Kaspersky announced the campaign “Pain in the neck”, exploring users’ attitudes to updating devices. According to a recent Kaspersky study, device users consider installing updates a boring task and half of respondents usually just snooze them. Meanwhile, 40% of respondents admit doing something else, mostly offline activities, while waiting for...
Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia, Kaspersky The recent attack against an insurance giant’s IT operations in some key countries in the region is unfortunately what our experts have been warning us about since last year. Targeted ransomware attacks or “Ransomware 2.0” are fast becoming a trend in...
Ransomware is on the tip of everyone’s tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their advances like never before, with the news about organizations being hit with ransomware consistently on newspaper front pages. But by...
With our lives essentially transferred to the digital world since last year, keeping our digital space safe and secure has become more important than ever. Recognizing the importance of online privacy led to the growth of privacy-focused products, yet many people remain confused about what dangers the exposure of personal...
Brands clamor to win over customers’ precious mobile screen time in a highly-digital environment, and companies continue to find ways to innovate and bring better solutions to the fore. 917Ventures, the country’s largest corporate venture builder, gives businesses an opportunity to make their brand rise above the clutter and reach...
With the rise in local digital money transactions during the pandemic, it’s crucial for the financial sector to integrate security and improve their threat intelligence capabilities, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky. “For the large majority of cybercriminals, easy money is the prime motivator. And the financial sector is uniquely positioned...
Scammers are constantly searching for new ways to steal users’ data. Last year, a completely new category of opportunity became one of the most profitable scams for fraudsters. They extensively used COVID-19 related spam letters and phishing pages to benefit from the year’s most alarming and high-profile news story. According...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, April 30, 2021 – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, together with Junior Achievement (JA) Philippines, has officially kicked off the 12th FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge (ITC), which aims at nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and business...
Kaspersky report shows awareness against risks online is there, but action remains an area of improvement Do you feel afraid every time you input your credit card information or banking details on a shopping site or a payment app? You are not alone, at least according to a survey from...
From 2019 to 2020, the number of Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware—malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organizations—increased by 767%. This increase in targeted ransomware occurred alongside a 29% decrease in the overall number of users affected by any kind of...
Propelled by economic movement and infrastructure support, Ayala Land’s Alviera in Pampanga and Cresendo in Tarlac are destined to be the region’s growth engines While Metro Manila’s core and fringes are now filled with some of the country’s top urban centers, its northern neighbors in Central Luzon are bursting with...
The global BPO partnered with Far Eastern University for a fully digital end-to-end college job fair Sitel Group®, a global leader in end-to-end customer experience (CX) products and solutions, through its learning and development program Sitel® Academy, joined Far Eastern University (FEU) for their very first university-wide virtual job fair....
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