The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

In today’s complex, data-driven enterprises, the productivity and profitability of businesses now depend on quality and secure communication, collaboration, and data analytics.

Symantec Corp., a global leader in cybersecurity, recently revealed new research showing how cybercriminal networks are taking advantage of lax internet of things (IoT) device security to spread malware and create zombie networks, or botnets, without the device owners knowing.

Before it announced its official launch in the Philippines, Singapore-based education company Zookal made available in the country a month ago its hugely successful app, also called Zookal, which has been downloaded more than 30,000 times since then.

By Jennifer Saber Starting a business has never been for the faint of heart, but the internet age has brought new dimensions to that already complex process. Simply put, you cannot do business of any kind without cybersecurity.

By Alvin I. Dacanay Ever since he attained stardom in the 1990s with such hit films as Bad Boy, Anak ni Baby Ama, and Maging Sino Ka Man, Robin Padilla has made a name for himself as one of the Philippine movie industry’s most mercurial rebels, both onscreen and off.

Tabsing Kolektib, an independent theater guild founded by University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) alumni and students in 2012, is set to stage this week Kasaray Duma: Mga Supling ng Sigwa (Kasaray Duma: Children of the Storm), written by Eljay Castro Deldoc and directed by Prof. Jeremy dela Cruz, in celebration of October as National Indigenous Peoples Month.

Thanks to a rich selection of content made available to Filipinos since Netflix was introduced early this year, fans were able to discover shows to fall in love with and enjoy—from old favorites, such as Gossip Girl and Suits, to new and original programs Narcos and Orange is the New Black. But with so much to watch, how long does …

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is accompanying 10 Filipino films in the 21st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which opened on Oct. 6 and runs until Oct. 15, to support the directors behind those movies and celebrate their works as these are screened to an international audience.

By Luis Leoncio  The appears to be no more stopping the plan of the Duterte administration to freeze for two years the conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural uses to further push the government’s food-security and food self-sufficiency program. 

By Riza Lozada  The European Union (EU), the country’s largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI), has given an assurance of its commitment to strong trade ties with the Philippines, despite the recent outburst of President Duterte against the EU Parliament because of its resolution demanding that the Philippines respect international rights conventions in the conduct of its war against …