X-Files and the slogan it helped popularize best explain Zero Trust, an emerging trend in cybersecurity that is here to stay, even after the pandemic is over.
The Philippines ranks high as the fourth country in Asean targeted by ransomware attackers while remaining at a low 82nd when it comes to cybersecurity readiness.
Fortinet’s semi-annual FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report also shed light on the volume of ransomware activity of this year compared to last year, which ha snow grown by tenfold. These attacks are targeting supply chains of multiple organizations and are affecting critical infrastructure and productivity.
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.
