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29 August 2020

The OPM Archive Foundation is now ON the search for music artifacts

08/27/2020 10:53:41 PM



The OPM Archive Foundation is set to collect music memorabilia and champion digital archiving in a time that needs preservation of cultural artifacts.

Newsletter: Choose Your Own Adventure with jaye's Interactive Music Video

08/27/2020 05:14:03 PM

Author's note: The latest music video of music artist jaye seems an interactive one. Anyone who's a fan must see the free-form visual as this former DJ lets you choose your adventure. Seems the term ADHD just had another definition – and it's a good one.

Read them on in this press release below.

28 August 2020

Kasperksy cites 3 helpful tips for students of the 'new normal'

08/27/20 04:37:52 PM



Are you studying during these times where digital has been the way to go for most activities?

Newsletter: 1.6M more phishing almost infected SEA SMBs in H1 2020 -Kaspersky

08/28/2020 12:00:13 AM

Author's Note: Phishing is one of the known cases of cyber attacks that are persistent even during this time of pandemic and lockdown, proving that criminals never sleep.


The said case is on the rise with  1.6 million attempts to transfer users to phishing pages via links within emails blocked from January to June, showing small and medium businesses need cybersecurity improvements in the context of continued remote working.



Imagine that: on just the first semester of the new decade, SMBs are gravely affected at the time where countries are in recession and shops – small or even the big ones – are closing due to economical reasons.


More of that in this press release below. Read on.

25 August 2020

Is it legal?: Attackers use legitimate tools in 30 percent of successful cyber-incidents in 2019

08/23/2020 02:54:49 AM




Kasperksy said nearly one-third of cyberattacks involve the misuse of legitimate tools. 

Alaala ng Route 196

08/24/2020 02:17:03 AM


Ang hirap magising sa isang Linggo ng gabi kung saan puno ng emosyon at pamamaalam ang mga nangyayari. Pustahan: baka marami pa sa atin ang naiyak noong nalaman ang balitang yan. Parang noong nakaraang dekada, noong nagbabay sa ere ang NU 107 dahil sa dami ng tao sa labas ng studio nila sa Ortigas at ilan sa atin na nakatutok nun sa mga radyo.

Halos saglit lang pagkamulat ng mata at pagtingin sa news feed sa Facebook, ay ang balita ng pagsasara ng isang bar ang bumungad kagad.

24 August 2020

Joji collaborates with Diplo for "Daylight"

08/23/2020 03:16:52 AM



Joji has teamed up with Diplo recently, and this resulted in a new collaboration – a new single called “Daylight.”

DDoS attacks nearly-tripled for Q2 of 2019

08/23/2020 01:18:23 AM





There's no such thing as summer vacation for cybercriminals as Kaspersky has found out that DDoS Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the second quarter of 2020 increased for almost thrice in comparison to the same period in 2019. 

23 August 2020

Newsletter: Pinoy app addressing pandemic impact won the Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge

08/23/2020 01:44:48 AM



Author's Note: As cliche as it sounds, Pinoy Pride has made it again, but in the mobile and pandemic-ish way – and I mean it in good context, huh? 

Look. There's a group of our data analysts from CirroLytix who made it big to the COVID-19 themed Space App Challenge organized by the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA). This makes up for being one of two Filipino groups who made it as global finalists.

Know more of them by reading the press release below.

McDonald's offers 'free delivery fee' this August!

08/23/2020 01:32:43 AM



This month, McDonald's is offering its free delivery fee for orders amounting to at least PhP200 and above, as it doubles down its mission to bring feel-good moments to more Filipinos, McDonald’s continues to find ways to make our favorites more accessible than ever. 

BTS premieres the explosively new single and music video, Dynamite

08/22/2020 11:42:05 PM


BTS put on an explosive weekend once again.