Small businesses are “soft targets” of cybercriminals since they lack focus on information technology (IT) strategy, according to secure content and threat management solutions developer Kaspersky Lab. Based on the Kaspersky Lab’s 2014 IT Security Risks summary report, very small businesses (VSBs) with fewer than 25 employees are the least likely to view “IT Strategy”… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab: Micro, small PH businesses must invest in cybersecurity
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Internet-connected cars vulnerable to cyber attacks – Kaspersky Lab
Internet-connected cars are now becoming a reality and various international studies show that their market will continue to grow in the near future. But this emerging trend in the automotive industry can also become a new vehicle for cybercrimes, according to a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions Kaspersky Lab. Announcing the… Continue reading Internet-connected cars vulnerable to cyber attacks – Kaspersky Lab
Friend or Foe app: Keep your Facebook friends close — and your enemies closer
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions presents FriendOrFoe – a free app for Facebook that allows users to assess just how “valuable” their friends are, and even shows what others think of them. The app will reveal which of those hundreds of followers are genuine fans, who reposts and… Continue reading Friend or Foe app: Keep your Facebook friends close — and your enemies closer
SSS and ILO sign agreement to provide social protection to emergency workers in Yolanda-stricken provinces
The Social Security System (SSS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a Grant Agreement for the SSS coverage of workers employed under the Emergency Employment Program set up by the United Nations and ILO in provinces devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year. The signing ceremony was… Continue reading SSS and ILO sign agreement to provide social protection to emergency workers in Yolanda-stricken provinces
Companies more Concerned on Employee Productivity than IT Security, Kaspersky Lab Global Survey Shows
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, revealed in a recent global study that keeping off certain sites and blocking the launch of third-party applications are the most popular ways of employers to ensure IT security. The study titled Global IT Security Risks: 2012 showed that companies are most likely… Continue reading Companies more Concerned on Employee Productivity than IT Security, Kaspersky Lab Global Survey Shows
SSS achieves another banner year in 2013
The Social Security System (SSS) marked another banner year in 2013, highlighted by the sustained growth both in net income and assets. Net income for 2013 was P38 billion, registering an increase of six percent from P36 billion in 2012, while total assets likewise grew by six percent to P385 billion. May Catherine Ciriaco, SSS… Continue reading SSS achieves another banner year in 2013
Kaspersky Lab warns Filipinos, local banks: Financial cyber attacks on the rise
Secure content and threat management solutions developer Kaspersky Lab is alerting Filipinos, banks and services against financial cyber attacks that dramatically increased in number last year. According to the findings of Kaspersky Lab’s study “Financial cyber threats in 2013,” cybercriminals around the world are trying harder than ever to acquire confidential user data and steal… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab warns Filipinos, local banks: Financial cyber attacks on the rise
Farmers, fisherfolk to get full subsidies for SSS contributions from DA
In its continuing campaign to extend social protection to informal sector workers, the Social Security System (SSS) has formalized a key partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the latter to fully subsidize farmers’ monthly SSS contributions as self-employed members. The agreement is expected to benefit up to 200,000 agricultural workers nationwide who may… Continue reading Farmers, fisherfolk to get full subsidies for SSS contributions from DA
UP students reach world finals of Kaspersky Lab tilt
Bagging one of the top prizes in the recent regional round, three students of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD) are advancing to the final phase of an international conference hosted by secure content and threat management solutions developer, Kaspersky Lab. The research paper of Computer Science students Adelen Victoria Festin, Camille Salazar and Flor… Continue reading UP students reach world finals of Kaspersky Lab tilt
4 Filipino research papers compete in Kaspersky Lab’s CyberSecurity for the Next Generation 2014
An online security game, an Android device-based log-in system, an access control for personal health record systems and an open source-based cellular system. These are research projects designed by Filipino students which are among the 15 finalists currently competing for the top three prizes in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Cup of Kaspersky… Continue reading 4 Filipino research papers compete in Kaspersky Lab’s CyberSecurity for the Next Generation 2014
Strong contribution collections bring SSS net revenue to P38.3-B
The Social Security System (SSS) recorded a net revenue of P38.3 billion last year, up by six percent from P36.2 billion in 2012, on the back of strong contribution collections alongside steady investment earnings and improved efficiency in operations and benefit disbursements. Based on initial SSS figures for 2013, contribution collections reached P103.1 billion in… Continue reading Strong contribution collections bring SSS net revenue to P38.3-B
SSS improves system of employer reimbursement for sickness, maternity
As part of Social Security System’s (SSS) campaign to enhance its service delivery, employers all over the country can now receive their reimbursements for advance payments of employees’ sickness and maternity benefits directly at their own bank account, instead of waiting for SSS checks from the mail. Agnes San Jose, SSS Vice President for Benefits… Continue reading SSS improves system of employer reimbursement for sickness, maternity