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 to a new Kaspersky Lab report –‘Understanding security of the cloud: from adoption benefits to threats and concerns’. Companies expect cloud providers to be responsible for the safety of data stored… Continue reading Head in the clouds: humans cause nine out of ten data breached in the cloud
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One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance
A recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in the world’s most popular messenger — WhatsApp — allowed hackers to eavesdrop on users, read their encrypted chats, turn on the microphone and camera, and install spyware that allows even further surveillance, such as browsing through the victim’s photos and videos, accessing their contact list, and so on. What’s… Continue reading One call on WhatsApp is enough to establish surveillance
Power up your business in the digital age with Globe and Puregold at the Negosyo Convention 2019
Globe Telecom and Puregold Price Club, Inc. will again join hands to reach out to aspiring entrepreneurs at the 14th Puregold Negosyo Convention 2019, which will be held on May 16-19, 2019 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. As Puregold’s exclusive telecommunications partner for the past decade, Globe has joined the annual event… Continue reading Power up your business in the digital age with Globe and Puregold at the Negosyo Convention 2019
Fin7 hacking group targets more than 130 companies after leader’s arrest
Following the arrest in 2018 of a number of suspected leaders of the notorious Fin7/Carbanak cyber-gang, the group was believed to have disbanded. But Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected a number of new attacks by the same groups using GRIFFON malware. According to the company’s experts, Fin7 might have extended the number of groups operating… Continue reading Fin7 hacking group targets more than 130 companies after leader’s arrest
Career climbing in the digital age: Kaspersky Lab finds one-in-two hide social media activity from their boss
With 90% of people in employment going online several times a day, it can be hard for most workers to keep their private and work-life separate during the working day (and beyond). The recently published Global Privacy Report from Kaspersky Lab reveals that one-in-two (59%) consumers choose to hide social media activity from their boss.… Continue reading Career climbing in the digital age: Kaspersky Lab finds one-in-two hide social media activity from their boss
Geopolitics and South East Asian targets power threat activity in Q1 as the big players stay quiet
In the first three months of 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers observed an active landscape of advanced threat operations that was centered mainly on South East Asia, increasingly influenced by geopolitics, and which featured cryptocurrency and commercial spyware attacks as well as a major supply-chain campaign. These and other trends are covered in Kaspersky Lab’s latest… Continue reading Geopolitics and South East Asian targets power threat activity in Q1 as the big players stay quiet
Kaspersky Lab: phishing scammers target Avengers fans
The release of the finale of the epic two-part movie featuring the Avengers has attracted lots of attention, shattering box office records. Kaspersky Lab’s content filtering experts have found that cybercriminals could not resist the urge to use the movie for fraud and money theft. To do so, they have created no less… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab: phishing scammers target Avengers fans
IMPACT HUB, FOREST FOUNDATION INSPIRE ECO-INNOVATION IN ENTREPRENEURS FROM AURORA, QUIRINO, PALAWAN
Social Entrepreneurship Engagement & Development program drives eco-sustainability through economic empowerment. April 26, 2019: Manila, Philippines — Spearheading a movement towards environmental conservation this Earth Month, Impact Hub Manila with Forest Foundation Philippines launches a local scaling program for community-based social enterprises. The Social Entrepreneurship Engagement & Development (SEED) program aims to catalyze growth of… Continue reading IMPACT HUB, FOREST FOUNDATION INSPIRE ECO-INNOVATION IN ENTREPRENEURS FROM AURORA, QUIRINO, PALAWAN
Digital Clutter Leaves Your Business Exposed – And Employee Fridges Could Explain Why
Businesses across the world are struggling to secure their data due to employees not recognizing their responsibility for digital clutter; the proliferation of digital documents and files without thought for managing the security consequences. The global report “Sorting out digital clutter in business” from Kaspersky Lab found a number of correlations between the creation of… Continue reading Digital Clutter Leaves Your Business Exposed – And Employee Fridges Could Explain Why
Globe myBusiness sets up special MSME corner in Globe Stores to bring business solutions closer to entrepreneurs
To help businesses in their digitalization journey, Globe myBusiness takes its partnership with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to the next level by establishing the Globe myBusiness Corner, a dedicated area in select Globe Stores which features an interactive entrepreneur’s corner and special one-on-one consultation sessions every Tuesday. “Part of accessibility is the visibility… Continue reading Globe myBusiness sets up special MSME corner in Globe Stores to bring business solutions closer to entrepreneurs
31.8M internet threats detected and blocked in PH in 2018 — Kaspersky Lab report
Recent data from Kaspersky Lab show that close to 32 million internet-borne threats were detected and blocked by Kaspersky Lab among its users in the Philippines in 2018 setting out a growth of over 200 percent from 2017. Internet threats and malicious hosting incidents remain the top two attacks that the cybersecurity company has detected… Continue reading 31.8M internet threats detected and blocked in PH in 2018 — Kaspersky Lab report
Could someone be spying on you through your phone? Kaspersky Lab enables special mobile alert to protect people from stalkers
Kaspersky Lab has upgraded its Kaspersky Internet Security for Android with Privacy Alert – a new feature that warns the users if their private information is being monitored via commercially available spyware. While this kind of software is deemed to be legal, the program’s presence is often both unwanted and unknown by the user affected.… Continue reading Could someone be spying on you through your phone? Kaspersky Lab enables special mobile alert to protect people from stalkers