Manila, Sept. 20 -- Cyber security experts are sounding the alarm bells over the probability of a surge in computer-enabled crimes amid radical lifestyle changes ushered-in by the so-called new normal.
The warning was issued on the heels of the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) heist which was referred to as a "foreshadowing of things to come" as business enterprises and the general public became increasingly dependent on the internet.
Palo Alto Networks country manager Oscar Visaya said the shift to the work-from-home arrangement, coupled with an explosion in online businesses since the pandemic restricted travel, was a boon for cyber criminals.
He said many firms jumped into the new normal bandwagon unprepared to fend off sophisticat...