PLDT, Smart beef up arsenal against online child abuse with multibillion-peso cybersecurity center; blocks 3,020 domains linked to child porn

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 16:00
As the world celebrates Safer Internet Day on February 9, 2021, PLDT, the country’s largest integrated telco and its wireless subsidiary, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), are expanding efforts to fight online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC).   

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PLDT strengthens defenses vs child porn, blocks over 2,900 sites

Submitted by mcco on Wed, 09/16/2020 - 14:24
PLDT is ramping up its efforts to protect children from online predators. The telco said it has blocked more than 2,900 sites linked to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. PLDT added that it is constantly working with the government to beef up cyber defenses against these crimes.

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Growing tourism industry warned as hackers target visitor information

Submitted by epeder on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 14:46

The local travel industry has grown more competitive in securing bookings with the continuous rise in the number of tourist arrivals in the country. Last year, the Department of Tourism posted a record-breaking 7.1 million international tourist arrivals, surpassing the 6.6 million arrivals in 2017 by 7.68 percent despite the six-month closure of Boracay. An influx of this magnitude and the amount of personal information it comes with call for industry players to strengthen cybersecurity measures even more.

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