Kaspersky gains leader status in Forrester evaluation of endpoint security suites
Kaspersky has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave Endpoint Security Suites 2019 evaluation. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business is cited among the top 5, scoring in both the…
Ensign says Emotet emerging cyber threat in Singapore
First detected by cybersecurity researchers in 2014, Emotet was created as a Trojan virus to steal financial data for illicit monetary gain. Today, Emotet is becoming a significant threat as…
IDC: Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul lead in IoT readiness in APAC
IDC Future City Internet of Things Readiness Index in the Asia Pacific (APAC – excluding Japan), says that due to heterogeneity in economic landscape and technological preparedness and maturity, different…
Ateneo wins at ASEAN Data Science Explorers Philippines 2019
The ASEAN Foundation and SAP SE recently announced that teams from Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), and Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), have been…
Sophos: Companies must create strong cybersecurity culture
Sophos, a company focused on the next-generation endpoint and network security, released its report “The Future of Cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific and Japan–Culture, Efficiency, Awareness,” which highlights that companies…
Kaspersky: 37.8% of smart buildings targeted by malicious attacks in H1 2019
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky’s study of smart building threat landscape shows that almost 4 in 10 (37.8%) computers used to control smart building automation systems were subjected to some kind of…
PayMaya, NHMFC strengthen partnership for convenient housing finance system
In support to the government’s mandate to make public service more convenient and accessible to Filipinos, the National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHFMC) expanded its partnership with PayMaya to allow…
Social media enables senior social workers serve fellow seniors
From walking messengers to Facebook Messenger, community development worker Corazon Constantino has seen first-hand how changes in technology have improved the lives of government workers like her. “Gone are the…
PH joins APEC privacy system
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…
Kaspersky: Socmed users willing to trade online privacy over fun quiz
Results of Kaspersky’s survey reveal online users in the Asia Pacific appear to be willing to share their private information in exchange for various personal gains from social media, even…
Marketers: Care About My Data
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…
Fortinet shares security-driven network strategies at cybersecurity conference
Cybersecurity solutions firm Fortinet holds anew its annual Fortinet 361° Security conference this year across multiple cities in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. The 2019 iteration explores innovative ways to…
ICTjob.ph: High-level IT jobs salary increased by 85%
With strong demand for information on the net, HTML/CSS Developers also experienced a 71.69% increase in their salaries
Universal Robots launches heavy-duty payload cobot UR16e
Universal Robots (UR), the most trusted and widely deployed collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturer in the world, announces the immediate availability of the UR16e which boasts an impressive 16-kg payload capability.…
Ensign InfoSecurity launches global HQ in Singapore
Ensign InfoSecurity (Ensign), one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity companies in the Asia Pacific, officially launched today its global headquarters, and its new Security Operations Centre (SOC), in Singapore, with…
Resulticks brings advanced omnichannel marketing solution to PH
In the research “The Omnichannel Imperative: The State of Enterprise Readiness in Southeast Asia,” reveals in terms of near-term marketing priorities, the top two focus areas for businesses are real-time…
Digital trust: business buzzword or the future for cybersecurity?
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…
TransUnion advocates tech-based solutions amid challenges
Information solutions provider TransUnion Philippines’ recent “Big Data Summit” tackled the rising power of big data in banking and its potential to transform businesses and manage the emerging difficulties brought…
Nexusguard: 1,000% increase in DNS amplification attacks since last year
DNS amplification attacks swelled in the second quarter of this year, with the amplified attacks spiking more than 1,000% compared with Q2 2018, according to Nexusguard’s “Q2 2019 Threat Report.”…
IDC: Wrist-worn wearables maintain strong growth in Q2 2019
Shipments of wrist-worn wearables, inclusive of smartwatches, basic watches, and wrist bands, reached 34.2 million units, up 28.8% year over year during the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), according to…
Consulting firm opens cybersecurity center in Manila
EY, a company that offers assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, announced the launch of its frontline cybersecurity center in Manila. This multimillion facility sits out of EY’s Global Delivery…
Why chatbots are becoming more important to customer support
By Gibu Mathew, VP and GM, APAC, Zoho Corp. Enterprise use of chatbots has grown, and in Asia where brands have played a huge role in defining how it is…
Smart partners with fintech firm TrueMoney to serve more subscribers
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is expanding its retail accessibility with financial technology compayTrueMoney. Under this partnership, Smart, TNT, and Sun subscribers can easily buy prepaid load, particularly…
Launchgarage holds Demo Day with partners UnionBank, Malaysian digital corp
Tech accelerator Launchgarage once again joined hands with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to host the second cohort for EXPAND Philippines, a structured three-week market access program for Malaysian…
Digital historical markers unveiled at Cebu Basilica, Magellan’s Cross
Pilgrims and tourists may find a curious object installed on the façade of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City. To know more about this…
Oxfam, PayMaya give cash cards for quick assistance in emergencies
A stronger digital financial ecosystem is needed to build our nationwide capability to swiftly respond to disasters and emergencies, executives of PayMaya and Oxfam say, citing outcomes from the Inclusive…
PSBank unveils mobile app check deposit service
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift-banking arm of the Metrobank Group proudly unveils its Mobile Check Deposit service to the public, just one of the new offerings available in its…
Phishing attacks on Mac users grew by 9% reaching 1.6M
The number of phishing attacks targeting users of Mac computers, iOS-based mobile devices, and the associated web services ecosystem to lure them into fraudulent schemes has reached 1.6 million in…
IDC forecasts 400M drop in personal computing devices shipments in 2020
Shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs), inclusive of traditional PCs and tablets, is expected to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -2.4% over the 2019-2023 forecast period.…
Unisys survey reveals high number of Filipinos show concern over data security
The 2019 Unisys Security Index reveals that among the 13 countries it surveyed, Philippine consumers recorded the highest level of concern over data security and privacy. The Unisys Index surveyed…
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