Various virtual "honey traps" are not uncommon on the Web ? and once dazzled by a momentary passion, a user can easily find himself left without money or with a nasty infection on his machine
Valentine's Day represents one of the big shopping periods of the year, but online shoppers are cautioned not to be fooled by various promos as both online retailers and spammers take steps to attract and convert shoppers.
SOCIAL MEDIA HOLE. Siva Belasamy, regional sales director for Oracle Asean, said in a recent media briefing that percent of consumers (2 out of every 5) prefer social log-ins over creating a new or guest account. He said this practice could open up a slew of security threats, especially in the workplace.
The Department of Trade and Industry Region 10 has issued a warning to entrepreneurs on the increasing cases of cyber hackings, particularly among Filipino importers and Chinese suppliers.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said migrating? or moving all government websites to the government host will ensure their safety from hackers as the government domain, which is managed by the DOST, is less prone to hacking.
A recently published Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012 says that 99% of newly discovered mobile malicious programs target the Android platform, with a very small amount targeting Java- and Symbian-based smartphones.
A scam saying that Facebook users can change their profile pages to have a black, rather than the trademark blue background is spreading widely on the popular social network.
As government sites went down anew on Wednesday, Department of Justice (DOJ) secretary Leila De Lima ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to hunt down hackers responsible for the defacement.
As RA 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act took effect on Wednesday, Oct. 3, Malacanang sought to reassure the public amidst widespread opposition to the new law even as it deplored the hacking attacks on government websites.
Louis Casambre, executive director of the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO), said in a text message that President Aquino signed the legislation on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
