The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, Oct. 9 issued a warning to the public advising them not to open or click on any files that contain data stolen from the ransomware attack on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Photo from Unplash...
Senators have called on government agencies to provide stronger cybersecurity measures to prevent attacks such as what happened to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Sen. Grace Poe said that any cyber attack is unacceptable, especially against government data systems. "As...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday, Oct. 2, assured that it remains committed to addressing concerns and other issues brought about by a recent ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. Photo by Zekinah Elize Espina “We are diligently working to restore...
Sen. Mark Villar called on the Senate to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation following a recent cyberattack against the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and all the other attacks against government websites. Villar filed Resolution No. 811 before the Senate directing...
The State of Ransomware in Education 2022 Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has recently published a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in Education 2022. The findings reveal that education institutions – both higher and lower education – are...
Most businessmen, nine-in-ten, think they can get back their hostaged data if they pay when attacked by ransomware. They will even cough up cash faster if they had been victimized before, according to a study. Specifically, business leaders in 88 percent of organizations previously attacked by...
Claroty , today released research into the ‘Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2021: Resilience Amid Disruption’ , which revealed the colossal impact of ransomware on organizations during 2021, with 80% of organizations in APAC affected by ransomware attacks and just over half (51%)...
While ransomware attacks against small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Philippines dropped over 15 percent in 2020, the threat has become more targeted and malicious, according to the latest Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) report. Globally, the Philippines ranked number 50 in terms of...
