Pa-improve ng cybersecurity rating ng Pilipinas

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00:00To improve the cyber security rating of the Philippines,

00:03we will talk with Assistant Secretary Renato Aboy Paraiso,

00:09the spokesperson of the Department of Information and Communications Technology or DICT.

00:15Asek Paraiso, good afternoon to you. Welcome back to Babang Pilipinas Ngayon.

00:19Thank you very much again for inviting us again, Usec Marge.

00:24Good seeing you again.

00:25I'm being invited, Usec.

00:26Because we are in a terno, that's why it became a video.

00:31Well, okay, Assistant Secretary Paraiso, first of all,

00:34well, congratulations, what is the cyber security rating of the Philippines now

00:39and how did our UN Global Cyber Security Index improve this year?

00:45Well, the last time our Global Cyber Security Index or GCI was recorded was way back in 2020.

00:55We ranked 61st with a score of 77.

01:00Now, we are ranked 53rd with a score of 93.49.

01:06It's very significant because we are just 1.49 points away from being a Tier 1

01:14in terms of global cyber security power.

01:19It means we improved in the four pillars of their GCI indexes.

01:25Namely, our cyber security loss, organizational technology, capacity building, and international cooperation.

01:35Okay, Usec Aboy, I just want to better understand.

01:38According to reports, since Tier 3, our Global Cyber Security Index is now in Tier 2.

01:45In layman's terms, what does this mean?

01:48It means, Usec Marge, both our cyber security posture and cyber security capacity of our country are improving.

01:57We are getting closer to becoming a global leader.

02:00According to our Secretary-General, we are on the cusp and verge of being a global leader when it comes to cyber security.

02:08And to think, we are just new to the field of cyber security.

02:14We are just starting.

02:16There are a lot of people who contributed to this.

02:18The main contributors to this can be attributable to what our administration is doing now.

02:24The passing of our cyber security laws, especially the EO of our beloved President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,

02:32our cyber security laws, the EO with regards to our cyber security code for 2024 to 2028.

02:41And if you look at the Congress now, there are a lot of laws that are being formed and studied

02:49so that we can address our various challenges towards digitalization and cyber security.

02:55Okay, so what are the changes in the cyber security approach of the country now

03:01as a reason for us to get this Tier 2 GCI rating?

03:06Let's look at the pillars one by one.

03:08With regards to our cyber security laws, the passing of the EO with regards to the National Cyber Security Plan for 2024 to 2028,

03:17which lays down what we should do and what we are implementing now.

03:22When it comes to technical organization, this is the formation and revamping of mainly the department that handles cyber security and DICT.

03:34With regards, we have a lot of cooperation with other agencies that we are solidifying.

03:41Third is our capacity building.

03:43We have a lot of programs on DICT when it comes to upskilling, capacity building,

03:48and we are at par if not really.

03:51This is the problem that our countrymen in the Philippines are getting from other countries

03:57to become IT professionals and cyber security professionals.

04:02And lastly, the international cooperation.

04:05And I don't want to sound like I'm defending what our people are doing,

04:09especially with the leadership of our Secretary.

04:11But this is the fruit of our constant communication, dialogue, and cooperation with our counterparts in other countries.

04:19So I think with this, please allow me to praise our colleagues in DICT, especially our Secretary.

04:29With all the intrigues that I throw at him, he just sat quietly.

04:34But this is the fruit of his conversations with our friends, our like-minded countries,

04:42and improving our cyber security index.

04:45Okay.

04:46So it's all about doing things and not just words.

04:48That's right.

04:49So Asek Aboy, you mentioned earlier that with just 1 point something, we will reach Tier 1.

04:56So what are the steps of DICT so that we can get that Tier 1 rating?

05:01And how much will the implementation of the National Cyber Security Plan 2023-2028 help to achieve this?

05:10I will answer the first part of your question, Usec Marge.

05:14The implementation of the National Cyber Security Plan is really a big help.

05:20It's one of the four indexes that the United Nations uses to rate countries.

05:28So that falls under Pillar 1, our cyber security lawsuit.

05:33And the second part of your question, there are still many laws in the Congress that we should pass.

05:43The passing of the Public Service Act is also a big help,

05:47which liberalizes the stakeholdership of foreign individuals that would like to invest.

05:55And mostly the investments come in the form of either power and number two, our ICT technologies.

06:01So this is our continuous upskilling of our people.

06:06And hopefully, we will reach Tier 1 within the next rating.

06:11Which is what, next year?

06:13No, not that. Our last rating is 2020.

06:17Hopefully, every two years or four years, we will reach that Tier 1.

06:22So in terms of manpower, you said that you're continuing to upskill.

06:26And then others are moving to other countries.

06:29How is that? Do we have enough people?

06:32Because the nurses are leaving.

06:34This is also, I'm sure, our IT experts.

06:37This is really a big challenge for our government.

06:40Especially in the private sector, it's a challenge.

06:43The brain drain, as we call it.

06:45Our workers are moving to other countries for greener pastures.

06:50And we understand that.

06:51For us in the ICT, we shifted our focus to the current members of our government.

06:57Instead of recruiting from the outside, we are upskilling and training them.

07:01And hopefully, we appeal to their sense of patriotism.

07:04That they're doing something good for the country.

07:06That's really what we will do.

07:09Again, there are a lot of things that are underway.

07:13Again, we always would look towards international cooperation.

07:18So we exchange of ideas, exchange of technologies.

07:22And hopefully, we get to that Tier 1 UN rating.

07:27You mentioned the brain drain.

07:30Do we have programs in the DICT to be an incentive

07:34for those skills that we are training not to leave the country?

07:39That's a good question, Usec March.

07:41Pending before our Senate right now is the e-government bill.

07:45Which carries with it the provision for the Magna Carta for ICT workers.

07:49Hopefully, it will be passed.

07:51And to have additional incentive, as you said, Usec March,

07:54for our current government employees,

07:57for those in the public service to stay in our country.

08:01For the compensation to be competitive.

08:04Why is it so low right now?

08:06It's low.

08:08Actually, we already asked for help from the DBM.

08:10Because there are a lot of positions that are obsolete now.

08:12Think about it, we still have data encoders.

08:15So we'd like to scrap and build new positions.

08:18And hopefully, we can also talk to our fellow lawmakers

08:24that there would be certain exemptions.

08:26Because, for example, the reality is,

08:29most of the good hackers that we want to employ are not formally educated.

08:34So they will not be included in our civil service law.

08:38So we would like to get some exemptions in our civil service law.

08:41No formal training.

08:43But they are good.

08:45We have a lot of them.

08:47What is their profile?

08:49High school graduate, self-trained.

08:53This indicates that these people have a passion for ICT.

08:58So they don't need formal education.

09:01They are just teaching themselves.

09:03Maybe they can go to TESDA or Senior High.

09:06Maybe they don't need it anymore.

09:08That's what we're talking about.

09:11We can ask for help from the Civil Service Commission,

09:13from our young people in the DBM.

09:15We can ask for help from all agencies.

09:17We are asking for help.

09:19I'm curious.

09:20If you were a high school graduate,

09:22would you be offered a job later on?

09:24That's not allowed.

09:25That's not allowed?

09:26Or we can do a program.

09:28We can hire you,

09:31but you have to complete your college degree within a certain period.

09:35So that way,

09:36they can study at the same time,

09:38and meet the requirements.

09:39That's fine.

09:40Actually, that's a good point of Ms. Binibining Nina.

09:45Nina?

09:47A lot of the people we catch are adventurous.

09:52So when they hack,

09:53and if you notice the type of hacking nowadays,

09:55it's like,

09:56we're hacking you so that you'll know that your system is vulnerable.

09:59So there's still a sense of fear that you're trying to protect,

10:02but it's wrong to hack.

10:05Isn't there a term for them?

10:06Hacktivists.

10:07Hacktivists.

10:08Yes.

10:09Actually, they just want you,

10:11their intention in the end,

10:14to improve your system.

10:17But if that's the case,

10:19why don't we just ask them to help out?

10:22How do you encourage them?

10:24That's right, ma'am.

10:25That's why it's a challenge for us.

10:27We would like to employ them on special provisions.

10:30Like what Eusebio March said,

10:32if you get caught,

10:33there are incentives or conditions

10:36so that we won't sue you,

10:38or your case won't progress.

10:40It's sort of a parole agreement with them

10:42where part of your penalty is you render service to the government.

10:47Yes, yes.

10:48But again, the challenge is,

10:50after serving out their tenure or their punishment,

10:55how can we retain them?

10:56We can't employ them.

10:59Even SG5, SG6.

11:03What's SG5, SG6?

11:05What's that, ma'am?

11:0640,000, 30,000, 40,000?

11:08Maybe less.

11:10We have salaries like that.

11:12Imagine, 10,000 to 12,000.

11:15You can't fool the government

11:18if your salary is that low.

11:20That's one of the challenges.

11:22Hopefully, within this administration,

11:24we can address that challenge.

11:26Okay.

11:27Let's go back to the good news.

11:29For our countrymen to understand better,

11:32what is the difference between tier 1 and tier 2 countries

11:35when it comes to cybersecurity measures and achievements?

11:38There are a lot of differences.

11:40Like with other organizations,

11:43there's more funding for grants when you're tier 1.

11:47There's a greater weight of your opinion.

11:50For example, in international corporations and organizations,

11:53there's a greater weight of your opinion.

11:55You're more engaged.

11:56You're more invited to participate.

11:59And in participating,

12:01it's an activity wherein we can

12:05highlight other aspects of our country.

12:08Hopefully, we can become a hub.

12:10For example, now,

12:11we are aiming to be one of Southeast Asia's hubs for ICT

12:15because the opportunity has opened up.

12:17Singapore has opened up

12:19when it comes to becoming the ICT hub of Southeast Asia

12:23because their landmass is not enough.

12:25Really?

12:26The Philippines is perfect.

12:28That's what we're pushing for.

12:30Okay, Aboy.

12:31Let's go back to the cybersecurity bill.

12:34Can you share with us

12:36what is the purpose of the cybersecurity bill

12:40and how important is it to improve the cybersecurity of the country?

12:45It's important.

12:46The Cybersecurity Act

12:48entails that the ICT would have a say

12:51in our ICT procurement

12:53so that it would employ a whole-of-government approach

12:57when it comes to our ICT procurement

12:59to improve our cybersecurity capacity.

13:02Because what's happening now is that each procurement

13:05is just participating in the ICT.

13:08They will submit an ISSP

13:10and we will approve it.

13:11But after that,

13:12they can change the terms of reference

13:14and they won't follow through.

13:15We don't have an oversight.

13:16We don't have a follow-through when it comes to that.

13:18And the Cybersecurity Act,

13:20I would like to hopefully address that.

13:23It's also being encouraged

13:25to have a cybersecurity agency that would handle this.

13:28Again,

13:29to have regulatory powers

13:32over all other agencies

13:34when it comes to what they do

13:36when it comes to their capacity building.

13:38There are many aspects to this,

13:41especially in the realm of procurement,

13:45development of technology,

13:47and standardizing technology

13:51in the whole bureaucracy.

13:53Alright.

13:54So, please send a message to our fellow countrymen

13:56who are watching us now.

13:58Ginoong Paraiso.

14:00You're getting back at me.

14:03On behalf of our Secretary-General,

14:06Secretary Ivan John E. Uy,

14:08we would like to thank you all

14:10because the success of this DICT

14:13is not only attributable to us,

14:15but to all of you.

14:17And you can count on your DICT

14:20to always be there

14:21and work for you.

14:22Even if we don't have enough time

14:24and we can't sleep,

14:26we're still there for you.

14:29Alright.

14:30Thank you very much for your time.

14:32Assistant Secretary Renato Aboy Paraiso,

14:35the spokesperson of the DICT.

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