00:00Following the imminent hacking of the Executive Branch,
00:03the Department of Information and Communications Technology, or DICT,
00:09will continue to update and purchase new systems
00:10to further strengthen the protection against cyber attacks by the government.
00:15Here is the report.
00:18There is no evidence of hacking or taking important and sensitive information from the government's data.
00:25This is confirmed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology
00:29in the hacking attempts that are highly suspicious.
00:32But the question is, how many people are trying to infiltrate the country's cyber security?
00:37To give context, in one day,
00:40it ranges from a few hundred thousand to a million attempts per day
00:44that our country is accepting.
00:46When it comes to hacking and infiltrating our systems,
00:50not only in the government, but also in the private sector.
00:54According to DICT Spokesperson Assistant Secretary Renato Paraiso,
00:57only a few of the reasons or motives of the alleged hacking are money,
01:02an increase in hacking skill level, and espionage.
01:04We have to remember here in Southeast Asia alone,
01:07it's a trillion dollar industry,
01:09the scamming and hacking.
01:12The agency also confirmed that since last year,
01:15China has been involved in the countries of the many threat actors
01:20who are committing hacking attempts.
01:21That's why the agency is continuously updating
01:24and procuring new systems
01:26to further strengthen the layer of protection against cyber attacks.
01:31This collaboration is also being carried out with other government agencies.
01:34We are encouraging other government agencies to visit DICT
01:38when it comes to your procurement,
01:41especially your cyber security systems.
01:45The DICT will have a chance
01:50if what you are procuring is correct.
01:51It addresses the particular challenges you're trying to address
01:54in procuring those systems.
01:56For us to be sure, it's up to global standards
01:58on what existing threats we can address.
02:01Information dissemination is also being promoted
02:04like the information campaign of DICT
02:06to increase the public's awareness
02:09on the importance of cyber security in the country.
02:12From PTV Manila, Josh Garcia for Balitang Pambansa.
