Wilson Chua
Leveraging data science to decode public reactions on social media
March 21, 2025 12:40 am
Let me share Qsearch report that tracked the social media sentiments around ex-President Duterte’s arrest. This QSearch report was gathered from publicly available social data from Meta platforms using official APIs, not by scraping web pages.
‘Too Much Security' brought down Philippine EDU sites?
January 25, 2025 6:39 am
On January 24, 2025, netizens report several websites ending in .edu.ph going ‘dark’ (inaccessible). This sudden and widespread outage raised concerns among users. Some thought an army of hackers had successfully breached all of these .edu.ph sites. However, paradoxically, it appears that an effort to enhance security may have inadvertently caused the problem.
ML to detect spoofed IP Addresses: A study in progress
January 18, 2025 10:31 pm
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks have doubled in 5 years (2018 to 2023). It also evolved over time. We see hackers using Spoofed IP addresses while launching attacks from compromised servers. Hackers adopted this tactic of using spoofed IP addresses to “cover their tracks”. Changing the IP addresses makes it appear as though the attacks come from somewhere else. This makes it more difficult to trace and block the attacks.
Solving the last mile challenge: Unconnected.org brings Internet to the unserved
November 13, 2024 6:31 pm
In remote rural Philippine villages, internet access is often non-existent, leaving students disconnected from digital resources. Unconnected.org, a non-profit in partnership with Microsoft Airband, brings a solution by providing low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity. This innovative approach allows schools, like Cabulisan Elementary, to access free internet, bridging educational gaps and transforming remote communities through sustainable, high-quality connections.
Pinoy team shines in SPIRITCYBER-24 Hackathon, showcasing Pinoy cybersecurity talent
October 18, 2024 6:40 pm
In a stellar display of Filipino cybersecurity expertise, Team Peenoise from the Philippines secured 3rd place in the highly competitive SPIRITCYBER-24 IoT/OT Hackathon held during the Singapore International Cyber Week 2024 (Govware). The event, which focused on identifying vulnerabilities in smart city deployments, drew 36 teams from multiple countries, with only 7 advancing to the finals after rigorous remote qualifying rounds.