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Back End News talked to Mr. Frederic Ho, vice president of Jumio Asia Pacific, to discuss the rise and considerations of digital banking in the Philippines. Following the release of guidelines by […]
Cybercriminals would dive at any available data they could get even if companies have already considered them as trash. Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky identified the top three carelessly discarded trash that cybercriminals […]
Along with Baguio City’s smart city vision, the summer capital’s tourism department has been strengthening the digitalization program even before the pandemic hit. Now, the city gradually reopens, it taps software firm […]
Emerging smartphone brand Infinix is making NOTE 10 Pro available in the Philippines starting Aug. 12 with a price tag of P9,990. Infinix NOTE 10 Pro is built with a MediaTek Helio […]
According to Accenture’s Cyber Incident Response Update, cyber intrusion activity jumped 125% in the first half of 2021 compared with the same period last year. The report saw that web shell activity […]
Finding love in the digital age has gone, well, digital. The Kaspersky study on the impact of technology on relationships and dating found that 54% of users in the Asia Pacific (APAC) […]
While the education sector is slowly adapting to online learning, challenges prevent both the educators and the learners from reaping its rewards. This is among the latest findings in the joint study […]
According to the latest report of security firm Sophos, cybercriminals have been using the Discord Content Management Network to spread malware. Sophos discovered how cybercriminals have been milking the Discord URLs which […]
Teleperformance, a company that provides outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, announced the appointment of Jose Luis “Joey” Marquez as its new chief operating officer for Teleperformance Philippines. He succeeds Mike Lytle who […]
The latest report titled “Ever-ready for Every Opportunity: How to Unleash Competitiveness on the Cloud Continuum,” from Accenture reveals how organizations see and use their cloud advantage as a tool for innovation. […]
The cost of data breaches reached an all-time high of $4.24 million per incident on average during the pandemic, the highest cost in the 17-year history of IBM Security report. The report […]
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) launched another service that will enable micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) to digitize their businesses. UPay is an all-in-one payment acceptance hub that offers different […]
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF), and Huawei Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding with Deed of Donation to support various Community Impact programs under the auspices of […]
The smartphone market continues its streak of bouncing back after a momentary slump because of the pandemic. According to industry analyst International Data Corp. (IDC), the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) experienced […]
Positioned as a performance speedster, smartphone brand POCO introduced the POCO X3 GT in a global launch that unveiled its notable features. The new smartphone in the POCO brand, which is designed […]
Online export platform 1Export said that it has surpassed the P25 million revenue in 2020 and is now looking at increasing it to P500 million in 2022. “It is an ambitious target […]
A reliable mobile device is now one of the necessities as students and teachers need to continue with online learning while the COVID-19 pandemic still rages on. POCO M3 PRO 5G is […]
Months year after technology giant IBM launched the fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), it now emphasizes how the technology is poised to deliver a much stronger security posture for organizations. FHE is an […]
For the Philippine financial services firms to further accelerate their digital transformation, a robust infrastructure coupled with strong security posture should be in place. In a media briefing, software firm VMWare said […]
Following the launch of its Legalize and Protect initiative in 2019 in Southeast Asia (SEA), BSA (Business Software Alliance) now trains its attention to engineering and design firms utilizing unlicensed software, which […]
A majority (87%) of Filipino respondents are willing to spend more on their telecom and media services if offered advanced personalized experiences. This is just one of the relevant findings in the […]
While it is no longer news that scammers use messaging apps to advance phishing attacks, cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky breaks down the most popular among phishing scammers. The anonymized data were voluntarily […]
The Filipino workforce is now more open to reskilling or upskilling if this could help them keep and land a job, according to JobStreet’s Decoding Global Talent Survey released in May. The […]
Life insurer Pru Life UK introduced the Pru e-FinLit, which aims to educate teachers on financial literacy. More than 1,000 from the Department of Education (DepEd) – Division of Negros Occidental participated […]
As part of its expansion plan in Southeast Asia, Singapore-based RSG professional esports organization will introduce its Philippine team at the Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines (MPL) Season 8. Esports veteran Richardson […]
With the objective of giving people options and alternatives to existing broadband networks, Radius Telecoms Inc. (Radius) in partnership with Cignal TV formally launches the newest broadband service RED Fiber. In the […]
Witnessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihood of many, Mondial Medical Technologies, distributor of quality and cost-efficient medical equipment & supplies, established a new division, Mondial Direct. Mondial Direct […]
Globe 5G network now covers 88% of NCR In a joint media release, Philippine telecommunications firms DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom, and Smart Communications through their joint venture company, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI) […]
Not even a year since it launched Fleets, Twitter is shutting down the feature patterned after Snapchat and Instagram Stories. In a blog post, Ilya Brown, head of product, brand, and video […]
Users in Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar and the Philippines, have been the targets of a rare, wide-scale advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, according to cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky. The company identified […]
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