Author: PhilSTAR Tech Team

The editorial team of PhilSTAR Tech.

“Magandang araw! I am Anna Mae Lamentillo, a proud daughter of the Philippines, a country celebrated for its vibrant cultural tapestry and the incredible diversity of its people,” announces Anna Mae with enthusiasm. As the Chief Future Officer of Build Initiative Foundation, she stood before an international audience at the IMPACT-WorldBank24X at George Washington University. Being part of the Karay-a community, one among the many ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines, Anna Mae is intimately aware of the linguistic treasures that define her homeland, as well as the hurdles faced by indigenous language speakers in embracing digital innovations. In a bold…

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2023 witnessed nearly 43 million local threats targeting organisations in Southeast Asia. This is according to the latest data from global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky. Business solutions from Kaspersky blocked a total of 42,700,000 local infections during the period of January to December last year. Statistics on local infections of user computers are an important indicator of the overall cyberthreat landscape. They include objects that penetrated the target computer through infecting files or removable media, or initially made their way onto the computer in non-open form (for example, programs in complex installers, encrypted files, etc.). These statistics are produced by Kaspersky…

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