Marlet Salazar is a technology writer with 20 years of experience in the media industry. She previously worked as a writer and desk editor at the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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After posting a 23% jump in its quarterly operating profit, Samsung Electronics (Samsung) expects a gradual recovery in demand for mobile and consumer electronics for the second half of 2020. This ,despite […]
While Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) takes pride in the improved design of the 2020 Vios, it also focused on safety features ensuring that future car owners get a “complete package.” In a […]
While it is an open secret that employees’ accounts and computers are cybercriminals’ endpoint in hacking organizations and companies, the latest report of IBM Security puts a price tag on such incidents: […]
Close to being prophetic, life insurer Pru Life UK commissioned advisory firm Quisumbing Torres to conduct a study on mobile health and examined the readiness of the country’s regulatory healthcare environment. Today, […]
Anchored in the $81-million Bangladesh Bank cyber heist, cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky laid out the persistent threats the continue to hound the financial sector in a virtual media presser. Banks and financial […]
Two Chinese nationals obtained terabytes of information on weapons design, software source code, and COVID-19 data, according to the charges lodged by the US Justice Department. The Reuters’ report said the agency […]
More than half (54%) of companies in the Philippines have made cybersecurity among its priority in terms of budget spending. This is among the most significant findings in Palo Alto Network’s online […]
“This crisis has proven, beyond a doubt, that hybrid cloud is underpinning platforms that are redefining businesses and ecosystems as we emerge smarter and more resilient through COVID-19,” said Brenda Harvey, GM, […]
As digital banking experienced a spike during the lockdown with the UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank) recording a 50% growth in online transactions, cyberthreats are not far behind. In the second installment […]
The new business landscape calls for programs that would allow companies to provide effective and consistent end-customer experiences. Technology company HP just launched the HP Amplify channel partner program that is aimed […]
As governments issue movement restrictions to help curb COVID-19, businesses accelerated their digital transformation which includes, among others, digital payments. According to Global Data, a data analytics and consulting company, the pandemic […]
ASG Technologies, an IT management solutions provider, unveiled the latest version of its workload automation and orchestration solution, ASG-Enterprise Orchestrator 4.1.3. This release advances ASG’s commitment to arm IT infrastructure and operations […]
Working remotely has been an ongoing challenge for businesses that were not prepared for the sudden change in the environment. Data security is perhaps one of the emerging concerns among organizations especially […]
The sudden change in the education landscape prompted the Government-Academe-Industry Network, Inc. (GAIN) to gather key government leaders and decision-makers with the hopes of addressing the challenges the industry is now facing. […]
With certain parts of the country still in various states of quarantine, telecommuting is likely to remain an option for companies and government agencies. The DICT’s (Department of Information and Communications Technology) […]
As more devices will be connected as the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes the norm, there will be a strong demand for a secure environment. Global tech market advisory firm ABI Research […]
With financial inclusion at the core of its development, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) officially launches DiskarTech, an app that is intended not only as a payment method but offers select banking […]
Microsoft and LinkedIn are coming together to help individuals reskill, upskill, or acquire new skills as a response to the sudden change of the employment landscape as an effect of the COVID-19 […]
Based on the data of Philippine Payments Management, Inc. (PPMI), InstaPay recorded 29.53 million transactions for the period of March-May 2020, when several parts of Luzon are put in quarantine to combat […]
As a digital-only facility, the OFBank, a fully-owned subsidiary of LandBank, now utilizes Digital Onboarding System with Artificial Intelligence (DOBSAI)
The Commission has observed that the events exposed schools’ lack of effective detection systems and of awareness on breach notification procedures.
Cybersecurity solutions firm announced the creation of the Fortinet Corporate Foundation (Fortinet Foundation) to strengthen its corporate social responsibility efforts in the global security community. Fortinet Foundation will be focusing on addressing […]
A different kind of FOMO (fear of missing out) haunted professionals during the quarantine period the government imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. Based on LinkedIn data, in April 2020, learners […]
The National Privacy Commission, the Philippine data privacy watchdog, looked into the latest version of FaceApp after people raised concerns over its privacy policy. The app resurfaced again a few weeks ago […]
Multinational telecommunications company Nokia signed a partnership with Israeli startup Aquarius Engines in its effort to provide a solution for distributed generation as well as to power telecommunications centers across remote areas […]
