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Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines

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Phishing and smishing scams in the Philippines surged in 2025, with phishing sites jumping 423% as fraud shifts to mobile and social media.
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AI & endpoints reshape global information governance

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device security
AI tools and shadow IT push information governance to the endpoint, forcing organisations to align policy with device-level reality.
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Legal Brokers launches iDWallet app for UK ID checks

Last week
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device security
Legal Brokers launches iDWallet app in the UK, promising faster biometric ID checks as sectors face tougher anti-money laundering demands.
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McAfee warns Australians of AI-fuelled Valentine scams

Last week
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device security
McAfee warns Australians AI-powered romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine’s Day, with one in seven victims losing an average AUD $780.
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Hands-on review: Avast Deepfake Guard and Scam Guardian

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Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and expands Scam Guardian on mobile, promising real-time protection from AI-powered scams.
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Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks

Last week
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device security
Cloaking dominates PropellerAds’ 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.
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DigiCert appoints Christian Stanford to lead EMEA partners

Last week
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device security
DigiCert hires Christian Stanford as EMEA Partner Chief, sharpening channel strategy amid rising digital trust and compliance demands.
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CelcomDigi honours artisans in Lunar New Year push

Last week
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device security
CelcomDigi’s Lunar New Year push spotlights Malaysian artisans, youth ang pow designers and festive mobile offers in one campaign.
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Camunda names Chris White Chief Revenue Officer amid AI push

Last week
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device security
Camunda appoints Chris White as Chief Revenue Officer to drive sales and partner growth as demand for agentic AI orchestration accelerates.
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Google boosts AI research, skills & safety in Singapore

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Google will expand AI R&D, cloud engineering, health projects and skills training in Singapore, deepening a USD $5 billion tech presence.
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Australians turn to AI for love as dating scams surge

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device security
Australians are turning to AI for romance and emotional support as dating app scams soar, with social engineering behind most threats.
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A look ahead: workplace and tech converge in 2026

Last week
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device security
Australian workplaces brace for 2026 as AI, hybrid models and security demands converge to reshape how, where and why people work.
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Indosat’s AI spam shield blocks scams worth USD $500m

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device security
Indosat’s AI spam shield blocked 2bn risky contacts in six months, averting scam losses of about USD $500m for Indonesian users.
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Guardsquare buys Verimatrix XTD to boost mobile security

This month
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device security
Guardsquare snaps up Verimatrix’s XTD tech, adding real-time mobile threat detection and response to its end-to-end app security platform.
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EnSilica joins CHERI Alliance to boost chip security

This month
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device security
EnSilica has joined the CHERI Alliance, aiming to embed hardware memory safety in custom chips for industrial, automotive and IoT systems.
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CelcomDigi & Firebase launch telco-based verification

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device security
CelcomDigi, Firebase and Telenor Linx launch network-based phone verification in Malaysia to replace vulnerable SMS one-time passwords.
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Avast launches Deepfake Guard & expands Scam Guardian

This month
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device security
Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and takes Scam Guardian global on mobile in a push to combat rising video-led fraud.
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UK daters embrace AI romance as scams & loneliness rise

Last month
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device security
Lonely UK daters increasingly turn to AI companions even as romance scams surge, with rising losses and growing trust in chatbots over humans.
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Hugging Face used to spread Android trojan TrustBastion

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device security
Cybercriminals abused Hugging Face to host rapidly mutating TrustBastion Android malware stealing credentials across Asia-Pacific.
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Google disrupts IPIDEA’s global hijacked device network

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device security
Google has dismantled IPIDEA’s vast residential proxy network, which hijacked millions of consumer devices for global cyber operations.