President Marcos to DICT: Boost defense vs cyber attacks

Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy told Dobol B TV that Marcos was frustrated over the data leaks in government agencies in the past weeks.“Yesterday, the President called us and he’s really very frustrated with what’s happening here. And he actually told us that we should really beef up our defenses,” Dy said.

In a statement, DOST VI regional director Rowen Gelonga said a security incident was reported to the department by the Philippine National Computer Emergency Response Team on Aug. 31, regarding the OneExpert website. Gelonga said the OneExpert portal serves as a public registry of Filipino experts, aimed at enhancing access to their services and expanding the reach of science and technology assistance to clients within the country.

“It was a separate system, it was not the whole system, it was managed by a regional DOST, Visayas Region 6. The website is run by a project, it is not really connected with our host system,” he noted. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said the increase in the number of agencies affected by the hacking should be a cause for concern.

The Forensic Group is among the government institutions that supposedly suffered a data breach, based on a social media post. “Investigations have confirmed that data in the Philippine Identification System, the Civil Registry System and more than 100 other censuses and surveys that the agency conducts are unaffected,” the PSA said.

To utilize the portal, users are required to enter their PhilHealth Identification Number and the portal will verify whether their personal information was part of the leaked data. A negative result from this search should not be misconstrued as an assurance of data security in other areas, it added.Limited slots only! Glam up your hair with free salon makeover at #PowerOverDamage pop-upsWhat I learned from Tatang: Employees and colleagues share stories about SM’s Henry Sy Sr.LIST: Catch up with your best bud this month with these super buy 1 get 1 deals

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