Fight to foil cyberthreats intensifies

The rise of cyberthreats has alarm bells ringing for corporations and individuals seeking protection. WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKUL Cybersecurity has become paramount for businesses and individuals as digital transformation, internet usage and digital asset values are skyrocketing. Thailand encountered more than 20 million cyberthreats last year, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) reported its products detected 20,598,223 different internet-borne cyberthreats on computers using KSN items in Thailand last year. Some 28.4% of Thai users were at risk of infection from online threats last year. Thailand ranked 87th worldwide when it comes to the dangers associated with surfing the internet. Among its Asean peers, the Philippines was sixth, Malaysia seventh, Vietnam 19th, Indonesia 66th and Singapore 154th. For web threat detections against co...