McAfee: 84% of companies experience business acceleration from use of cloud services
McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, released a special edition of its “Cloud and Risk Adoption Report,” focused on the business impact of cloud services and how organizations around the world…
Five Iloilo towns are winning the battle for quality education
Two years ago, 1 out of 2 elementary school students in the municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo listed as a frustrated reader — one who could read, yet could not fully…
GCash aims to entice prepaid market to participate in digital economy
GCash, operated by Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), is enticing the prepaid mobile subscriber market in the Philippines to participate in the digital economy through its e-money platform, as it…
IDC: Earwear, watches expected to drive wearables market at a CAGR of 7.9%
The market for wearable devices is on track to reach global shipments of 222.9 million units in 2019, growing to 302.3 million units in 2023 with a compound annual growth…
Kaspersky: 38% would give up social media to guarantee lifetime data privacy
Kaspersky’s recent report “The true value of digital privacy: are consumers selling themselves short?” has revealed that 4-in-10 (38%) consumers would give up their social media accounts to guarantee their…
Smart underscores environmental protection at SarBay Fest
As part of efforts to support environmental protection, PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications piloted its #PlanetSmart initiative at the recently concluded SarBay Festival, a summer beach festival held every year…
GCash leads in building a connected future
GCash, operated by Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), has taken a bolder step to bring its digital financial services closer to more Filipinos, aiming to marry the Filipino’s tech-savvy lifestyle…
IDC: Shipments of PCs and tablets to continue slow decline through 2023
The worldwide market for personal computing devices (PCDs), inclusive of traditional PCs and tablets, is expected to decline 3% in 2019 with shipments reaching 392.5 million units, according to the…
Keysight accelerates design workflows with new software suite
Keysight Technologies Inc., a technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced PathWave Design 2020, which includes the latest releases…
Smart lends tech support to Church heritage conservation
In one of the centuries-old stone churches in Cebu, the parish priest once had the images of the Virgin Mary and three archangels repainted in the same color as the…
The DNA of a Systematic Automotive Failure
By Matan Scharf, Senior Security Solutions Manager, Synopsys Software Integrity Group With so many exaggerated Hollywood depictions of car hacking scenarios, it’s easy to become absorbed — to imagine a…
Cybercriminals use smartphone calendars to distribute scam offers
Kaspersky experts have detected multiple cases of a sophisticated scam targeting users through fraudulent, unsolicited Google Calendar notifications and luring them into giving away their personal information. The attacks happened…
Nexusguard: DDoS-for-hire websites make a comeback despite FBI crackdown
DDoS attacks “for hire” made a comeback at the beginning of the year, with booter-originated attacks rebounding to more than double their amounts in Q4 2018, according to Nexusguard’s “Q1…
LinkedIn: Rising skills signal tech transformation in industries in the Philippines
Professional network LinkedIn launched the Future of Skills 2019 Report, which identifies the top 10 rising skills of LinkedIn members in the region over the last five years, by looking…
IDC: 42.6 billion IoT devices to generate 79.4ZB of data in 2025
The number of devices connected to the internet, including the machines, sensors, and cameras that make up the Internet of Things (IoT), continues to grow at a steady pace. A…
The three types of digital scams you can avoid
Philippine banks have been ramping up their digitization efforts to serve clients faster and make banking simpler and secure. However, this improvement isn’t without risks. As banks innovate and enhance…
Nokia phones move data collection center to Europe to reinforce commitment to data security
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones recently announced a partnership with consultancy firm CGI and Google Cloud to move and store phone activation and performance data at the Google…
Platinum is back: Hacking group uses steganography to fly under security radar
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from South Asian diplomatic, government and military entities. The campaign lasted almost six years and had ties…
Smart literacy apps named sole Filipino finalist for GSMA’s Asia Mobile Awards 2019
The roster of mother tongue-based literacy apps developed by wireless services provider Smart Communications (Smart) has been shortlisted in this year’s Asia Mobile Awards (AMO 2019). Organized by mobile network…
MediaTek unveils new SoC designed for first wave of 5G flagship devices
MediaTek revealed its full 5G readiness with the introduction of its latest 5G chipset, a multi-mode, 7nm 5G system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power the first wave of high-end 5G smartphones.…
GCash emphasizes transparency, two-way responsibility in data protection
Supporting the government’s drive to promote understanding of the Data Privacy Act, GCash, a mobile wallet firm operated by Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations Inc.) joined the National Privacy Commission in…
50 multigrade Eastern Visayan schools receive School-in-a-Bag portable digital classrooms
As a multigrade teacher, Bernadette Alcaroci of San Fernando Elementary School in Villareal, Samar in Eastern Visayas admitted that it gets challenging to manage two or more grade levels of…
Kaspersky: Kids’ appetite for online retails sites grows threefold
Compared to this time last year, children are becoming more active adopters of e-commerce sites — their interest in online shopping has more than tripled the last 12 months –…
PLDT Global unveils new content delivery platform with tech firm Conversant
PLDT Global Corp. (PGC) has teamed up with Singapore-based technology firm Conversant to launch a content delivery network to boost the customer experience of digital-savvy Filipinos worldwide. This partnership is…
The Philippines gears up for the future of work with national policy breakthroughs
IDC (International Data Corp.) believes that the recent passing of the Alternative Work Arrangement bill through the Senate of the Philippines is an important incremental step for the welfare of…
IDC: Shipments of wearable devices up 55.3% in Q1 2019
Global shipments of wearable devices reached 49.6 million units during the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), up 55.2% from the previous year according to data from the International Data Corporation…
Sophos acquires Rook Security to provide managed detection and response
Sophos, a network and endpoint security firm, announces that it has acquired Rook Security, a company that offers managed detection and response (MDR) services. Rook Security provides a 24/7 team…
Kaspersky drops ‘Lab,’ unveils new branding and visual identity
For more than two decades, Kaspersky Lab has been offering the best security solutions to customers in pursuit of its mission to save the world. As the world has become…
Check Point partners with Singapore Polytechnic to strengthen cybersecurity skills in Singapore
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a provider of cyber security solutions globally, today announced that it will provide a comprehensive cybersecurity curriculum to Singapore Polytechnic as part of the Check…
OpenSignal: Manila posts mid-range scores in internet speed
The Philippine capital Manila posted mid-range scores in Internet speed compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, according to the latest OpenSignal report. But the picture is even brighter if the…
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