The main function of the CICC, however, is now merely confined to just coordinating anti-cybercrime efforts among law enforcement agencies. Republic Act 10844 — the law that created the DICT — transferred the cybersecurity and anti-cybercrime powers of the CICC and its executive director to the DICT.
In the middle of the pandemic, it was revealed in a recent Kaspersky survey that when it comes to online security, Filipinos are now most concerned about their online activities such as dating and meeting people (86%) as well as their financial transactions (85%) and shopping activities (75%).
A recent Kaspersky report titled “State of Industrial Cybersecurity in the Era of Digitalization” has revealed the main barriers that inhibit or delay implementation of industrial cybersecurity projects.
With the increase of time being spent online and the diverse activities being posted on different social media platforms, security firm Kaspersky is reminding parents about the risks of oversharing online.
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have identified a trend where more and more threat actors are executing targeted attacks against Linux-based devices while developing more Linux-focused tools.
Sophos has found a resurgence of fake alerts, called scareware or malvertising, that lure users into thinking their need technical support and then buying fake apps or fleeceware off a mobile app store.
The report from cloud security firm CrowdStrike also said it observed an increase in electronic crime activity – up by more than 330 percent since the start of 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019.
The cyber theft, which was first reported by local finance website bilyonaryo.com, occurred during the Independence Day weekend this year. Hackers were said to have used a combination of ATM withdrawals and online transfers to undertake the heist.
Online security tops the charts as the most important factor for millennials looking to find their “Digital Comfort Zones” at home, despite the fact that over a third of them (37%) think they’re boring to be the victim of cybercrime, a new study by Kaspersky showed.
