Keshav Dhakad, regional director for the digital crimes unit of Microsoft Asia, says cyber risks in Thailand are comparable to conditions in the Philippines and Bangladesh. Thailand ranks among the top 10 countries in Asia-Pacific for the number of malware attacks because of high rates of software piracy and internet use, Microsoft says. The threat risk here is comparable to conditions in the Philippines and Bangladesh, he said, while Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore are at the lowest risk of malware attacks. The study analysed about 90 new PCs running pirated software in Thailand and seven other countries. The company found there are 425,000 new malware attacks per month.

Source: Bangkok Post June 23, 2017 20:26 UTC