By Edd K. Usman Without a shred of doubt, every one of the many thousands who crammed every day the 109 coaches of the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 wants to have a […]
LRMC invites public to join Hackatren to improve LRT-1 customer experience
Marlet D. Salazar
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Facebook quiz leaked data of 120 million users over the years
(Screencap from NameTests website) When it rains, it pours. Facebook is still recovering from the massive crisis brought by the Cambridge Analytica scandal and yet another data leak exposé is hounding the […]
Cheap Android phones come with freebies that users won’t like — Kaspersky
(Image from Pixabay) In developing countries, consumers don’t have much choice but to buy the most affordable smartphone. As long as the camera is good and it works well, that is fine […]
IDC: Growing preference for cloud services to affect IT outsourcing market in the Philippines
(Image by Mudassar Iqbal/Pixabay) According to the latest IDC Asia / Pacific, excluding Japan (APeJ) Semiannual Services Tracker, total outsourcing services revenues in the Philippines exceeded US$300 million for the full-year 2017, with 8.2 […]
Know how to respond to cyber attacks, enterprises told
(Image by Gerd Altman/Pixabay) Now that businesses have fully embraced digital transformation by moving their data to the cloud, they are now faced with the gargantuan task of protecting information from cybercriminals. […]
Coin mining malware surpasses ransomware attacks — McAfee
(Image by Pete Linforth / Pixabay) Ransomware incidents have significantly dropped in the first half of 2018 while the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency gave criminals a new target, according to McAfee’s quarterly […]
Fortnite, Steam Card gamers fall for fraudsters’ schemes
Online gamers have been lured to reveal personal details in exchange for gaming currencies and a promise of free premium upgrades, according to Action Fraud, UK’s national reporting center for fraud and […]
IoT worldwide spending to reach $1.2 trillion in 2022, says IDC
(Image from Pixabay) Smart cities and digital transformation will drive the Internet of Things (IoT) spending worldwide and may reach $1.2 trillion in 2022. This is the latest forecast of technology industry […]
Monero-mining malware deployed through Drupal security flaw
Image by Gerd Altmann (Pixabay) Security firm TrendMicro reveals that after a series of research, it found network attacks that target a vulnerability in the Drupal content management framework. The attacks seem to […]
Windows malware sleeps for days then deploys additional payloads
Image from Deep Instinct / Security firm Deep Instinct recently uncovered a new malware that uses a more deceptive approach and then converts PCs to practically the hackers’ botnet. Mylobot also gives […]
20% of global mobile data traffic will be on 5G networks in 2023 — Ericsson Mobility Report
Image from Ericsson Press Center / In the Philippines, the two telecommunications company have already announced their 5G (fifth generation) technology rollouts recently and almost simultaneously. This is in anticipation of the […]
Philippine banks need to take cybersecurity seriously
Photo by Florante Valdez / Pixabay Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas warns financial institutions of cyberattack threats that can not only compromise user data but may also cripple operations. Reports of data breaches […]
US warns of another malware from North Korea
Image by Robinraj Premchand / Pixabay / North Korea is allegedly conducting another malware operation, according to the Malware Analysis Report released by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Response […]
Apple to shut down security gap on iPhones
Photo by William Iven / Pixabay / In the next software update, iPhones will shut down the security gap that allows a third party to break in and collect data even without a […]
Vietnam’s cybersecurity law raises concern over loss of freedom of speech
Photo by Robert Pastryk / Pixabay Right after Vietnam passed its cybersecurity law, human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) issued a statement calling it “a devastating blow for freedom of expression.” Under […]
What is GDPR? Why should businesses be concerned about it?
Amid the controversial data breaches which affected millions of people around the globe, the European Union (EU) finally implemented the General Data Protection and Regulation or GDPR as part of its data […]
Ransomware now attacks all platforms, including MacOs — Sophos
Ransomware attacks are no longer limited to Windows systems but are possible with MacOs and other platforms. This is the most significant findings in “SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast” released recently. Sophos, a […]
Bug hits 14M Facebook users
The already troubled — and beaten up — social networking site Facebook once again fell victim to a bug compromising the privacy of its 14 million users. What users thought was a […]
