Tag: cybersecurity

LONDON — Failure to stem climate change poses as serious a global risk as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in both the scale of impact and level of threat, top business and other leaders warned on Tuesday.

SPEAKING at a private dinner for tech security executives at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco in late February, America’s cyber defense chief boasted how well his organizations protect the country from spies.

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US...

CONCERNS on how data is stored, accessed, and used are seen to increase in 2021, as traveling will require people to share more personal data, according to Palo Alto Networks, Inc., an American multinational cybersecurity company.

FIREEYE, one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the United States (US), said on Tuesday that it had been hacked, likely by a government, and that an arsenal of hacking tools used to test the defenses of its clients had been stolen.

Recent transformations across industries explored in breakout sessions By Adrian Paul B. Conoza, Special Features Writer The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has...

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS need to continue boosting their guard against fraud and crimes as consumers shift towards online transactions amid the coronavirus pandemic, stakeholders said.

Philippine firms still lack skilled personnel capable of handling cybersecurity risks, especially during the pandemic crisis where many companies have become more vulnerable to cyberattacks, industry leaders said.

Cybersecurity has emerged as the most pressing exposure for business confronting a new “age of risk,” topping the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, in...

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it had disabled more than 90% of the machines used by a gang of Russian-speaking cybercriminals to control a massive network of computers with the potential to disrupt the US election.

FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III ordered government financial institutions (GFIs) and revenue agencies to work jointly to upgrade their defenses against cyber attack and other potential security issues. 

CYBERSECURITY is increasingly being viewed by C-level executives as a means of ensuring business continuity during the pandemic, after the initial rush to ensure that systems were robust enough to accommodate work-from-home (WFH) arrangements, Unisys Corp. said. 

The Covid-19 outbreak is having a significant impact on cybersecurity. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the pandemic to lure businesses and individuals through spam campaigns, phishing emails, and the like.

Winning together in the fourth industrial revolution By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran, Special Features Writer Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum,...

Threats to cybersecurity can no longer be put on the back burner, given how immense the financial dangers and reputational risks they pose have...

TO HELP strengthen the banking industry’s resilience to cyber attacks, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) to participate in a cybersecurity sharing platform hosted by the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP).

TEL AVIV — HP Inc. is working with Israeli cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct to launch HP Sure Sense to prevent advanced cyber attacks, the two companies said on Tuesday.

Incidents in public cloud infrastructure are more likely to happen because of a customer’s employees rather than actions carried out by cloud providers, according...

Last month, IBM Security announced the results of a global study exploring organizations preparedness when it comes to withstanding and recovering from a cyberattack....

In its 31 years of providing outstanding assistance, insights, and expertise to its clients, P&A Grant Thornton continues to be a leading professional services...

By Mark Louis F. Ferrolino, Special Features Writer The local finance and accounting industry continues to thrive on the back of the country’s growing economy and...

A CRISIS MANAGEMENT and security consulting firm said the preparedness of the Philippine banking sector in dealing with cyber threats is “quickly changing” even as financial institutions remain the most vulnerable to these attacks.

Kaspersky Lab shares its cybersecurity predictions for 2019.

THE INITIAL STAGES of the National Cyber Intelligence Platform (NICP) are expected to be launched this January, according to an advisor of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

Think before you click: keep your financial credentials safe during holiday shopping.

AS several countries start cutting ties with Chinese technology companies particularly Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. due to security concerns, cybersecurity experts in the Philippines urge the government to start improving the country’s defenses to avoid a bigger problem in the future.

BusinessWorld holds Cybersecurity Forum By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran, Special Features Writer Cybersecurity starts from within. That is the clarion call expressed by the speakers at BusinessWorld’s first...

GoDaddy experts explain the “small business website security paradox.”

Kaspersky Lab on the latest cybersecurity threats, and how to beat them.

Scams and frauds remain a serious threat to financial institutions and consumers, especially these days when fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated as the technologies...

MORE AND MORE industries are facing disruption as digital technologies continue to evolve. Traditional business models are crumbling, and transformation is prevalent in the...

THE Philippines was ninth in the world in terms of volume of online attacks during the second quarter, up from 44^th a year earlier, cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said.

PARIS, FRANCE -- Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm said Wednesday they had found a flaw in WhatsApp that could allow hackers to modify and...

TAIWAN chipmaker TSMC, reeling from a computer virus that shut down several plants over the weekend, is expected to be able to fill orders on time for Apple Inc. as it gears up to release new iPhones later this year.

STATE-RUN Credit Information Corp. (CIC) has pushed back the launch of the country’s centralized credit information system as it is still ensuring the quality and safety of data.

THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) said it will integrate cybersecurity features in the country’s new trade facilitation platform.

By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo, Reporter Coordination and action among different sectors can help companies beef up their cyber defenses, representatives from various sectors said. "The criminals...

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) to suspend its online food delivery operations and implement preventive website security measures...

COOPERATION and information sharing in the financial system are crucial in enhancing the sector’s resilience versus cybersecurity threats, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...

Cooperation and information sharing in the financial system are crucial in enhancing the sector's resilience from cybersecurity threats, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...

San Francisco -- Google on Wednesday ramped up privacy controls in a Gmail overhaul, aiming first at businesses that use its suite of workplace...

ADVANCED Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Intel Corp.’s main rival in computer microprocessors, said a report earlier this month alleging that its chips have widespread,...

The number of web application vulnerabilities soared to an alarming rate in 2017, with more than a third these vulnerabilities unsolvable by any software fix,...

By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran The economic integration of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations could be the next big opportunity...

BANKS and financial entities must set up round-the-clock centers that will actively monitor and prevent cyber-attacks, as part of the stricter guidelines issued by...