Based on Kaspersky’s telemetry, brute-force attacks versus Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) among its users in the Philippines showed an increase of 98.41% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
The bill will also require banks and non-bank financial institutions not only to respond to cybercrime reports with more urgency, but also strengthen their online platforms, payment systems, and data security.
Security firm Kaspersky has unveiled a free platform with tips and tricks for small businesses to help them quickly improve their organization’s security.
A young Filipino based in Arizona has been accepted as part of the “Hacking for Defense (H4D)” program of the US Department of Defense being held this fall at Arizona University.
Fortinet Philippines said that with retail shifting much of its business online, various POS systems and applications may be “open” to new vulnerabilities and threats.
According to IDC's latest survey, almost half (44%) of the respondents indicated the willingness to pay the ransom in hopes of retrieving affected files, either internally or through insurance payout.
IBM Security announced on Wednesday, July 28, the results of a global study which found that data breaches now cost surveyed companies $4.24 million per incident on average – the highest cost in the 17-year history of the report.
IBM said fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) is changing the way enterprises keep data secure by not just being able to encrypt the data in transit, but also perform computations without decrypting the data as well.
Experts from e-security firm Kaspersky have uncovered a rare, wide-scale advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign against users in Southeast Asia, most notably in the Philippines and Myanmar.
One subject area that has dropped off dramatically includes messages related to Covid-19, the report said, adding that end-users have become more savvy about scams related to that topic.
