Cybersecurity firm Horangi’s new VP of marketing looks at expanding reach in Asia-Pacific
Horangi Cyber Security announced that Alex Tran has been appointed vice president of marketing. In his new role, Alex will help Horangi expand its reach into new markets and product…
IDOOH, Voyager Philippines to deploy in-vehicle digital content with freenet network to improve ride experience
IDOOH Philippines and Voyager Innovations Inc. today announced their strategic partnership to utilize each other’s market-leading technology services to deploy Voyager content through freenet on IDOOH screens. Starting Oct. 1,…
Smart issues statement on process of sending mobile emergency alerts during calamities
(Image from Pixabay) From the inbox: Below is Smart Communications’ press statement regarding the process on alert messages and notifications during calamities. We wish to share with the public the…
Globe myBusiness, UnionBank GlobalLinker host learning session with food biz entrepreneurs
Globe myBusiness, Globe Telecom’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) arm and UnionBank GlobalLinker, UnionBank’s digital platform for business owners invited the country’s biggest online food community Let’s Eat Pare…
Nexusguard research reveals 500% increase in average DDoS attack size caused by botnets, malware
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) The average DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack quintupled in size to more than 26 Gbps and the maximum attack size quadrupled to 359 Gbps compared…
Seamless Philippines, free conference to help digital innovation in businesses set for Sept. 26-27
Public officials, top company executives, and entrepreneurs gather once again for Seamless Philippines, a free conference on payments, e-commerce, retail, and identity, happening at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay…
Visa partners with Bangko Sentral to expand financial literacy program for Filipinos
Stuart Tomlinson, Visa country manager for the Philippines and Guam (third from left), Pia Roman-Tayag, head of Inclusive Financial Advocacy at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (fourth from left), and…
Smart drives mobile data traffic with stepped-up LTE-A, carrier aggregation roll-out
PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart’s (Smart Communications Inc.) accelerated deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced sites nationwide has further driven mobile data usage, which increased faster than industry growth…
LuckyMouse Group resurfaces, uses a legitimate certificate to sign malware, says Kaspersky Lab
(Image from Pixabay) The Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered several infections from a previously unknown Trojan, which is most likely related to the infamous Chinese-speaking…
Gartner survey reveals cloud computing tops list of emerging risks
(Image Pixabay) Cloud computing, even with the endless list of its advantages, tops the list of emerging risks in the industry, according to the survey conducted by IT (information and…
freenet rewards loyal app users with anniversary concert
freenet, the free internet app, rewards its loyal users with an anniversary concert featuring the most celebrated OPM artists today including Bamboo, Ben and Ben, Gloc 9, KZ Tandingan, Moira…
Despite sharp decline in VR headset shipments in Q2 2018, market outlook remains positive, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets were down 33.7 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly…
Kaspersky survey shows connectivity issues lead to damaged relationships in 1-in-6 cases
(Image from Kaspersky website) Staying connected is now an obligatory part of showing you care. According to a study from Kaspersky Lab, connectivity is now a vital part of our…
Nokia 3310 celebrates 18th birthday with price blowout
Nokia 3310 was first introduced on Sept. 1, 2000. As it celebrates its 18th birthday, the iconic phone, will be available for only P1,999 until the end of the month.…
Samsung unveils three more new products in the Galaxy series
A few weeks after the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in the country, Samsung Philippines recently unveiled three more additions to its Galaxy series: Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, Samsung…
Trend Micro discovers spam campaign delivering malware to emails connected with banks
(Image from Pixabay) Cybersecurity and defense company Trend Micro discovered recently a spam campaign that targets emails that are connected with banks. The malware downloader is disguised as a file…
Sophos gives tips on how to protect small and medium businesses from cyber attacks
(Image from Pixabay) Cybercriminals won’t discriminate on the size of an organization as long as they could obtain data and other information they could use for their crimes. Small and…
McAfee survey finds parents ignore own concerns of sharing images of their children online
(Image from Pixabay) Device-to-cloud cybersecurity company McAfee announced recently results from its latest survey, The Age of Consent, and found 30 percent of parents post a photo or video of…
Multifunctional bots used to spread malware now on high demand, says Kaspersky Lab
(Image from Pixabay) Kaspersky Lab researchers have published a report on botnet activity in the first half of 2018, analyzing more than 150 malware families and their modifications circulating through…
Worldwide wearables market up by 5.5% due to gains in emerging markets, popularity of smartwatches, says IDC
(Image from Pixabay) Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18) as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5 percent from the previous…
PROFILE: Julius Suarez of Sophos sees progress in PH in terms of cybersecurity awareness
In a Gartner report published in July, it says that only 65 percent of organizations have cybersecurity experts in spite of the increasing number of high-profile data breaches worldwide. With…
CSP-CERT warns of sextortion scam, provides steps to combat crime
In its recent article, Cybersecurity of the Philippines-CERT (CSP-CERT) illustrates how sextortion scams happen with victims often left helpless and opt to just give in to the criminal’s demand. In…
Samsung steps up investment for future growth, to boost AI, 5G, automotive electronics
(Image from Samsung website) Samsung recently announced plans to boost investments in businesses that will drive its future growth, committing to a KRW 25 trillion or around $22.4billion investment over…
Trend Micro report finds cryptocurrency mining detections doubles, ransomware remains an enterprise threat
(Image by Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay) In its Midyear Security Roundup 2018, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro finds out that cybercriminals now prefer to work stealthily for a more lucrative loot and malware…
IDC says shipments of personal computing devices to continue their decline
(Image from Pixabay) Unit shipments for the global personal computing devices market, comprised of traditional PCs, Tablets, and Workstations, is expected to contract by 3.9 percent in 2018, according to…
Acer launches ‘world’s thinnest, lightest laptop, improved all-in-ones
Acer announced a refresh of its Aspire Z 24 all-in-one PC and brand-new additions to the Aspire 7, Aspire 5, and Aspire 3 notebooks series. All powered by Windows 10,…
DICT opens 2018 Philippine Startup Challenge, welcomes entries from provinces
(Image from DigitalPH FB page) Expanding its initiative to promote technology entrepreneurship among the youth, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) kicked off the fifth iteration of the…
IDC sees smartphone shipments to bounce back in 2019
(Image from Pixabay) While the worldwide smartphone market is expected to decline again in 2018, IDC believes the market will experience low single-digit growth from 2019 through the end of…
Acer launches Predator gaming laptop, Nitro high-res monitors, gadgets
Acer CEO Jason Chien led the launch of the new gaming monitors, Predator and Nitro, along with other flagship products, at the next@Acer press conference for the 2018 IFA held…
Symantec simplifies cloud migration with Management Center 2.0
(Image from Pixabay) Cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp. has announced significant enhancements to Symantec Management Center, the centralized solution that manages the network portfolio inside of the Symantec Integrated Cyber Defense…
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