20 April 2021 - Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it has detected and foiled among its small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) users in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region. 

In its latest Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) report, the company revealed less than one million ransomware attempts (804,513) were monitored in 2020, less than half of 2019’s over 1.9 million detections.

Among the six SEA countries, only Singapore observed an uptick in the number of ransomware detections. There was a slight increase from 2,275 instances in 2019 that jumped to 3,191 in 2020. 

SHANGHAI, April 20, 2021: At Auto Shanghai 2021, Huawei launched its next-generation intelligent components and solutions, including the 4D imaging radar, AR-HUD, and MDC 810 during its Huawei Inside (HI) product launch titled "Focused Innovation for Intelligent Vehicles". These products are designed to help OEMs build advanced intelligent vehicles and enable the Chinese automotive industry to upgrade their technology and become a pioneer of new energy and autonomous driving. 

Huawei considers intelligent automotive components as its long-term strategic opportunity. The company will continue to channel more investments into this field, particularly into the development of autonomous driving software, to build an advanced autonomous driving system. 

Kuala Lumpur, 20 April 2021: Kenanga Investors Berhad (“Kenanga Investors”) received a total of seven (7) awards at the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards Malaysia 2021. Kenanga Investors won the overall best Malaysia Islamic Funds Group Awards (Equity) and Malaysia Provident Funds Group Awards (Mixed Assets) categories. This year remains the fourth occasion the firm has won under the Malaysia Islamic Fund (Equity) Group category. 

Besides the overall awards, other individual fund wins include, Kenanga SyariahEXTRA Fund (“KSEF”) which swept a total of four awards in two categories; Malaysia Islamic Funds under Mixed Asset MYR Balanced for 3 Years and 5 Years and Malaysia Provident Funds under Mixed Asset MYR Balanced for 3 Years and 5 Years. 

Similarly, the Kenanga Growth Opportunities Fund (“KGOF”) won Malaysia Provident Funds under Equity Malaysia Small and Mid-Caps for 3 Years.