together over 100 in-person participants and nearly 1,000 online viewers. Among those in attendance were representatives from leading companies, including chief information security officers, leading technical specialists, and heads of data protection services from the industrial and financial sectors. The main topic of discussion was the transition from a reactive security model to proactive, risk-based SOC management, an advanced asset model, and the use of artificial intelligence for real-time analytics. Leading Security Vision specialists…

Kaspersky has launched a report on tech-enabled abuse based on its global study*, which reveals that 45.7% of respondents experienced at least one form of tech-enabled abuse in the past 12 months — yet only 32% of people correctly understand what the term means. The report also includes an analysis of dark web offerings related to stalking services and shares key insights into the evolving landscape of stalkerware, with over 34,000 users affected by this threat in 2024-2025. Tech-enabled abuse, also known as technology-facilitated abuse, refers abusive behavior carried out or amplified through digital technologies such as smartphones, social media,…

INCOHST is the brainchild of Nawaloka College of Higher Studies and stands today as one of Sri Lanka’s pioneering school-level technology competitions focused on innovation and emerging technologies. First launched in 2018, INCOHST was introduced as the country’s first interschool IoT (Internet of Things) competition with the objective of creating awareness about IoT among Sri Lankan students while providing a platform for young innovators to design solutions that address real social needs through technology. The landmark initiative was organized by NCHS with the support of Swinburne University of Technology and quickly gained recognition for encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and practical…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announces the launch of an online Complaint Management System (CMS) marking a significant step to facilitate the submission of complaints and grievances by financial consumers relating to Financial Service Providers (FSPs) regulated by CBSL. The CMS has been introduced with the aim of enhancing accountability, efficiency, and transparency in the complaint handling process within the regulatory framework of CBSL. The system enables financial consumers to submit complaints and grievances in a structured and standardized format, supporting more effective regulatory oversight and timely resolution. The platform streamlines complaint management processes by reducing reliance on…

Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today released the State of Identity Security 2026, a vendor-agnostic survey of 5,000 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries. The survey found that 71% of organizations suffered at least one identity-related breach in the past year, and on average organizations reported three separate incidents. Repeat victimization reached a notable level, with 5% even reporting six or more breaches. These attacks are driven primarily by human error and weak management of non-human identities (NHIs), a challenge that is accelerating rapidly as agentic AI accelerates attack processes. Two thirds of the ransomware victims (67%) responding to this…

Sri Lanka’s government formally launched the SME Nexus National Strategic Framework 2026 on May 13 at The Grand Maitland Hotel in Colombo, signalling the most structured policy intervention the country has mounted for its small and medium enterprise sector in years and placing it at the centre of a long-term bid to triple the national economy. The initiative primarily seeks to remove structural barriers faced by the SME sector, which represents more than 75% of registered businesses in Sri Lanka, contributes 52% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, and employs 45% of the national workforce. The numbers make the sector’s…

Sri Lanka is set to establish a dedicated research centre focused on 6G and next-generation wireless technologies by the third quarter of 2026, with discussions currently in their final stages. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne confirmed the development in an interview with The Sunday Morning Business, disclosing that the initiative would be pursued in partnership with international stakeholders and private sector participants, though specific partners were not named. “We expect to establish this research centre within the third quarter of 2026,” Weeraratne said, indicating that talks had progressed significantly. Despite the research centre timeline, the Deputy Minister was…