NTT Security, the specialised security company for NTT Group, has published its 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) stating the number of attacks on the finance sector in APAC has dropped from 46 per cent to 26 per cent compared to the previous year, along with three new industries that made it to the top five attacked industries – technology, retail and government.

Despite a large decrease in the number of school dropouts in recent years reported by the Office of Basic Education Commission (OBEC), social workers insist the problem remains severe and has caused other headaches such as crime and prostitution among juveniles.