PADANG TERAP (KEDAH): The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) is confident the newly launched Crip Rubber Processing Centre here will help create many more job opportunities and also increase the income of smallholders.
MPIC minister, Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said the commitment shown by local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) will also help reduce the economic gap between the upstream and downstream sectors in the national rubber industry.
Zuraida also launched the Rubber Industry Transformation Project (Target) here, today.
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia kicks off its local EV and sustainability strategy with the launch of the much-anticipated EQA 250 through a holistic approach showcased across all business touchpoints including infrastructure and education. The luxury brand strives forward to pave the way for future mobility in Malaysia, inline with the company’s global direction to go all-electric by 2030 where market conditions allow.
Ms Sagree Sardien, President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia said, “Today marks an important milestone for us at Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. Starting with the introduction of the EQA, we are committed towards our claim to Lead in Electric with a holistic well-rounded approach towards a sustainable tomorrow. As we gear up to implement our EV readiness and sustainability efforts, it is our top priority to kickstart this journey towards an electric future by working with the right partners to achieve future mobility. Through our continuous partnership with Petronas and our CSR outreach programmes, education will play a vital role in making this future a reality.”
Business e-mail compromise (BEC) attacks are a type of fraud that involves impersonating a representative from a trusted business. According to Verizon, it was the second most common type of social engineering attack in 2021, and the FBI reported that BEC attacks cost U.S. businesses more than $2 billion from 2014 to 2019.
Kaspersky experts are increasingly observing BEC attacks. In Q42021, Kaspersky products prevented over 80000 BEC attacks, with the greatest number (5037) occurring in October.
Throughout 2021, the company’s researchers closely analyzed the way fraudsters craft and spread fake emails. As the result, they found out that the attacks tend to fall into two categories: large-scale and highly targeted.
The former is called “BEC-as-a-Service”, whereby attacks simplify the mechanics behind the attack in order to reach as many victims as possible. Attackers sent streamlined messages en masse from free mail accounts, with the hope of snaring as many victims as possible. Such messages often lack high levels of sophistication, but they are efficient.
