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What a Real DDoS Attack Looks Like: Lessons From a Live Incident
A real DDoS attack on a Malaysia web hosting company took our site offline with Cloudflare 525 errors — here’s what happened and how to defend.
What Is Agentic AI and How It Can Help with Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity teams today are dealing with a challenge that is difficult to overstate. Billions of log events are generated every single day. Attackers are moving faster than ever, and in many cases, they are using artificial intelligence themselves to find and exploit weaknesses before any human analyst gets the chance to respond. Traditional security tools […]
What is XDR in Cybersecurity? XDR Meaning Explained (2026 Guide)
Most organisations today are not short on security tools. They have endpoint protection, email filtering, firewall monitoring, cloud security, and more. But here is the uncomfortable reality: having more tools does not mean being more secure. When those tools operate in silos and do not share information with each other, attackers only need to find […]
What is AI Cybersecurity? A Complete Guide (2026)
Cyber threats in Malaysia are no longer just the work of opportunistic hackers. Today, attacks are AI-assisted, automated, and built to slip past the defences that most organisations rely on. In 2025, Simply Data Security Operations Centre analysed over 120 billion security logs across more than ten industries. What we found confirmed what many security […]
Incident Response Plan Malaysia: Step-by-Step Guide for 2026
A cybersecurity incident is inevitable — the question is whether your team is ready. Step-by-step incident response plan guide for Malaysian organisations in 2026, aligned with NACSA and RMiT requirements.
FortiClient EMS Zero-Day CVE-2026-35616: Patch Now
CVE-2026-35616 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) pre-authentication remote code execution zero-day in Fortinet FortiClient EMS — the management server that pushes endpoint-security policy to every FortiClient-managed device in an organisation. An unauthenticated attacker who reaches the EMS API can bypass all authentication and authorisation controls, execute arbitrary code on the server, and take command over […]
PDPA Compliance Malaysia 2026: Complete Guide for Businesses
A complete guide to PDPA compliance in Malaysia for 2026, covering the 7 data protection principles, 2024 amendments, mandatory breach notification, and an 8-st
Cyber Security Act 2024 Malaysia: What Every Business Must Know
The Cyber Security Act 2024 (CSA 2024) introduces mandatory licensing, incident reporting, and penalties up to RM 500,000 for Malaysian businesses. Here’s your
Typosquatting in Malaysia: Spot Fake Shops Before 11.11 and 12.12
A practical guide for Malaysian businesses to detect typosquatting, fake shops and cloned pages around 11.11 and 12.12, and to respond with evidence.
Cybersecurity Budget Planning for 2027: Where Malaysian Businesses Should Invest
Plan your 2027 cybersecurity budget with confidence. A risk-based guide for Malaysian businesses covering SOC, VAPT, DFIR, compliance, and NACSA CSA requirements.
OT and ICS Security in Malaysia: Protecting Industrial Control Systems
Malaysia’s industrial sectors face rising OT and ICS cyber threats. Learn how to secure operational technology, meet NACSA requirements, and protect critical infrastructure.
SIEM Malaysia: What It Is, How It Works & Whether Your Business Needs It
Understand what SIEM is, how it works, whether your Malaysian business needs it, and how it helps with BNM RMiT compliance, PDPA audit trails, and the Cyber Sec
VAPT Penetration Testing Malaysia: How We Scope & Size Your Security Assessment
Before any penetration testing engagement begins, Simply Data conducts a structured scoping exercise with the client. This step is what separates a meaningful security assessment from a checkbox exercise. In Malaysia’s regulatory environment, where Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) RMiT, PDPA, and the Cyber Security Act 2024 impose specific obligations on organisations, getting the scope right […]
SOC-as-a-Service Malaysia: What It Is, How It Works & What to Look For
For many Malaysian businesses, the question is no longer whether to invest in a Security Operations Centre — it is whether to build one or buy one. Building an in-house SOC requires significant capital investment: specialised security analysts, enterprise SIEM platforms, 24/7 shift rotations, threat intelligence feeds, and ongoing training. For most Malaysian SMEs, mid-market […]
Managed SOC Malaysia: Complete Provider Selection Guide 2026
Managed SOC Malaysia services are in high demand — and for good reason. NACSA has repeatedly warned that most Malaysian organisations lack the internal capability to detect and respond to breaches in time, while ransomware attacks on local businesses rose 42% year-on-year in 2025. A Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) bridges that gap. But with […]
What is VAPT? Penetration Testing Malaysia: Complete Beginner’s Guide 2026
If your IT team has ever been asked whether your systems are truly secure, the honest answer often requires a VAPT — Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. VAPT Malaysia has become a standard requirement for businesses operating in regulated sectors, from banking to healthcare to government agencies. But what exactly is VAPT, and why do […]
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