Ivan John E Uy, Philippine Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, spoke to CNA’s Craig Dale about the country’s cyber challenges and how it plans to address this bilaterally.
Ivan John E Uy, Philippine Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, speaking to CNA on Jun 26, 2024 on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held in Dalian, China.DALIAN, China: As the Philippines beefs up its defences to stem a spike in cyberattacks and malicious online activities, it will hold its first “cyber-digital policy dialogue” with its traditional ally, the United States, next month.
Mr Uy was speaking on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held in Dalian, China, where he addressed CNA’s questions about his country’s cyber challenges and how it plans to address this bilaterally. Jobs, profits, kidnappings: Bright-eyed jobseekers bet fortunes on lucrative offshore casino work in the Philippines
“We are going to look at what are the challenges we face and how we can address it bilaterally – whether we're talking about providing better protection or building infrastructure, to building safer cyberspace for our citizens, as well as upgrading the skill sets or digital workforce,” he told CNA. While he did not confirm the threat, he noted that the authorities have “busted a lot of scamming syndicates” that are operating as POGOs.
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