cybersecurity

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.

The PLDT Group is also building a cybersecurity operations center at the Villamor Air Force Base in Pasay City.

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.

Armada Innovation Labs, a local firm that now primarily delivers penetration testings and bug bounty enablement services, has officially launched last December 2022 despite already being in the country for more than half a decade since 2016.

While the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is eyeing short-course training programs for cybersecurity experts and software engineers, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said developing talent for cybersecurity should start from basic education.

Blockchain company Binance has recently partnered with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), to share its insights and experiences in preventing cybercrime using blockchain forensics with the various law enforcement agencies.