In 2015, American news network CBS Miami published an interview with Greg Hanis, a former black hat hacker, who explained how hackers operate and gave insights on how hackers think. This story has been rewritten based on the article...
The simplest definition of data privacy is that it is the branch of data security concerned about the proper handling of data. Whether or not you consent to give your data when it is requested of you, how this data is stored and protected, how you...
HOLLYWOOD and popular culture like to have us think that hacking is done by basement-dwelling computer experts, who attempt to access data from major institutions by using flashy software and lightning fast reflexes. However, the reality is...
From 2013 to 2015, over 1,200 cyber crimes were reported to the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG). Of these, 127 (or around 10%) were complaints about cyber identity theft. Cyber identity theft happens when a victim’s...
Believe it or not, but even if you’ve been a whiz at using the Internet for years now, you may still be making the same mistakes as everybody else. Every year, we see millions of people worldwide get hacked. A study from the...
