ST Reset 2021 Webinar Series: Digitalisation and cyber security; Should I Have a Separate Smartphone Just for Banking and e-Payments?

The Straits Times

11 December 2020

Experts at a Straits Times webinar on digitalisation and cyber security on Wednesday tackled questions from a live audience on topics ranging from whether a separate smartphone is needed solely for banking and e-payments, to the safety of the now-ubiquitous QR codes. Here are some edited excerpts of the answers given by the panellists – Associate Professor Steven Wong from the Singapore Institute of Technology; Cyber Security Agency of Singapore chief executive David Koh; Associate Professor Chang Ee-Chien from the National University of Singapore’s School of Computing; and Mr Benjamin Ang, head of the Cyber and Homeland Defence Programme at policy research think-tank Centre of Excellence for National Security – and moderator Irene Tham, The Straits Times’ tech editor. “A lot of people have bought these Android set-top boxes which promise them unlimited free movies. If something looks too good to be true, it is. If you have taken all the care to have VPNs and secured everything in the house, but you introduce a virus-catching machine into your home network, what’s the point?” answered Mr Ang to “What are the dangers of streaming free movies and TV shows online?”

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Last updated on 11/12/2020