The Philippines, like many small countries, is often left to defend its own digital ecosystems. The Philippines has experienced major cyberattacks targeting government agencies, public schools, and even the private sector. The country’s reactive and technology-centric approach to cybersecurity is often a product of fragmented policies, inadequate resources, and traditional
October 8, 2025
By Takanori Nishiyama Recently, the Global Anti-Scam Summit (GASS) Asia 2025 organized by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) concluded successfully in Singapore, with government agencies, law enforcement, regulators, and global technology leaders, including Amazon, Gogolook, Google, and Meta, convening to discuss anti-scam strategies and tactics through conference sessions and workshops. Online scams and phishing attacks are escalating
October 7, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of modern society, revolutionizing industries, enhancing daily life, and driving economic growth. From virtual assistants to advanced data analytics, AI applications are diverse and continue to expand rapidly. However, this rapid growth comes with significant environmental implications, particularly concerning energy consumption and carbon emissions.
September 19, 2025
When it comes to telecommunications, the Asia Pacific has some of the most advanced technological implementations in the world, with China, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea having some of the most comprehensive 5G coverage. With such pervasive mobile broadband coverage comes convenience—as well as the need for heightened cybersecurity—both from the telcos’
July 14, 2025
(The author is a Technology Analyst at IDTechEx) Major data center players converged in London, UK, in the middle of March for the 2025 iteration of Data Centre World. Co-located with events such as Cloud & AI Infrastructure, DevOps Live, Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, and Big Data & AI World, the
April 2, 2025
By Matthew Hardman Asia is leading the world in AI adoption, but many businesses are beginning to realise that its effectiveness depends on how well data is structured, secured, and made accessible. According to Hitachi Vantara’s latest State of Data Infrastructure Survey, 42% of enterprises in Asia now consider AI critical to their operations, outpacing
March 25, 2025
In dusty factories, cramped internet cafes and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at computers tediously labeling data. These workers are the lifeblood of the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Without them, products such as ChatGPT simply would not exist. That’s because the data they label helps AI
October 15, 2024
2024 ushers in a new era of data protection, fuelled by generative AI’s rapid ubiquity, and intertwining ever more closely with our daily functions. This powerful technology, while transforming workflows and boosting productivity, presents fresh challenges that demand agile adaptation from businesses, regulators, and individuals alike. Here are the five key trends
January 18, 2024
Innovations in the last decade such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) have revolutionised industries, creating new avenues for productivity, growth and insight-generation. While such technological endeavour has paved the way for transformative breakthroughs, it has also expanded the challenges of safeguarding data privacy. It is now more
August 31, 2023
Businesses in the Philippines are embracing digital transformation in tandem with developing infosecurity systems and data protection guardrails. As such, personal data may be left vulnerable to hackers, whether stored or in transit. Hackers are adapting their techniques at an alarming rate – an evolution that has been largely accelerated by the
August 28, 2023
November 2022 will go down as a pivotal month in the history of contemporary technology. Twitter, the small but influential social-media network, is imploding under the leadership of Elon Musk as other leading tech companies start mass layoffs. The FTX crypto exchange, once considered a stable titan in the cryptocurrency market, has
November 21, 2022
The world’s richest man has bought one of the world’s most popular social media platforms. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is currently worth about $210 billion, and in November 2021 he was worth nearly $300 billion—an unheard-of figure for any individual in human history. Not only does his wealth bode ill for
November 8, 2022