The National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued on Wednesday, Oct. 11, a “guidance” for Personal Information Controllers (PICs) and Personal Information Processors (PIPs) on the potential proliferation of counterfeit PhilHealth IDs as a result of the data leak at the agency.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed on Wednesday, Oct. 11, that its IT system was hacked but claimed the breach was only limited to its Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) based on its initial assessment.
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics, has announced the appointment of Tinee Cruz as senior sales director for the Philippines.
Though demand and the global economy remain subdued, PC shipments have increased in each of the last two quarters, slowing the rate of annual decline and indicating that the market has moved past the bottom of the trough.
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) said it has recently signed 35 new research and development (R&D) projects.
This comes in the face of the Philippines being second in the world when it comes to the number of recorded cyberattacks, losing up to P100 million in each instance, according to data provided by the Philippine National Police.
Senators Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito and Nancy Binay are pushing more funds to augment the capacity of the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s capacity to prosecute cybercriminals and use technology to fight human trafficking.
