Over 700 attendees from various organizations and universities across the metro participated in the event held recently at Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City.
This comes in the face of the Philippines being second in the world when it comes to the number of recorded cyberattacks, losing up to P100 million in each instance, according to data provided by the Philippine National Police.
Bohol representative Alexie B. Tutor, a member of the House Committee on Information & Communications Technology, has pointed out the lack of certified experts and underinvestment in cybersecurity as among the factors that contributed to complacency and the false sense of security in cybercrimes.
Cyberint noted that hackers (mostly “infostealers”) have turned to “vishing” and “smishing” to lure Filipinos to divulge personal information, and worst, to take control of personal accounts, found in e-wallets, etc.
According to a 2022 study, there are 20% (or an estimated two million) Filipino children aged 12-17 who were subjected to online sexual abuse and exploitation.
Accenture’s State of Cyber Resilience 2023 report revealed key traits of “cyber transformers,” who make cybersecurity the cornerstone of their business transformation efforts.
More than one in ten top managers here admit they have never heard of cybersecurity terms like DecSecOps (10%), SOC (10%), Pentesting (10%), and ZeroTrust (6%).
Google Philippines reinforced its commitment to growing the awareness of Filipinos on digital responsibility by organizing a ‘Safer Internet Day’ outreach campaign in its headquarters and shedding light on the emerging trends on cyberthreats and online safety.
Noting the country's slow Internet connectivity, Marcos said during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that the government needs to do better in terms of connecting millions of Filipinos and revving up initiatives to advance the digital economy.
