Kaspersky Predicts Key Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Children in 2024
With most children able to access or own a smartphone or tablet, the age at which they begin their acquaintance with the digital world and technology keeps decreasing. Therefore, it’s crucial for parents to stay informed about the latest cybersecurity threats targeting kids to better protect them from potential harm. In this post, Kaspersky experts explore […].....»»
Marcos issues EO adopting 5-year national cybersecurity plan
To strengthen the security and resilience of the country’s cyberspace, President Marcos has issued an order adopting the five-year National Cybersecurity Plan of the Department of Information and Communications Technology......»»
AI in education: Strengthening cybersecurity in K-12 schools, colleges
AI in education: Strengthening cybersecurity in K-12 schools, colleges.....»»
Philippines cybersecurity capability upgraded
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is upgrading its cybersecurity defense and investigative capabilities......»»
Study reveals shortage of cybersecurity professionals
Study reveals shortage of cybersecurity professionals.....»»
Strengthening cybersecurity: Unleashing the potential of collective effort, shared values
Earlier this week, the Stratbase Institute held the first major cybersecurity event of the year in partnership with the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines......»»
EY GDS Announces Plans to Hire Talent for Expanding Cybersecurity Operations in Cebu
EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS) has announced that it will be hiring more talent for expnding its cybersecurity operations in Cebu. This announcement follows the successful launch of its advanced, multi-million facility in Manila in September 2019. EY GDS talent expansion plans are in response to the growing need for augmenting its pool of […].....»»
EDITORIAL - Safer internetfor children
Apart from national security and the need to protect government information networks, there is another reason to boost capabilities for fighting cyber threats: protecting children from sexual predators......»»
Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November’s presidential election it will mean the likely end of American democracy. The Republican presidential candidate, speaking to supporters in Ohio, made the claim after repeating his baseless assertion that his 2020 election defeat to Democratic President Joe Biden was the result.....»»
‘Precarious’ year ahead for world economy, Davos survey predicts
Some 56% of those surveyed expect overall global economic conditions to weaken in 2024, with a high degree of regional divergence.....»»
PH businesses warned against rising ransomware, phishing threats
MANILA —Cybersecurity company Fortinet has cautioned Philippine businesses about a potential rise in ransomware and phishing incidents this year. They emphasize that hackers are persistently launching digital attacks to disrupt operations for financial motives. According to a survey by Fortinet and conducted by International Data Corp. (IDC), ransomware and phishing attacks are the primary cyber.....»»
Google touts Gemini 1.5 AI to vet troves of content in seconds; CEO predicts profit
Google's Gemini 1.5, which follows version 1.0 announced just last December 2023, can reportedly extract information from a 44-minute video in about 59 seconds.....»»
Cloudy skies, isolated rain showers expected in many parts of PH today – Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines – Sunday’s weather forecast nationwide predicts cloudy skies, isolated rain showers, and possible thunderstorms. The conditions are influenced by the shear line, northwest monsoon, or “amihan,” particularly impacting the central and eastern parts of the Visayas and Mindanao. “Rain is expected in many parts pf the country due to the shear line or.....»»
DGCA s new guidelines mandate seats for children below 12 years near parents
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has implemented amendments to improve child seating arrangements in airlines. Now DGCA mandates the airlines to provide seats to children under age 12 near to at least one of the parent or guardian. The circular by DGCA now mandates airlines to allocate seats for children up to the age of 12 years with at least one of their parents/guardia.....»»
2 children dead in Philippine fire
MANILA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Philippine police reported Friday that two children died in a fire after they were trapped inside their hut in Cavite province, south of Manila. Police said the fire gutted the siblings, the four-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother, around 3 p.m. local time Thursday. The children's 22-year-old mother told investigators that she left the siblings in the house to gather.....»»
Ulat Bulilit unravels trauma, HRVs among children
“Children failed to fully realize their rights because they also bear the brunt of economic problems faced by their parents — low wages, contractualization, joblessness." The post Ulat Bulilit unravels trauma, HRVs among children appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Gaza: Starving children should be ‘an alarm like no other’, says UN
The United Nations on Tuesday called on the international community to “flood” Gaza with aid amid reports that children are dying of starvation in the war-torn territory. “With children starting … to die from starvation, that should be an alarm like no other,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency, told reporters in Geneva......»»
Online predators may be using these emojis to befriend your children
Children's rights NGO Bahay Tuluyan says hundreds of thousands of online predators use emojis to groom children online.....»»
With over 460 million children living in conflict, child protection systems must be strengthened, says UNODC Executive Director
In a world where "460 million children were living in contexts of conflict in 2022", child protection systems must be strengthened, said Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), at a high-level conference at the European Parliament. At the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict conference in Brussels, organize.....»»
Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats.....»»
CHR: Red-tagging among threats to press freedom
In his keynote speech at the opening of the historic 1st Philippine Media Safety Summit, CHR Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc said critical journalists are being subjected to red-tagging and surveillance, or are faced with the charges of libel or cyber libel. The post CHR: Red-tagging among threats to press freedom appeared first on Bulatlat......»»