UPDATE - Singtel and FireEye Launch First Joint Advanced Security Operations Centre in APAC to Help Enterprises Counter Sophisticated Cyber Attacks - Seite 2

Mr Chang added: "The ASOC will be the cornerstone of Singtel's cyber security capabilities. Through our partnership with FireEye, Singtel is able to provide the best-of-breed cyber security solutions and services for enterprises to better deal with these fast-evolving cyber threats."

Mr David DeWalt, FireEye CEO and Chairman of the board, said: "We are witnessing a new cyber arms race with nation-states and sophisticated criminal organisations operating with anonymity to breach almost any network at-will. The economic growth and geographic proximity of Southeast Asia has made it one of the most active regions in the world for advanced cyber attacks. Together with Singtel, we can give our customers more visibility into these attacks and help keep their networks secure with what we believe are the best tools and expertise available."

The ASOC houses a local data store that allows enterprises or government agencies with data location restrictions to stay compliant by keeping their data within Singapore.

The ASOC is also connected to the cloud-based FireEye Dynamic Threat Intelligence network. It provides a platform for the real-time exchange of threat intelligence, such as covert callback channels, as well as new threat findings from FireEye Labs to protect customers around the world when new attacks are identified.

Singtel FireEye Southeast Asia Cyber Threat Report 

New findings have identified Southeast Asia as a region that is increasingly under cyber-attack. The joint Singtel-FireEye report, "Southeast Asia: An Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape," details how Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors and other cyber-attack groups are among those keenly interested in targets located in Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Brunei.

From July to December 2014, 29 percent of customers in Southeast Asia detected malware and attempts to compromise their networks by APT actors.

Industry verticals most often targeted by advanced attack groups include:

• Governments - 27 percent 
• Telecommunications - 24 percent
• Financial services - 16 percent
• High-tech - 10 percent
• Transportation -10 percent

Mr Chang said: "This report provides intelligence on the nature of the APT threats in the region and sheds light on some modus operandi of the cyber-attackers. With this knowledge, enterprises can understand the new threat landscape and update their security posture to avoid becoming another cyber-attack victim."