e-Security

A cyber security firm has warned of a ?gloomy? online landscape in the coming months as the Philippines saw a big 48% increase in cyber attacks in the second quarter of 2016 over the previous quarter.

Ransomware is now completely dominating the threat landscape conversation.

Connected devices may serve as ?avenues? that can ?infect? other devices, according to Nap Castillo, senior consultant for Fortinet.

The PNP-ACG recorded an increase of 113% in cybercrime statistics from 288 incidents in 2013 to 614 incidents in 2014. According to the senator, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported 2,872 cases of ATM fraud during that period.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has decided to adopt a proposal of Department of National Defense (DND) secretary Voltaire Gazmin calling for the establishment of a cyber security group in the region.

Earlier, security firm Symantec revealed that a Philippine bank has been attacked by the same hacker group which took $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank.

An Internet security firm has revealed that a Philippine bank has been attacked by the same hacker group which took $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank and attempted to steal over $1 million from the Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.

Netflix's success and global expansion have attracted the attention of attackers, according to security firm Symantec.

The boy found he could delete other people's comments when he inputted malicious code into the comment field of the application.

An Internet security firm has warned online users, particularly from the Philippines, of another scam campaign on Facebook that spreads a malicious browser plug-in via social engineering techniques.