
While TikTok is gaining worldwide popularity, many people and governments have growing cybersecurity concerns about the app. The Indian government banned the platform in June 2020, along with 58 other Chinese phone […]
While TikTok is gaining worldwide popularity, many people and governments have growing cybersecurity concerns about the app. The Indian government banned the platform in June 2020, along with 58 other Chinese phone […]
In line with its announcement last year to remove support for third-party cookies, Google confirmed that once third-party cookies are phased out, it will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals as […]
Following the advisory from the Philippine National Privacy Commission (NPC) and confirmation from lending app Cashalo, the privacy watchdog released its initial findings that data 3.3 million users were sold on the […]
The Philippines’ National Data Privacy Commission (NPC) finds the operator of Fynamics Lending Inc., the operator of the PondoPeso online lending application, has violated provisions in the Data Privacy Act of 2012 […]
The Philippine National Data Privacy Commission (NPC) received a report that digital lending app Cashalo’s client data have been compromised. While the NPC said it was still investigating the matter, Cashalo sent […]
Facebook (Philippines) is introducing the De Guzmans, the Filipino family who will share tips on online and internet safety. The digital family-serye (series) created and designed by Facebook together with partners Stairway […]
By Rick Song, Co-Founder and CEO of Persona Every company today is collecting and analyzing consumer data. It’s estimated that American companies alone spent over $19 billion in 2018 on consumer data, […]
Remote work will catalyze a shift from the corporate perimeter concept to micro-office security certification. Outsourcing of IT and cybersecurity functions will be crucial to solve expertise shortages and save budgets. To […]
The Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (Nadpop), the Philippines’ first organization for data privacy and protection, will train Filipino micro- small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are members of […]
Cybersecurity solutions firm Acronis issued a warning that, based on their research of recent cyberattack trends and existing business practices, organizations around the world currently face a global threat to data privacy […]
Dell Technologies’ third biennial Digital Transformation Index (DT Index) affirmed the acceleration of the digital transformation of organizations all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed businesses and organizations to adopt a […]
Fresh from a study conducted in November, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reveals that a significant number (35%) of social media users in Southeast Asia have created and maintain anonymous accounts. There could […]
To raise awareness about the importance of privacy and freedom of self-expression, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky and international techwear brand Krakatau launched Safe_expression, a collection of garments that can be customized with an […]
Studies have shown that people have fully embraced e-commerce as one of the direct impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. While this is a good sign for digitalization, there are security risks. The dangers […]
Before, young people were told to use the internet in moderation because too much of anything could be bad. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students are forced to spend more time […]
FICO, a global analytics software firm, has released its “Identity in Digital Banking Survey,” which found that the complexity and cost of validating the identity of digital banking customers are the top […]
After receiving reports over the mishandling of contract tracing data, the Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) has begun probing a number of business establishments to verify the allegations. The reports also prompted […]
By Sumit Bansal, Managing Director, Sophos, Asean Contact tracing is a key pillar in the efforts of many countries to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, along with mass testing and patient treatment. As […]
As economies gradually open up and more tracking efforts are launched, the members and observers of the Global Privacy Assembly’s (GPA) COVID-19 Taskforce, which the National Privacy Commission (NPC) chairs, has flagged […]
In spite of the consistent reports of hackers exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to carry out their illegal activities, a significant percentage of users in Southeast Asia still believe that their online activities […]
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) released its (indirect) response to the claims of Interior Secretary Eduardo Año in an Inquirer report that the country’s Data Privacy Act (DPA) is an obstacle […]
The Commission has observed that the events exposed schools’ lack of effective detection systems and of awareness on breach notification procedures.
The National Privacy Commission, the Philippine data privacy watchdog, looked into the latest version of FaceApp after people raised concerns over its privacy policy. The app resurfaced again a few weeks ago […]
By detecting suspicious script activity in real-time, Page Integrity Manager offers a more effective way to defeat well-hidden supply chain attacks such as Magecart when they happen. Akamai, the intelligent edge platform […]
Now that the Philippine government has eased quarantine restrictions, some companies are gradually allowing employees to work at the office. There are companies that opted to keep employees working remotely as a […]
Even if the Philippine government is slowly easing restrictions amid the pandemic, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) still calls for privacy boost as work-from-everywhere might soon become the norm. In the recently […]
Early on Sunday, Facebook timeline has been flooded with pleas to help users report cloned accounts. The incident spread like wildfire and friends helped each other in trying to block or report […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is instructing public and private organizations to ensure the protection of personal data as they implement a work from home (WFH) setup with their employees, which may […]
While encouraging patients to voluntarily submit pertinent information to proper authorities as a way of curbing the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, the Philippines’ Department of Health (DPH) and the […]
National Privacy Commission (NPC) received reports of identity or personal information breaches involving suspect, probable, and confirmed patients of COVID-19. The highly contagious disease, which is known to have originated in Wuhan, […]
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