As cyber-attacks increase in Asia, experts like Trend Micro’s Tom Kellermann cite a “culture of silence” as well as the “deep-seated historical mistrust in the region (that) undermines true collaboration” as causes behind the trend, Bloomberg Business reports. “The vulnerability is the same in Asia as in the U.S. and Europe,” said FireEye’s Asia Pacific CTO Bryce Boland. “What’s different is, in Asia there’s essentially no disclosure requirement.” That means 42 percent of the world’s Internet users are “in the dark about just how much of their sensitive data has been or will be purloined,” the report continues. “We could almost do with a high profile case like a Sony or Target to raise awareness,” said Paul Haswell, a Hong Kong–based cybersecurity lawyer.
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