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Cybersecurity threats disguised as online learning platform soars during H2 2020

As many educational institutions implement the remote setup for students continued learning amid the pandemic, a cybersecurity threat has been soaring high that specifically targets learning individuals. The scheme involves online learning platforms masquerading as such but are otherwise malicious websites, which pose a threat towards unwitting users. As many as 270,171 users have been […]

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NOW Corporation penalized for claiming to be 4th telco player

The Philippine Stock Exchange has imposed penalties on NOW Corporation over its misleading claim without sufficient basis of being the fourth telco player in the Philippines.  According to a February 15 post on the PSE website, Now Corporation committed three violations.  Besides the misleading claim to the investing public, the company has also failed to […]

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PH is top 10 among APEC countries on median 5G download speed

At 182.50Mbps, the Philippines has reached 10th place among APEC countries, according to the Q3 2020 Ookla Speedtest Intelligence report. The report also shows that the country outranks first-world countries such as Singapore and the United States, which have 92.65Mbps and 64.11Mbps median 5G download speeds respectively. Not to be confused with average speed, median […]