Renato “Aboy” Paraiso, an assistant secretary at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has been formally installed as the new head of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has announced that motorists can now check and pay for traffic violations, including those under the No-Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP), through the eGovPH app.
The SIM project, which is also aimed at showing local telcos that there is business to be made in the countryside, prioritizes educators and learners in remote communities.
Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, the undersecretary for ICT Industry Development at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), is leaving her position at the agency, Newsbytes.PH has learned.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) held a virtual press briefing on May 20, Tuesday, to refute allegations that it sat on the complaint filed by a foreign-based content creator who exposed a Cebu-based scam hub by posting a YouTube video, which became viral.
The ICT agency, however, has not yet released any statement on the reported issue with the installed software in the automated counting machines (ACMs), which was different from the software that had undergone independent review.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said in a statement on Monday, May 12, that Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — has dramatically accelerated its takedown of election-related disinformation, with some removals occurring within an hour.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC) have called on Meta — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — to act more swiftly against online disinformation, fake accounts, and coordinated inauthentic behavior, even beyond the May 12 national and local elections.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have joined forces to launch a first-of-its-kind 24/7 Threat Monitoring Center.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology, which has regulatory oversight over the delivery courier industry, said there are about 200 suspected illegal delivery operators in the country.
