As several reports on attacks and discrimination against people suspected of having contracted the virus that causes COVID-19 mount, the Philippine Medical Association and Philippine College of Surgeons, and the Integrated Bar […]
Food packs distribution and providing financial aid during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon in the Philipines required verification of recipients and residents of each household. Local government officials collect personal information […]
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued a statement warning so-called “social vigilantes” against threatening and attacking health workers who are at the forefront of caring for COVID-19 patients. A week ago, […]
As the number of COVID-19 patients increases, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) warns of the privacy of the infected. “Following the government’s declaration of a public health emergency (PHE) concerning COVID-19, it […]
A recent survey by global analytics software firm FICO has revealed that only 18% of Asia Pacific (APAC) banks have a strategic plan to fully integrate their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) announced on Friday it is extending the validity of the registration of Personal Information Controllers (PICs) and Personal Information Processors (PIPs) to Aug. 31, 2020, to make […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) to Grab Philippines Inc. (Grab PH) after finding deficiencies in complying with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA) […]
During the Philippine Senate hearing on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Health Secretary Francisco Duque “blamed” the airlines for the delay in contract tracing of passengers in the same flight as the two […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has called Grab Philippines to address the privacy concerns relating to the launch of their new passenger verification system and in-car audio and video recording pilot test. […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is reminding shoppers and travelers to be extra vigilant against cybercriminals this Christmas season. It’s that time of the year again when consumers are most prone to […]
In the latest IBM’s C-Suite Study titled “Build Your Trust Advantage,” the Philippine participation has been more pronounced than before as 94 C-level executives from 17 industries participated. The bi-annual study polled […]
Privacy-related online lending complaints have drastically declined a month following recent enforcement actions by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on dubious online lending applications. “Instances of unauthorized use of data, similar to […]
The National Privacy Commission will take the lead in the country’s hosting of 52nd Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum to be held on Dec. 2-3 in Cebu. This will be the […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is set to conduct the DPO COMPLex experiential compliance workshop for government Data Protection Officers (DPOs) on Nov. 13–14 at the Luxent Hotel in Quezon City. This […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) advises Filipinos observing All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day to take preventive security measures to avoid compromising data on their device and data systems. For travelers, […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has imposed a ban on the processing of personal data against operators of 26 online lending applications, as part of the agency’s continuing crackdown on online lenders […]
Ensurity Technologies, Hyderabad, India-based cybersecurity company, has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, a group of technology providers who have integrated their solutions with Microsoft products to provide customers better protection, detection, and […]
ManageEngine, the IT management division of Zoho Corp., launched PAM360, a complete privileged access security solution for IT security teams. Available immediately, PAM360 offers enterprise-grade capabilities in privileged access governance, including just-in-time […]
Companies have become preoccupied with their digitalization initiatives wanting to reach a bigger market and maximizing technology. However, while data security is part of the equation, it is not a priority. The […]
In its compliance and commitment to implement data privacy and data protection policies as mandated by Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has […]
Privileged Access is supposed to add stringent layers of data protection. And yet, according to Forrester PIM Wave 2018 Report presented by Forrester Research Inc., a staggering 80% of data breaches involve […]
Kaspersky researchers detected new infection attempts from APT10 against organizations in Southeast Asia (SEA) after closely monitoring the activities of what it tags as Chinese-speaking cyberespionage group. The global cybersecurity company has […]
The Philippines has formally joined the Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System, a move seen to expand its trading opportunities within the Asia-Pacific region by eliminating data-flow barriers when transacting with member economies […]
By Praveen Kumar, General Manager, Asia Pacific, ASG Technologies Like many of you, I have a lot of interesting content emailed to me, but many of those emails tend to accumulate and […]
By Alexander Moiseev, Chief Business Officer, Kaspersky Last year, no business conversation was complete without someone using the words digital transformation. This year the essential phrase appears to be “digital trust.” But […]
