e-Security

According to the recent Kaspersky study, more than 40% of companies worldwide are facing a shortfall of qualified cybersecurity professionals.

As reported by vpnMentor earlier this week, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a non-password protected cloud storage database involving Filipino students and parents that contained 210,020 records, with a total size of 153.76 gigabytes.

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC) signed on Monday, Feb. 19, an agreement with e-wallet firm GCash to intensify its campaign against online fraud and scams.

The Philippines ranked third in Southeast Asia and 76th globally, according to the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).

Following the cooperation agreement between the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and GCash, seven individuals in Quezon City were apprehended for defrauding GCash customers.

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said the email originated from Japan whose domain name was registered locally in Japan.

For 2023 alone, Converge said it blocked a staggering 9.8 billion requests to be connected to illegal sites.

A new report from cybersecurity firm Sophos has found that 94% of respondents in cybersecurity and IT roles in the Philippines are impacted by burnout and fatigue, the highest among the markets surveyed.

China has denied allegations that Chinese hackers attempted to breach the email systems and internal websites of key government agencies in the Philippines.

AI-powered attacks are emerging as the most serious while phishing attacks are widely considered to be increasing the fastest, according to the report.