e-Security

The concerns brought to light by the survey highlight the fears people now have when going online.

More than half of the Internet users in the Philippines have been hacked or infected with malware during the last six months of 2016, according to the Kaspersky Cybersecurity Index.

To overcome the need for investigators to travel far and wide to gather evidence from infected computers after a cyberattack, a Kaspersky Lab expert has developed a software tool that can remotely collect vital data without risk of its contamination or loss.

The AFP Cyberspace Strategic Plan is expected to be finalized within the third quarter of 2017.

The Philippines was classified by the report as one of the ?maturing? countries in the area of cybersecurity strategy.

The fondness of Filipinos towards social media has resulted to cybercriminals exploiting social media platforms to prey on unsuspecting netizens.

With the recent cyber attacks against local banks, an official of a 100-percent Filipino technology company stressed that companies whether big or small must not put security in the backburner.

The Philippines faces heightened level of rude activity from a variety of actors such as nation-states as well as cybercrimes.

Symantec recently acquired Blue Coat for approximately $4.65 billion.

IPC and Continent 8 said it is best to ignore the calls for ransom payments and immediately relinquish control to cyber crime experts.