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NBI exasperated over delay of cybercrime bill, hits CICT
An IT officer of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has lambasted the continued delay in the passage of the country’s cybercrime law, pointing out in particular the failure of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) to submit an industry-drafted amendment to strengthen a bill currently pending in Congress.

Sophos solution with face recognition technology to help combat hacking
Sophos, a UK-based computer anti-virus and security company, has unveiled its latest security solutions featuring face recognition applications to combat network intrusions and hacking.

IT groups step up campaign for bills on data privacy
Various associations from the local IT industry are accelerating their efforts to urge Congress to pass legislations on data privacy, a critical requirement that the US is imposing on outsourcing countries such as the Philippines.

IronPort Systems bolsters web reputation filters with Botsite Defense, URL Outbreak Detection
Latest important security enhancements use industry’s leading reputation data to improve capture rate of web-based malware.

Symantec report ranks Manila 6th highest bot-infected computers in Asia-Pac
The latest Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR Volume XIII) released by Symantec Corp. Wednesday reveals that Manila is the city in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region with 6th highest bot-infected computers.

PC maker Dell addresses RP consumer segment, rolls out new products thru retail partners
Dell Inc. has started its foray into giving consumers in the Philippines the best choices in personal computing.



source: mbonline.com