Investigations into these attacks have revealed that point-of-sale (POS) terminals at the retail chains had been infected with ?RAM scraping? tools, which enabled credit card data and other account information to be intercepted and stolen by the attackers.
The number of medals won by the Philippines from international science and mathematics competitions reached 447 in 2013, setting a new mark in Philippine history. The previous record was 308 in 2012.
Telecom operator PLDT, through its corporate enterprise arm PLDT Alpha Enterprise, recently signed a deal with the local government of Batangas for ICT-enabled services that will interconnect the provincial capitol to all its government facilities allowing for faster document and requirement processing.
The top three winners, along with the 17 other PMO finalists, will get the chance to compete in the 55th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) to be held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 3-13, 2014.
The Agoda app, which is available for iOS and Android devices, features a little-known perk dubbed ?Insider Deals?, which offers the markdown exclusively. These deals depend on season and availability, so users browsing at the right time have a good chance of stumbling upon some good deals as prices are constantly updated.
Kaspersky Lab, which famously uncovered the US-made cyber-weapon Stuxnet that was used against Iran, has announced the discovery of ?The Mask? (aka Careto), an advanced Spanish-language speaking threat actor that has been involved in global cyber-espionage operations since at least 2007.
Technology bellwether Cisco has formally announced the appointment of Mario Luis "Louie" Castaneda as the company?s country manager for the Philippines.
The Infocomm Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP), one of the largest and oldest IT organizations in the country, recently elected its new Board of Directors.
After wiping out the classroom backlog, the government should focus on math and science education, an area where it grapples with low test scores, lack of science laboratories, and poor global ranking.
