The latest data from Sophos, a company that offers cybersecurity as a service, showed that there was a slight decline in ransomware attacks from 72% in 2021 to 68% last year in […]
Sophos: APJ posts slight dip in ransomware attacks in 2022
Google offers new cybersecurity course certificate
Built by experts at Google and vetted by employers, the new Google Career Certificate in cybersecurity was developed to help organizations upskill their employees. This new course is also aimed at enabling […]
Dell enhances storage software to boost security
Dell Technologies, a technology company, enhanced the security of its storage portfolio. These advances in PowerStore, Dell’s intelligent all-flash data storage offerings, are available at no additional cost to existing customers and […]
Kaspersky warns of risks in selling verified e-wallets
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity and digital privacy company, has warned digital wallet users that they can fall prey to scammers should they decide to sell their personal information. Users take the risk of […]
PLDT, Smart ready to work with defense dep’t in boosting cybersecurity
PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) hope to work with the Department of National Defense (DND) to bolster the country’s cyber defense or cybersecurity. “The PLDT Group is […]
Kaspersky foils 1.5 million cyber attacks vs PH companies in 2022
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity company, has prevented 1,585,384 security threats against businesses in the Philippines in 2022. The total number of security incidents in the Southeast Asian region is 49,042,966, a dip from […]
Kaspersky: Securing digital wallets is a shared responsibility
By Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky The recent multi-million incident involving a top digital wallet provider in the Philippines shows two things: (1) that cybercriminals continue to […]
BPI teams up with GMA Network to launch anti-scam campaign
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), GMA Network, and GMA New Media Inc. developed a series of anti-scam short videos aimed at raising public awareness of scams via SMS and the internet. […]
PLDT, Smart warn internet users against embedded malware
PLDT, a network provider, and Smart Communications (Smart), its wireless subsidiary, remind internet users to continue to take caution against malicious software (malware) embedded in websites. Embedded malware, which can be installed […]
Reinforcing security strategies by outsourcing cybersecurity services
A recent study by Sophos, a cybersecurity services provider, found that an alarming 93% of organizations surveyed find it challenging to execute threat detection and response. Considering the increasing number and continued […]
Kaspersky discovers Trojan automatically subscribes users to apps
Researchers of cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky have recently uncovered a new Trojan family called Fleckpe that specifically targets users on Google Play. Since its discovery in 2022, Fleckpe has infected over 620,000 […]
South-Korean firm develops quantum encryption for digital security
Norma, a quantum-safe solution company based in South Korea, developed post-quantum cryptography (PQC) technology called Q Care Connect Series to ensure that digital security will be able to meet the evolving security […]
Sophos: Cyber defense impacts insurability
A new study by cybersecurity services provider Sophos shows that organizations with proper cyber defense in place are more likely to have effective cyber insurance. This report sheds light on how the […]
Keeper Security launches word recovery phrases for account security
Keeper Security, a provider of cybersecurity software that protects passwords, privileged access, secrets, and remote connections using a zero-trust and zero-knowledge approach, has launched its latest feature, the 24-word recovery phrase. This […]
Kaspersky probes ChatGPT’s ability to fight cyber scam
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity solutions company, conducted an experiment to check ChatGPT’s cybersecurity knowledge. The research also hoped to detect the AI-powered language model’s ability to detect phishing links. In a media release, […]
Cisco XDR prioritizes security incident detection
Technology company Cisco beefed up its Extended Detection and Response (XDR) by analytics to prioritize detections. Cisco XDR moves the focus from endless investigations to remediating the highest-priority incidents with evidence-backed automation. […]
Palo Alto Networks shares steps for improving password security
Weak or strong? On World Password Day, cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks reminds people to be more conscious of the strength of their passwords because it is one of the most attacked […]
Kaspersky finds no links between Tomiris and Turla APT groups
The investigation by cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky shows that while Tomiris deployed malware previously linked to Turla, there was no connection between the two APT groups. Kaspersky first publicly described Tomiris in […]
Sophos: Hackers utilize LOLbins to attack organizations
Among the 500 unique tools and techniques that many cyberattackers are using, Sophos’ research found “Living off the Land” binaries (LOLBins) are among the most used these days. The cybersecurity solutions company […]
Kaspersky finds Nokoyawa ransomware used Windows zero day vulnerability
Kaspersky found that a cybercriminal group used a vulnerability in an attempt to deploy Nokoyawa ransomware on Windows OS. The cybersecurity company discovered the zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Common Log File […]
Kaspersky: Online attacks against businesses in SEA up by 45%
The latest data from Kaspersky show a 45% jump in web threats blocked by the global cybersecurity company’s business solutions last year. During the peak of the pandemic in 2020, Kaspersky prevented […]
NPC: PNP to further probe report of data breach
In a post on vpnMentor, cybersecurity researcher Jeremy Fowler claimed that there might be a data breach after discovering the “existence of a non-password protected database containing over 1.2 million records” or […]
Sophos: Organizations in APJ can’t execute cybersecurity tasks
A survey by cybersecurity solutions provider Sophos revealed that 93% of organizations in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) find the execution of some essential security operation tasks challenging. Alarmingly, 76% of respondents […]
Kaspersky reports uptick of 40% in cryptocurrency phishing
Cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks averted by Kaspersky’s systems increased by 40% compared to the previous year. That is about 5 million attacks the cybersecurity solutions company has prevented. The decrease in threats to […]
Palo Alto Networks advises public to be wary of juice jacking
Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks supports the alarm raised by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on juice jacking in public places. Unsuspecting mobile device users have the habit of charging […]
Kaspersky says remote desktop attacks decline in SEA in 2022
With most of the workforce returning to their offices, remote desktop attacks against workers in Southeast Asia (SEA) dropped significantly, according to cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky. Based on the company’s telemetry data, […]
Microsoft Security Copilot leverages AI to boost cyberdefense
Microsoft is intensifying the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its cybersecurity solutions with the launch of Microsoft Security Copilot. The cybersecurity unit of the technology giant aims to provide organizations with […]
Kaspersky detects cyberstalking software in 176 countries
The latest report from cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky shows a minimal decrease in the number of individuals affected by stalkerware. From 32,694 users affected by cyberstalking in 2021, it is now down […]
Cybercriminals target online games for children as young as 3 — Kaspersky
Kaspersky experts have discovered cybercriminals launched more than 7 million attacks on children, exploiting popular game titles in 2022. In this report, Kaspersky experts analyzed threats related to the most popular online […]
Kaspersky shares digital security tips for holiday break
Cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky reminds the public that as they go on a break this week (or anytime during the dry season) to be more vigilant when it comes to digital security […]
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