Cyber safety consultants play a major position in instances of hacking incidents, particularly in authorities companies.
However, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) stated many consultants select to work overseas or in non-public corporations as a result of a better wage.
Despite this, the federal government couldn’t meet the wage of personal cybersecurity consultants within the nation, in keeping with Jun Veneracion’s report on “24 Oras.”
“Meron tayong flight ng mga talents especially to Singapore. Karamihan sa mga kabataan ang kina-count nila ay take-home money, hindi yung retirement benefits,” stated DICT Undersecretary Jefferson Dy.
(We have a flight of abilities particularly to Singapore. For many younger folks, it is the take-home cash that counts, not retirement advantages.)
Meanwhile, there are nonetheless pc science college students like Carl John and Carl Kevin Calvan, who participated in “Hack for Gov,” which goals to hone college students in cyber safety.
“We want to make big contributions here in the Philippines,” stated Carl John.
They need to change into white hackers or moral hackers to struggle hackers with unhealthy intentions. So far, there have been three thousand hacking incidents this yr.
On Sunday, the web site of the House of Representatives was defaced by hackers. They instantly coordinated with the DICT and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
“Just from the wordings alone, Tagalog, so we highly suspect these are local threat actors,” stated DICT spokesperson Assistant Secretary Renato Paraiso.
However, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco stated the injury is simply minimal.
“Dine-face lang e, binaboy lang ‘yung web site. I met our govt committee, and the advice was to strengthen {our capability}, cyber safety,” he said.
Still, House Committee on Appropriations chairperson and Ako Bicol party-list Representative Elizaldy Co said they will look for more sources of funds for DICT.
“Additional assets can come from the Unprogrammed Funds of the 2023 nationwide price range or financial savings of weak companies for safety and ransomware countermeasures,” she stated. — Sherylin Untalan/BAP/KG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
