Local startup Apptitude has secured patents from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for two pioneering technologies – authentication and blockchain credential systems – for its homegrown online learning management system.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it has launched its Training the Trainers Program (T3), accrediting ten institutional privacy trainers and three individual accredited privacy trainers to develop more data privacy experts and nurture a culture of privacy across the country.
The Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved the application of a spin-off company of UP Manila for the commercialization of Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) technology.
E-commerce platforms such as Lazada, Shopee, and Facebook Marketplace can be held solidarily liable for selling illegal products like SMS blast machines under the proposed Internet Transactions Act, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.
Electronics brand Acer is implementing its latest antimicrobial solution across several of its portfolios to ride the momentum of global hygiene and health consciousness amid the pandemic. The first products to receive the silver-ion antimicrobial agent coating includes the Acer Enduro Urban N3 and TravelMate Spin P4 laptops, the Enduro Urban T3 tablet, the 23.6-inch Acer VE246Q desktop monitor, and the Acer Bluetooth and Keyboard KM501.
Cloud software provider Okta recently released the results of a commissioned study entitled “The State of Zero Trust Security in Asia Pacific 2021” to gauge the attitude of security execs in the region towards the Zero Trust approach, a system that revolves around constant assessment of user access privileges in cloud-based environments.
