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(1 April 2024) – The Consumers Association of Singapore (“CASE”) has appointed Mr Dexter Tay Hai Hong as its new Executive Director, with effect from 1 April 2024. Mr Tay succeeds Ms Lee Siow Hwee, who was on secondment from the People’s Association (“PA”).

For more information, please visit https://www.case.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Media-Release-CASE-appoints-new-Executive-Director.pdf.

(28 March 2024) – Developed collaboratively by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), BioCatch and SSF Stöldskyddsföreningen, the report offers crucial insights into the current landscape of scam activities in Sweden as of 2024.

The findings of this report are both staggering and concerning. Notably, Swedish citizens have incurred substantial financial losses, totaling a staggering $2.75 billion, directly affecting 0.5% of the nation’s GDP. Furthermore, the report highlights that 1-in-8 Swedes have fallen victim to online scams, with a significant portion encountering fraudulent activities on a monthly basis. This alarming trend is compounded by a simultaneous decline in confidence regarding scam detection, evidenced by a notable 93% increase in scam attempts against the Swedish populace.

To read the full report, please visit https://www.gasa.org/research.

(15 March 2024) – TrustArc will join the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024 in Washington, DC during April 2-4, 2024. IAPP Global Privacy Summit is the world’s largest forum for exploring privacy and data protection law, regulation, policy, management and operations. The event is for innovative solutions to challenges information privacy professionals face every day.

The Summit keynote speaker stage has hosted top policy makers, technologists, ethicists, authors and entrepreneurs. Recent speakers have included U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Lina Kahn, author Malcolm Gladwell, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft President Brad Smith, author Margaret Atwood, and humorist/author Trevor Noah.

To see more information, please visit https://trustarc.com/future/.
To register for attending the event, please visit https://iapp.org/conference/global-privacy-summit/.

(15 February 2024) – CyberSecurity Malaysia and Kings University College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to fostering a foundation of collaboration and cooperation in capacity-building activities and capabilities within the realm of cybersecurity and research.

This Memorandum has been signed by YBhg. Dato’ Ts. Dr. Haji Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab, Chief Executive Officer of CyberSecurity Malaysia, and Professor Dr. Mohamad Salmi Bin Mohd Sohod, Vice-Chancellor of Kings University College.

This collaboration is expected to encompass the provision of competency training programs and professional certifications under the Global ACE Certification and any new initiatives aimed at benefiting all stakeholders.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/4bRjaBs.

(6 February 2024) – HKFEC is proud to be the supporting organization of DaLa’s 1st Data Forum in 2024 on the topic of “The Data Divide – Unlocking Business Value from Cross-boundary Data in the GBA Region”.

Ms. Lui Tong – Vice Chairman of HKFEC was invited to share the importance of Data for cross-border ecommerce during a panel discussion, hosted by Dr. Toa CHARM – Founding Chairman of DaLa – Data Literacy Association. Data being the language of digital economy, we look forward more collaboration between HKFEC and DaLa to build a secure online community together!

source: https://hkfec.org/highlight/post-event-thedatadivide/