
Power Mac Center (PMC), an Apple products reseller in the Philippines, expanded its Greenbelt 3 flagship store and upgrading the status as the biggest Apple Premium Partner store. Aside from expanding the […]
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Power Mac Center (PMC), an Apple products reseller in the Philippines, expanded its Greenbelt 3 flagship store and upgrading the status as the biggest Apple Premium Partner store. Aside from expanding the […]
Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL), the fifth largest financial group in Thailand, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a global financial leader from Japan, are set to acquire Home Credit Philippines (HCP), […]
Cybersecurity companies have long been using artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning to enhance visibility and detect security threats. The introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chatbot capable of creating human-like conversations using […]
After Grab’s acquisition last year, motor taxi services MOVE IT has upgraded its app and beefed its up security features. At the launch event Tuesday, Wayne Jacinto, general manager of MOVE IT, […]
IBM, a global technology company, is leaping from its 433-qubit quantum processor announced last year to a 100,000-qubit quantum computer in the next 10 years. “We recognize how challenging it will be […]
Passengers taking LRT-1 (Roosevelt-Baclaran) can now purchase their single-journey tickets using Maya, a digital banking app. Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), the operator of LRT-1, and Maya, have started implementing the LRT-1 […]
Hybrid work may be convenient in some aspects but the latest report from Fortinet, a cybersecurity company, shows that unmanaged devices pose security risks. As per the survey conducted by the International […]
The fourth edition of Cyber Signals, Microsoft’s cyberthreat intelligence brief spotlighting security trends, saw a 38% increase in Cybercrime-as-a-Service utilizing business email compromise (BEC) between the 2019 and 2022. Cybercriminals lure workers […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC), the Philippines’ data privacy watchdog, confirmed that phishing caused the unauthorized fund transfers to two bank accounts of many GCash app users. Multiple users of GCash, an […]
The latest data from Sophos, a company that offers cybersecurity as a service, showed that there was a slight decline in ransomware attacks from 72% in 2021 to 68% last year in […]
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity and digital privacy company, has warned digital wallet users that they can fall prey to scammers should they decide to sell their personal information. Users take the risk of […]
Telecommunications company Globe has officially closed the deal of 431 towers to Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. (Frontier Towers) for P5.5 billion. The tower assets are composed of 82% ground-based towers and […]
Ayala Corp., Globe, and Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) are set to build a data center in Quezon City (north of Metro Manila) to cater to hyperscalers. A data […]
A mix of factors including geopolitical situations, high inflationary pressures, and unstable demand are causing more uncertainties for the fabless market in the Asia Pacific region (APAC), according to the latest data […]
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company, has prevented 1,585,384 security threats against businesses in the Philippines in 2022. The total number of security incidents in the Southeast Asian region is 49,042,966, a dip from […]
Integrated telecommunications company PLDT has sold the first batch of 135 of the 650 towers to Unity Digital Infrastructure Inc. (Unity) for P1.9 billion. Unity is a joint venture telecommunications infrastructure platform […]
The 2.5 million loans that CIMB Bank PH, a digital banking services provider, recorded in the first quarter of 2023 (Q12023) are attributable to the growth of its deposit and lending portfolios. […]
A study by Microsoft shows that given the opportunity, 78% of respondents in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region would like to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to help them in reducing the amount […]
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), GMA Network, and GMA New Media Inc. developed a series of anti-scam short videos aimed at raising public awareness of scams via SMS and the internet. […]
PLDT, a network provider, and Smart Communications (Smart), its wireless subsidiary, remind internet users to continue to take caution against malicious software (malware) embedded in websites. Embedded malware, which can be installed […]
A recent study by digital payment operator Visa shows that 71% of Filipinos send their remittances using app-based solutions. Remittances are one of the Philippine economy’s backbone contributing an estimated 9.3% of […]
Igloo, an insurtech firm, encourages online shoppers to insure their purchases for better shopping experience. Its Online Shopping Insurance was designed in partnership with e-wallet app GCash. Online shopping provides the convenience […]
EasyCall Communications Philippines (ECP) has reported consolidated revenues of P433.70 million, which is almost 400% higher than the previous year’s P86.78 million. According to ECP, the growth was primarily driven by the […]
A recent study by Sophos, a cybersecurity services provider, found that an alarming 93% of organizations surveyed find it challenging to execute threat detection and response. Considering the increasing number and continued […]
A significant number of banks in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region are set to increase their security and data transformation investments, according to the latest survey by the International Data Corp. (IDC). […]
Network provider PLDT posted a 5% increase in its core income or a total of P8.6 billion. Along with the Home Broadband business, PLDT Enterprise also recorded strong growth in the first […]
Weak or strong? On World Password Day, cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks reminds people to be more conscious of the strength of their passwords because it is one of the most attacked […]
Overwhelmed by the amount of data they have to deal with every day, respondents to a survey, mostly business leaders, by Oracle, said they would prefer “to have a robot make their […]
According to the online booking platform Airbnb, Thailand was the most visited country in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region in 2022, while its capital, Bangkok, was the second most visited city. Airbnb […]
Among the 500 unique tools and techniques that many cyberattackers are using, Sophos’ research found “Living off the Land” binaries (LOLBins) are among the most used these days. The cybersecurity solutions company […]
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