National Privacy Commission holds experiential compliance workshop for DPOs The National Privacy Commission (NPC) recently conducted the DPO COMPLex experiential compliance workshop for Philippine government Data Protection Officers (DPOs). Cybersecurity: A warning cry for ASEAN Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most economically dynamic regions, but there is a large and potentially disastrous flaw in the business model of many companies in the region. In 2017, ASEAN member states collectively spent US$1.9 billion or 0.06 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on cybersecurity, less than half of the global average of 0.13 percent. Sotto law allows Rappler to…

Online sex trafficker arrested in Antipolo A 39-year-old woman who offered to livestream the sexual abuse of her daughter in exchange for money was arrested by police in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Thursday morning, November 7. Experts warn of spying risk in AFP deal with China-backed telco The Philippine military is opening up its bases and camps to Chinese government presence by way of a telecommunication company’s cell sites – and it says that’s all right, despite warnings that it would leave itself vulnerable to spying. PHL is 3rd most Android malware attacked country in SEA —Kaspersky The Philippines is…

5G to sharpen UnionBank’s fraud detection, cybersecurity —NOW Corp. Union Bank of the Philippines’ fraud detection and cybersecurity is seen improving as the lender embarks on digital transformation, partner provider NOW Corp. said Thursday.

Businesses warned: Cybercrime attacks have evolved Fortinet’s Director of Marketing warned businesses at the annual Fortinet 361° Security press conference at the Grand Hyatt in BGC, Taguig last Wednesday to take urgent precautionary measures to protect their system because cybercrime attacks have already evolved. Philippines most worried about data security — Unisys index DATA BREACHES continue to be a major concern for Filipino consumers this year, a recent report on Philippine businesses and government agencies by Unisys Corp. found. Dito Telecom says it has cybersecurity plan amid concerns over its Armed Forces deal The country’s third telco player Dito Telecommunity…

Cisco partners with DICT to train cybersecurity professionals Cisco is helping the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) improve cybersecurity in the Philippines by training networking professionals to identify and respond to various cyber threats, the company’s Philippine head said on Wednesday. PH now among main cyberattacks targets The Philippines is a magnet for online threats, landing as among the top five countries in the world in terms of internet-borne attacks, Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said. PNP stepping up cyber patrol vs extremist websites The Philippine National Police – Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) said it will strengthen its cyber patrol…