The Philippines: Cyber Threats

Abstract

This research highlights the roles and functions of three government agencies responsible for cybersecurity policy and program coordination in the Philippines: the Computer Emergency Response Team Philippines Division under the Department of Information and Communications Technology, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, and the National Privacy Commission. These agencies' roles,functions, and mandates are described, including their responsibilities in incident response, data breach reporting, and enforcement of data privacy regulations. The research further analyzes five major recent data breaches: the Commission on Elections (2016), Jollibee Foods Corporation (2017), Wendy's (2018), Cebuana Lhuillier (2019), and the Luminous Moth Advanced Persistent Threat (2021) and evaluates the effectiveness of the government's response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1213133

Entities

People

  • Lori Campbell

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Persistent Threat
  • Commerce
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Security Techniques
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Data Leakages
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Social Media

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber