Cyber Intelligence House
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| Founder | Mikko S. Niemelä |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Website | cyberintelligencehouse |
Formerly called | Kinkayo |
Cyber Intelligence House, formerly Kinkayo,[1] is a Singapore-based cyber intelligence agency which specializes in cyber exposure. The company detects and monitors cyber exposure via dark web, deep web, and data breaches to alert individuals and businesses about potential cyber threats.[2]
Products[edit]
The Cyber Exposure Index (CEI), the company's research-driven project, is the world's first proprietary global scoring system that calculates the exposure index of listed companies.
Scores are based on exposed credentials, hacker-group activity, and leaked sensitive information.[3] CEI is a cyber risk score given to public companies listed on stock exchanges hosted in 11 countries (Australia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, South Africa, UK, US, Malaysia, and Singapore).[4] The CEI scores around 6,000 listed companies on their levels of exposure, after analyzing data collected on each company from publicly available sources in the dark web and deep web, and published data breaches.[5] Evaluated companies are given a score ranging from 0 to 300+, with 0 indicating no exposure over the past 12 months and 300+ indicating that the company is among the top 10% most exposed companies globally.[6][7]
The index was first launched in October 2017. The results concluded that publicly listed companies in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore were the least exposed to cyber threats.[8] In October 2018, the results were updated and Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were earmarked as the least exposed countries.[4][5] This has led to some speculation that cyber threat exposure is very location-centric, as Asia Pacific firms tend to have lower exposure than their American or EU counterparts.[6]
Hacked is a cyber exposure monitoring app for individuals, launched in June 2018.[9] It is available on Android, and provides free email account monitoring plus additional paid monitoring options.
Controversies[edit]
The CEI faced some negative press in South Africa, when it was ranked as the third most exposed country in October 2017. The South African Banking Risk Information Center (SABRIC) speculated that the research findings might cause unnecessary fear, uncertainty, and doubt.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ Coetzee, Isabelle (June 27, 2018). "How 'exposed' was Liberty Holdings to hackers?". Just Money. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Pao, William (November 30, 2018). "Singapore companies among least exposed to cyber threats: poll". Asmag.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Singapore-listed companies among the least exposed to cyber-threats". Enterprise Innovation. November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Williams, Ann (October 2, 2017). "More than 60% of Singapore-listed companies score well on cyber security: Study". The Straits Times. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Zhu, Michelle (November 21, 2018). "Singapore listed companies among world's least exposed to cyber threats, finds study". The Edge Singapore. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Location Matters for Cyberthreat Exposure". CDO Trends. November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia listcos less exposed to cyber threats than global peers: Survey". The Business Times. November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Middlemiss, Nicola (October 6, 2017). "Singapore's cyber-security efforts in the spotlight". HRD Asia. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Hacked App Password & identity monitoring tool for Android". CNET. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Cyber Intelligence Research Group". SABRIC. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Findings from the Cyber Intelligence Research Group Cause Doubt". Payments Afrika. October 20, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2018.