Good Digital Hygiene Tips to Start Your 2023
Digital hygiene, when practiced diligently and consistently, can protect your privacy and personal information
What To Do To Protect Online Privacy
We are being watched online- websites are logging our clicks, keystrokes and pretty much everything about our online behavior.
What To Do When You Fall Victim To Unfair Debt Collection Practices
When borrowing money is made easy and people are desperate, people turn to online lending apps to make ends meet.
5 Common DNA Markers of Online Scammers
These are 5 common characteristics of online scammers to increase your cyber wellness quotient and be safe in your digital space.
Safeguards from Phishing and Online Scams
Online scams increased because COVID-19 lockdowns forced people to go digital. But cyber wellness arms them to fend off attacks
What happens when work is forced online because of COVID 19?
Because of COVID-19, companies were forced in the Philippines to work online. While this is a step forward, only a few are structurally ready.
Philippines under cyber espionage attack from Chinese players?
Kaspersky identified approximately 1,400 advanced persistent threats in the Philippines, some of which were government entities.
Generational response to future technologies
Gen Z and Gen X in Southeast Asia (SEA) are less afraid about future technologies such as biometrics, smart appliances, robotic devices, and deepfakes while Millennials and Boomers have their guards up.
Blended Learning: How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
Blended learning is the fusion of traditional and non-traditional methods of learning. Maximizing the use of technology, telecommunications and the internet
#FaceAppChallenge A Privacy Risk?
FaceApp does not contain any malicious elements. But facial recognition is a tech used for authentication says a security expert.
PH is 1st in ASEAN with Highest Number of Detected Online Threats, 4th in the World
From its 11th ranking last 2018, the Philippines climbed to 4th place in the world and 1st in ASEAN with the highest web threat detections on 2019.
PH Received The Most Phishing Attacks – Kaspersky
Kaspersky’s reported that the Philippines have received the most phishing attacks compare with the other ASEAN countries.
From Animals to Human, Coronavirus Jumps to Computers!
Coronavirus malware! Kaspersky detection technologies have found malicious files disguised as documents related to the newly discovered 2019-nCov ARD.
Dark Social: A New Twist in Online Bullying
A decade after I flagged online bullying, some laws where passed to address the problem. But the challenge remain as online abuse is still prevalent
When Cyberbullying Is Not
It is not cyberbullying when the expression is a protected speech. Expressions that fall outside free speech are those that infringe on another persons basic and human rights.
What is Online Libel, Is It Cyberbullying?
Cyber libel is one of the crimes under the new cybercrime law in the Philippines. This can be used by victims of online bullying
Why you should be Wary of Apps?
Before giving apps the permission to access information in your smartphone, be mindful of likely consequences when your personal data is collected and used.
Hate Speech is Free Speech, Trolls and Bashing
“.. bashing is not a violation of constitutional right to free speech. in fact it is a celebration of it” – Antonio Contreras
So Young… So Vicious?
A divisive election campaign… A tight VP race… Passionate supporters… Vicious words.
Cyber Wellness in the Philippines
Cyber wellness is a mindset of proactive, critical, and safety-first online behavior. Digital hygiene on the other hand is about the best practices to keep our digital assets clean.
Violence Against Children in the Philippines- UNICEF
More boys are on the receiving end of sexual violence against children in PH, surprised?
Blogging, Free Speech and Online Libel
Depending on your personal bias, (online) libel can be viewed as either curtailing your right to free speech and expression; or protecting you from abusive expression or speech by others
