The Philippines ranked fourth amongst nations with the best incidents of cyberattacks, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) stated Wednesday.
According to Maki Pulido’s report on “24 Oras”, the DICT stated that about 3,000 cyberattacks had been monitored within the nation from 2020 to 2022 alone. Almost half of them are focused towards the methods and networks of the federal government.
Five authorities companies likewise suffered from assaults from hackers since January this yr.
“Maybe they find it easier to practice here. Ang number 1 problem is attribution, eh. Kasi kapag umatake sila, hindi namin nahuhuli. Kapag mahuli na namin sila, ‘ah baka wag na tayo sa Pilipinas mag-practice. Mahuhuli tayo doon eh’,” stated DICT Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Dy.
(Maybe they discover it simpler to follow right here. Our #1 drawback is attribution. We don’t catch them after they assault. But perhaps if we begin catching them then they may assume twice.)
Dy additional stated there’s a lack of cybersecurity specialists within the nation, with solely 300 training consultants from the wanted 200,000. Only 5 of them are employed within the authorities.
“There is an asymmetry when it comes to salary. That’s one. Mas maraming…alam naman natin mas mataas ang pasweldo sa private sector,” he added.
(There is an asymmetry in terms of wage. That’s one. We know wage provides within the personal sector are often greater.)
To additional inform the youth about hacking and methods to forestall it, the DICT launched the “Hack for Gov” competitors for college students from 20 colleges in Metro Manila. Winners will transfer ahead to the regional stage and people who will win will compete within the worldwide enviornment.
Meanwhile, the DICT stated they’ve but to debate the extension of the April 26 deadline for sim card registration. — Sundy Locus/BAP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
