The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has confirmed that undersecretary for cybersecurity Julius Gorospe has resigned, but denied reports linking his departure to alleged internal disputes and irregularities involving Asean cybersecurity initiatives.
The new DICT Trusted Assessment Provider (D-TAP) program is a framework aimed at strengthening the security of government digital systems before they are rolled out to the public.
The Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command is conducting a Military Cyber Security Operations Course for Philippine defense personnel from Jan. 19 to 23, 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cyber resilience and deepen defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
During the second Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting at the Batasang Pambansa, one of the key proposals discussed is the elevation of DICT’s Cybersecurity Bureau into a National Cybersecurity Agency, which would serve as the central body for threat monitoring, incident response, and coordination across government and critical sectors.
Broadcast firm ABS-CBN has adopted the identity threat protection platform of US-based cybersecurity firm SpyCloud to strengthen its defenses against data breaches and account takeover attacks.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has raised the alarm over the growing sophistication of financially motivated cyberattacks in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, warning that rapid digitalization continues to attract eCrime groups targeting high-value industries.
Extortion and ransomware accounted for more than half of all cyberattacks worldwide in the past year, according to Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report, which highlights a dramatic rise in financially motivated cybercrime and the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by both attackers and defenders.
The partnership establishes an academe-industry collaboration covering AI and machine learning, cloud computing, cybersecurity, smart manufacturing, and digital business transformation.
