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Gov't to roll out SIM registration in remote areas 'soon'

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:48 PM

The government is expected to roll out SIM registration in remote areas "in the coming weeks" as implementing agencies coordinate with telcos. Read more »

GCash warns users vs scam SIM registration links

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 02:22 PM

GCash said it will never send links via SMS, email and messaging apps. Read more »

Globe reminds subscribers: Be careful when clicking links

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 12:45 PM

Globe reminded its subscribers to be careful with clicking links sent via text messages as the national registration for SIM cards goes underway. Read more »

Make SIM registration easier, Poe tells agencies, telcos

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 01:17 PM

Senator Grace Poe, who is one of the authors of the SIM card registration law, said the public should not be inconvenienced by the implementation of the measure. Read more »

DICT eyes 500,000 cybersecurity workers as demand rises

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 05:32 PM

The country's communications technology chief lamented that there are only 200 Filipinos certified as cybersecurity experts and majority or 70 percent of them are working abroad. Read more »

DICT says to foster Filipino cybersecurity talents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 03:24 PM

The Philippines will launch programs to increase investments as well as raise the competencies of Filipino in cybersecurity, software engineering and STEM. Read more »

Why companies should spend 'smartly' on cybersecurity

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 09:21 AM

(UPDATED) Companies must spend 'smartly' on cybersecurity in 2023 as 5G and the Metaverse could deepen the scope of threats, Palo Alto Networks Inc said. Read more »

Twitter security chief resigns as Musk sparks 'deep concern'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 11 12:24 PM

A top security officer for Twitter resigned as new owner Elon Musk's revamp of the platform saw a boomlet of fake accounts, drawing a rare warning from US regulators. Read more »

MODUS: 'Ikaw ba ang nasa video' message scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 08:18 PM

Babala ng PNP na estilo ito ng mga hacker na ma-control ang smart phone at social media account. Read more »

3 out of 4 PH firms hit by cyber attacks: Kroll

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 07:07 PM

At least 3 out of 4 companies in the Philippines have suffered from a form of cyber attack, a study by cybersecurity firm Kroll showed. Read more »

Google ramps up cybersecurity to protect users

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 09:51 AM

Google on Thursday said it is continuously beefing up programs meant to "absorb" bad traffic to protect users from cyber attacks. Read more »

Google eyes 'passwordless' future with passkeys

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 04:46 PM

Google is working on ushering in a "passwordless" future where internet users don't have to remember a series of characters to access their accounts. Read more »

Australia says cybersecurity weak after medical hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 12:52 PM

Hackers accessed millions of medical records at one of Australia's largest private health insurers, the company said Wednesday. Read more »

Phishing vs banks, e-commerce spike in Q2: Kaspersky

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 03:40 PM

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said phishing attacks on Philippine e-commerce and banking spiked in the second quarter of 2022. Read more »

Hackers threaten to release Aussie celebs' health data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 02:13 PM

Hackers have threatened to leak the stolen health data of 1,000 famous Australians in a cybersecurity incident described as a 'huge wake-up call'. Read more »

DICT, Cisco sign deal to support hybrid work

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 08:55 PM

Cisco said a 2021 study it commissioned showed Filipinos actually benefited more from hybrid work compared to other ASEAN members. Read more »

UK spy chief warns China's tech is 'urgent problem'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 04:42 AM

The head of UK's cybersecurity agency since 2017 urged Western countries to act and invest in next-generation technologies. Read more »

Groups says crimes may increase with SIM registration

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 04:49 PM

The Computer Professionals Union said fighting scams like phishing, smishing, and vishing, don’t even require SIM registration. Read more »

Pandemic highlights key role played by cybersecurity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:11 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the work landscape as well as the requirements for companies to keep their systems protected, Palo Alto Networks President of Japan and Asia Pacific Simon Green said on Tuesday. Read more »

Telcos back mandatory SIM registration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 08:08 PM

The Philippines’ biggest telecommunications companies on Thursday all said they support the mandatory registration of SIMs being pushed by lawmakers. Read more »