Tech Talk

Work From Home or WFH has become the biggest shift in most organisations today but not many have ensured a high level of compliance, security and quality or nimble enough to deliver service across a distributed workforce. On today’s show, Jeff Sandhu speaks to William Foo from Everise about how they are helping SMB’s across Malaysia to adopt a more agile yet secure workspace outside of the office.

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Despite the trend for eating healthily and consciously, we know remarkably little about what's in the food we eat or how it works. Is it time we knew more about the Dark Matter in our diet? 

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COVID-19 has presented a number of challenges for companies in Asia from drops in sales to increased hygiene and employee safety requirements. Amongst all of this noise, cybersecurity has started to emerge as a key threat in a number of surprising ways. According to the CrowdStrike Work Security Index, there has been a 100X increase in malicious cyberattacks during this pandemic with hackers and scammers using hacking tools costing as little as US$20, taking advantage of the situation. Adding to this, the growing use of IoT devices at homes such as fridges, lights, fish tanks and air conditioning units offer attack points for criminals to enter home networks and then into a company’s network. Today Jeff Sandhu speaks to Brad Gray of Exclusive Networks on an overview of the main vulnerabilities of Malaysian firms and ways of how modern hackers get access to your company’s information.

COVID-19 has presented a number of challenges for companies in Asia from drops in sales to increased hygiene and employee safety requirements. Amongst all of this noise, cybersecurity has started to emerge as a key threat in a number of surprising ways. According to the CrowdStrike Work Security Index, there has been a 100X increase in malicious cyberattacks during this pandemic with hackers and scammers using hacking tools costing as little as US$20, taking advantage of the situation. Adding to this, the growing use of IoT devices at homes such as fridges, lights, fish tanks and air conditioning units offer attack points for criminals to enter home networks and then into a company’s network. Today Jeff Sandhu speaks to Brad Gray of Exclusive Networks on an overview of the main vulnerabilities of Malaysian firms and ways of how modern hackers get access to your company’s information.

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Do you remember that time when Rey and Chewie bumped into Thor at brunch? No? It's on Gamora's Insta. Our feeds are full of food porn and selfies. But where are the selfies in sci-fi?

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As we build even more complicated games and tasks to challenge AI, should we really be asking them to get the simple stuff right? Like reposing our selfies and helping to prescribe medicines? Science is certainly slick with new smart waterproofing fabrics and bricks that bring Mario to life. 

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There’s no doubt that cybercriminals are hard at work with the ongoing pandemic as businesses struggle to activate BCP or just not capable of coping with the sudden shifts like remote workforce. In today’s climate of uncertainty, threat actors are ready to take advantage of the widespread desire to be informed. People and businesses who are already in a heightened state of emotion, and on overload with changes in all aspects of their lives, are now at risk from bad actors. Hackers are intent on leveraging this state of panic to steal sensitive information. History has proven it – cyber crime often increases during times of heightened emotion, distraction and stress, such as certain religious or festive holidays, elections, and even Black Friday sales events. Today Jeff Sandhu speaks to Tom Kellermann of VMware Carbon Black about the importance of digital distancing and the cybersecurity equivalent to washing your hands for 20 seconds during this pandemic.

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Ballooning weight gain. Crisps. And doom scrolling. 2020 has not been kind to MSP’s Matt Armitage. Following the do as I say principle, MSP has been experimenting with some ways to stay physically fit and mentally healthy in these strange times.

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Mohammed Hikmet started his business repairing computers after leaving war-torn Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War. In the many years of struggle, he spotted opportunities in manufacturing electronic road signs which was then followed by the need for autonomous vehicles. Hikmet is also New Zealand’s EY 2019 Entrepreneur of The Year. In this episode, Jeff Sandhu speaks to Hikmet about his challenges and struggles to reach the success he has gained so far and the lessons he has learnt.

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Lockdowns around the world have boosted the gaming industry into new levels. While in reality we practice physical distancing, it’s quite the opposite in the gaming world. Jeff Sandhu speaks to Quentin Staes-Polet, the GM for India and SEA for Epic Games, makers of Fortnite and creators of Unreal engine, about how the gaming industry could help pioneer a shift in other sectors.

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