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In Kaspersky’s latest Digital Footprint Intelligence (DFI) report, it was found that cyberattackers have been increasing its exploitation of vulnerabilities. According to the cybersecurity solutions firm, complicated business processes are…
With hybrid work well established as the norm for today’s workforce and vast amounts of sensitive data now stored in SaaS apps, the risk of SaaS misconfiguration poses a serious…
In the first half of 2022, Kaspersky researchers detected an increase in the activity of cybercriminals targeting online gamers. The number of users attacked by malicious software, which gathers sensitive…
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) believes that foreign syndicates could be bankrolling text scams targeting Philippine telco customers. “Based on our initial investigation and through our cooperation with…
Based on the recent Kaspersky Incident Response Analytics Report, more than half (53.6%) of cyberattacks in 2021 started with vulnerability exploitation. Other common initial attack methods included compromised accounts and…
In the recent survey report from security firm Sophos, 77% of retail organizations were hit by ransomware globally in 2021, which is a whopping 75% increase from the previous year.…
CrowdStrike threat hunters identified more than 77,000 potential intrusions, or approximately one potential intrusion every seven minutes, according to the latest report from the cybersecurity company. These are instances where…
Based on the data from cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky, 24% of email users in the Asia Pacific received malicious spam mail, which the company blocked. Other findings on spam mail…
To help regional developers rapidly test, remediate and secure their application code, Checkmarx, a software security provider, is now offering the Checkmarx One platform in Singapore for the ASEAN region.…
Nearly 10 years since Kaspersky experts unmasked an active cyberespionage campaign primarily targeting South Korean think tanks, the state-sponsored group known as “Kimsuky” continues to show prolific updating of tools…
Following its own investigation, PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications issued a statement saying that there was no breach in their systems and that the scam messages are sent to individual…
With the continued uptick in the adoption of mobile banking in Asia Pacific (APAC), global cybersecurity company Kaspersky warns of more attacks against Android and iOS devices. Active monitoring shows…
Cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky pictured a scenario where a highly connected digital world doesn’t have any cybersecurity during its annual Cybersecurity Weekend held in Phuket, Thailand. Imagine digital dystopia. Kaspersky…
The increase in cyber threats prompted businesses across the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), according to the latest survey “The Future of Cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific and Japan,” conducted…
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) continue to urge customers to be wary of websites they visit, especially those that require login credentials. Typically, when you visit…
In the latest survey conducted by Google in Asia-Pacific including the Philippines, 72% of Filipino parents are proactively looking for information about online safety, showing a 4% jump from 2021.…
During the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks reached a new level as the share of smart attacks and average duration saw steep increases. Compared…
Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has become the dominant business model followed by a wider range of criminals regardless of technical expertise. This is one of the key findings in Microsoft’s latest cyberthreat…
According to a new report from cybersecurity solutions firm Palo Alto Networks, the heavy use of software vulnerabilities matches the opportunistic behavior of threat actors who scour the internet for…
In the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022), the number of exploits for vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite increased, accounting for 82% of the total number of exploits across…
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) continue to clamp down on the spread of child abuse materials (CSAM) online. In July alone, PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security…
Businesses in Southeast Asia (SEA) are well within the radar of cybercriminals with 3 in 5 (67%) confirming that they have been victims, according to the latest research by Kaspersky.…
Cybersecurity company Sophos built Sophos X-Ops which links together its units, SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps, and Sophos AI, to help organizations against increasing complex cyberattacks. As a cross-operational unit, Sophos X-Ops…
The latest offering from cybersecurity solutions firm Fortinet, FortiCNP, was built to correlate security findings from across an organization’s cloud footprint to facilitate friction-free cloud security operations. FortiCNP’s patented Resource…
With the many news reports highlighting the damage of cyberattacks against businesses and countries as a whole, Kaspersky’s latest study revealed the heightened awareness of business executives in Southeast Asia…
Google has recently launched a new privacy section called Data Safety, and it now appears that another security section, App Permissions, is hidden from users. It seems that moving forward,…
Kaspersky experts have uncovered new attacks by Andariel, an advanced persistent threat (APT) subgroup of Lazarus, known for its campaigns in South Korea. The attacks involved modifications of the well-known…
PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG) warns customers against scanning quick response or QR codes received from dubious entities on emails or messaging platforms. The PLDT Group’s CSOG…
No More Ransom, the initiative launched to help victims of ransomware decrypt their files, recently celebrated its 6th anniversary. Since the launch, it has grown from four partners to 188…
PLDT and wireless arm Smart Communications further intensify the fight against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children by tapping cybersecurity solutions firm Palo Alto Networks to develop a Child…
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