IT News Week 3 of May 2019

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For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news:
  • May 15, 2019 - The World's Smallest and Lightest Premium Ultra-Compact Camera the Sony RX0 II is Available in Malaysia
  • May 15, 2019 - Myriota and Eagle.io launch global partnership to provide direct-to-orbit water meter connectivity
  • May 15, 2019 - Executive Guide to the NTT Security 2019 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) by Dimension Data
  • May 15, 2019 - Check point : April 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Cyber Criminals Up to Old ‘Trickbots’ Again
  • May 13, 2019 - San Jose - BenQ Materials Revealed the Diversified Foldable AMOLED
  • May 13, 2019 - Carsome​, Southeast Asia’s largest used car trading platform​, expands nationwide in Malaysia
  • May 13, 2019 - OPPO joins Android Q Beta program and showcases 5G capabilities at Google I/O 2019

May 15, 2019 - The World's Smallest and Lightest Premium Ultra-Compact Camera the Sony RX0 II is Available in Malaysia

Sony has recently introduced an exciting new addition to its highly popular compact camera line-up with the launch of the world's smallest and lightest premium compact camera, the RX0 II (model DSC-RX0M2).

Sony RXO II Compare with the Average Palm Size

Building upon the waterproof/dustproof2, shockproof, crushproof and ultra-compact qualities of the original RX0, the new model now offers internal 4K recording, a up to 180-degree and down to 90-degree tiltable LCD screen that even works underwaterand new image stabilisation solutions for video recording.

The new RX0 II is now available at Sony Stores, Sony centre and authorised dealers in Malaysia at RM2,799.

Other cool features:
  • Superb image quality delivered by 1.0-type stacked 15.3MP image sensor condensed into waterproof rugged, highly compact body
  • Featuring ZEISS® Tessar T* 24mm F4 fixed wide-angle lens
Sony RX0 II

May 15, 2019 - Myriota and Eagle.io launch global partnership to provide direct-to-orbit water meter connectivity

During the IoT World Conference in Santa Clara, California, Myriota announced new partnership with fellow Australian business Eagle.io.

Aimed at future proofing the world's global water supply, the partnership will combine best of breed technology to tackle global water management issues.

The partnership will integrate best of breed technology, with Eagle.io’s cloud based IoT platform managing alerts from over 100,000 environmental sensors deployed globally, while Myriota will provide secure, low-cost, low-power satellite connectivity.

May 15, 2019 - Executive Guide to the NTT Security 2019 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) by Dimension Data

Dimension Data, the USD 8 billion global technology integrator and managed services provider for hybrid IT, has revealed exclusive findings from its Executive Guide to NTT Security’s 2019 Global Threat Intelligence Report concerning the cybersecurity maturity of organisations across a number of markets and sectors.

GTIR data source

Globally, the average cybersecurity maturity rating stands at a worrying 1.45 out of 5 – a score determined by an organisation’s holistic approach to cybersecurity from a process, metrics and strategic perspective. This comes during a time when security vulnerabilities have also surged to a record high (up 12.5% from 2017).

The finance (1.71) and technology (1.66) sectors boast the highest maturity ratings and are continuing to ramp up their security posture, most likely prompted by their unenviable positions as the most commonly targeted industries, each accounting for 17% of all attacks recorded in 2018.

Nevile Burdan, Solutions Director commented that whilst the maturity level remains much to catch up, there are however, some exciting developments in the predictive threat intelligence space, with new levels of collaboration and buy-in across the cybersecurity value chain.

May 15, 2019 - Check point :April 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Cyber Criminals Up to Old ‘Trickbots’ Again

Check Point Software, the leading cybersecurity vendor, has published its latest Global Threat Index for April 2019.

The banking trojan Trickbot has returned to the Index’s top ten for the first time in almost two years - it is a spam campaign which spreads Excel file attachments that downloaded Trickbot to victims’ computers to spread across networks, collect banking details, and possibly steal tax documents for fraudulent use.

April 2019’s Top 3 ‘Most Wanted’ Malware:
  • Cryptoloot - Crypto-Miner that uses the victim’s CPU or GPU power and existing resources for crypto mining - adding transactions to the blockchain and releasing new currency.
  • XMRig- Open-source CPU mining software used to mine the Monero cryptocurrency, and first seen in-the-wild on May 2017.
  • Jsecoin - JavaScript miner that can be embedded in websites. With JSEcoin, you can run the miner directly in your browser in exchange for an ad-free experience, in-game currency and other incentives.
April’s Top 3 ‘Most Wanted’ Mobile Malware:
  • Triada - Modular Backdoor for Android which grants super user privileges to downloaded malware, that helps it to embed into system processes. Triada has also been seen spoofing URLs loaded in browsers.
  • Lotoor- Hack tool that exploits vulnerabilities on Android operating system in order to gain root privileges on compromised mobile devices.
  • Hiddad- Android malware which repackages legitimate apps and then released them to a third-party store. Its main function is displaying ads, however it is also able to gain access to key security details built into the OS, allowing an attacker to obtain sensitive user data.

May 13, 2019 - San Jose - BenQ Materials Revealed the Diversified Foldable AMOLED

During the Display Week, SID Conference from May 14th to 16th in San Jose, CA, BenQ Materials revealed a full line of functional film solutions for different applications, color shift solutions and multiple foldable AMOLED applications.

The applications include wearable device and large curvature screen display.

Potenial usage: Foldable AMOLED


To maintain technological leadership, BenQ Materials keeps integrating the ultra slim functional film and proprietary ultra-precision machining to meet the diversified demand

May 13, 2019 - Carsome​, Southeast Asia’s largest used car trading platform​, expands nationwide in Malaysia

Southeast Asia’s largest used car trading platform, Carsome, has launched its first Penang and Johor Bahru inspection centres early this year, with their new addition in Melaka which opened this May, followed by Ipoh and Batu Pahat this coming June. With the aim to provide nationwide coverage for their car selling service, Carsome aims to setup a total of 15 inspection centres by the end of the year.

Carsome Inspection Centre in JB

Carsome prides itself as a one-stop solution for car sellers - from inspection to ownership transfer - promising a hassle-free process with instant payment and zero paperwork. Since its inception in 2015, over 31,000 cars were transacted on Carsome platform across the four countries that they are present.

Eric Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO of Carsome, said that they will also expand to 2nd tier cities such as Ipoh, Seremban and Kuantan, soon - they have obtained 5,000 dealers onboard across the four markets, so far.

May 13, 2019 - OPPO joins Android Q Beta program and showcases 5G capabilities at Google I/O 2019

Google,at Google I/O 2019, announced that OPPO would be joining its Android Q Beta Program as one of the OEMs to introduce testing of the next version of Android.

Android Q is the next Android version for mobile.

OPPO would be joining its Android Q Beta program as one of the OEMs to introduce testing of the next version of Android

Android Q Beta would be available on OPPO Reno smartphones starting from May 8th.

Reno’s inclusion among the first batch of smartphones to offer Android Q Beta for testing underscores OPPO’s strong capability in software R&D and its ability to take the lead in responding to the latest technology developments.

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