Panayam kay NICA Deputy Director General for Cyber and Emerging Threats Francisco Ashley Acedillo kaugnay ng Global Cyber Threat at ang Executive Order No. 54

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00:00Global Cyber Threats at Executive Order No. 54

00:03is our discussion with Francisco Ashley L. Acedillo,

00:08Deputy Director General for Cyber and Emerging Threats

00:10of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.

00:13Good afternoon to you, Sir Ashley, and welcome to Bago Pilipinas.

00:17Good afternoon, Ma'am Nguyen and Ms. Nina.

00:20First of all, what is the role of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency

00:24in global cyber threats?

00:27Cyber threats are a huge problem now.

00:30There is no country, big or small,

00:34that we call powerful, superpower, or just like us, middle power.

00:39Everything that is connected to the internet

00:42and connected computers,

00:44or what we call network systems,

00:47all of those can be harmed by cyber threats.

00:52Okay, so what is the specific role of NICA

00:56to protect our infrastructure against cyber threats?

01:01First of all, through Executive Order No. 54

01:06approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. this January,

01:11the Office of the Deputy Director General for Cyber and Emerging Threats

01:18was established under our agency, NICA.

01:20And another office was established,

01:24what we call the Directorate for Cyber Intelligence

01:27and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.

01:30Through this Executive Order,

01:33we were included with the Department of Information and Communications Technology,

01:39together with the Department of National Defense

01:42through the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

01:44So, there will be three pillars of cyber security in the Philippines.

01:50It means that the National Incident Response

01:54will be given by the DICT.

01:57The National Cyber Defense will be given by our soldiers

02:02in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

02:03And the distribution of cyber threat intelligence

02:06will be given by us to the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.

02:10So, under the Executive Order No. 54 approved by President Marcos Jr.,

02:15you will give power to NICA as the Intelligence Coordinator

02:18of all law enforcement and civilian agencies

02:21regarding cyber threats and cyber security.

02:24What is the importance of this to NICA's mandate?

02:27First of all, this will expand the scope of our Intelligence Coordinating Agency,

02:34especially regarding cyber security

02:37and the so-called emerging threats.

02:40Emerging threats come not only from weapons of mass destruction,

02:44which are composed of biological weapons,

02:46chemical weapons, and nuclear weapons,

02:48but also from the so-called new technologies,

02:54such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

02:58The role of NICA is important

03:00because in any defense of cyber security,

03:05we need what we call cyber threat intelligence.

03:08These are the information about new ways

03:13of how our computers can hack the internet.

03:16And this information is given to the DICT for their response

03:22and also to our Armed Forces

03:25on how to have a strong cyber defense.

03:31Through cyber threat intelligence,

03:34they are able to predict

03:36and therefore able to protect our cyber security systems.

03:41Okay. Do you have examples, sir,

03:43of these cyber threat intelligence

03:45that you call a weapon of mass destruction?

03:49Okay. That's a good question, Ms. Nina.

03:51Because we already have what we call AI platforms.

03:56The most famous one that came out last year

04:00is what we call ChatGPT.

04:02ChatGPT is usually used in a proper way

04:06for our students, for businesses

04:10that want to have AI-enabled platforms.

04:13But our terrorists,

04:16those criminal groups,

04:18they can also use ChatGPT.

04:21Because ChatGPT works with what we call prompts.

04:26We will ask something and they will answer it.

04:31Weapons of mass destruction are very technical weapons.

04:36If you don't have technical knowledge,

04:39you can't use it.

04:40But through ChatGPT or other AI platforms,

04:44you can ask the bad elements

04:48how they will use it.

04:51Even though there are AI developers

04:55who introduced what we call protections,

05:00there are ways to ask AI platforms

05:04so that they can abuse AI.

05:09That's why it's very important

05:11that we have a government

05:14that knows about these technologies

05:17so that we can limit the possible use

05:21of emerging technologies like this

05:24so that our country and our countrymen can benefit.

05:27Sir, if it's this sophisticated and very easy,

05:31actually, I know a lot of people

05:34who find their work very easy

05:36because of ChatGPT.

05:38And they can use it

05:41to make these weapons of mass destruction work.

05:45So how can you stop that?

05:46If it's very easy,

05:47how do you guard these weapons

05:51against the use of these technologies?

05:54For us to understand this problem,

05:57we should first understand

05:59how the course of the world has changed.

06:02Before, the big technologies,

06:06the advanced technologies,

06:07came from the research and development

06:11that was directed by the government.

06:13Now, it's the other way around.

06:15The cutting-edge technologies

06:17are mostly coming from big companies.

06:21There's the Alphabet,

06:24owned by tech companies.

06:29There's Amazon, Google, and Meta.

06:33So these companies

06:35are currently holding

06:37the most advanced AI platforms.

06:39What we need is to work with them.

06:42We need to have a regulatory body

06:45to make sure

06:47that the incoming AI technologies

06:50in our country

06:51have appropriate safeguards.

06:53And not only that,

06:55our companies,

06:59our universities,

07:01and educational institutions

07:02will be able to impart

07:03how to properly use these AI platforms.

07:06Because not only in weapons of mass destruction,

07:09AI will be misused.

07:12Even in simple cyber attacks,

07:15the so-called phishing attacks,

07:17where phishing emails are sent

07:20so that you can click on links

07:22that are connected to malware.

07:25That's the easiest way

07:27to use these AI platforms.

07:30And speaking of ordinary people

07:33who are affected by this,

07:35there have been many incidents

07:37of cyber theft and scams

07:39here in the country.

07:40Do we have the capabilities

07:42to catch the people behind this?

07:44Because they continue to be out there.

07:47There are even more.

07:48And until now,

07:49I thought that with the SIM registration,

07:51this problem is still not over.

07:55The problem with cyber attacks

07:58is that the so-called attack surface

08:00is very wide.

08:01What is the concept of attack surface?

08:03The attack surface is the possibility

08:06where you can be accused.

08:08It can be your cellphone,

08:10your laptop,

08:12iPads or tablets,

08:15or servers that are used

08:18by many companies,

08:19even your station.

08:21Everything that can be connected

08:24to the internet,

08:25all devices that can be networked,

08:28all of that can be attacked.

08:30So it's very wide

08:32that we should monitor.

08:34What we really need here

08:36is what we call teamwork.

08:38Not just DICT,

08:40not just NBI,

08:42PNP,

08:43the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

08:45There is also CICC,

08:47the Cyber Crime Investigation

08:49and Coordination Center.

08:51It's good that NICA was added

08:55to our fight against cyber attacks.

08:58There are many agencies

09:00that we should enable

09:02because there are so many ways

09:05and it's very easy for scams

09:09and cyber attacks to spread.

09:13Not just one agency

09:15like DICT.

09:17Do we have a lead

09:19for those behind the deepfake issue

09:22where President Marcos was victimized?

09:24Again, AI has already spread

09:28not just here in our country,

09:30but many AI platforms

09:32are being developed in other countries.

09:35That's why we should have

09:37a regulatory mechanism

09:39administered by a regulatory body

09:41for the entry of AI technologies

09:44and even the monitoring

09:46of AI-produced content

09:48should be expanded.

09:50Because you're right,

09:51if our President himself

09:53can be victimized,

09:55how about our regular countrymen?

10:00What are NICA's steps

10:03to monitor the entry

10:05of weapons in the country?

10:08Through EO54,

10:10one of the things that was built

10:12is the Directorate for Cyber Intelligence

10:15and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.

10:17Through this directorate,

10:20we had a contribution

10:22in developing a police force

10:25to monitor the entry

10:28of weapons of mass destruction.

10:29We had an extensive

10:32and close partnership

10:34not only with different agencies

10:36here in the Philippines,

10:37but also with other agencies

10:39in the field of controlling

10:43weapons of mass destruction.

10:45Because we don't have

10:47weapons of mass destruction

10:48being developed here in our country.

10:50But it can enter

10:52or it can be an entry point

10:54for the Philippines

10:55for these weapons of mass destruction.

10:57So it's good that we can

11:00monitor and surveillance

11:03these weapons of mass destruction

11:05so that it won't enter

11:07or be deployed here in our country.

11:10Where do these weapons

11:12of mass destruction come from?

11:14How will it be deployed here in the country?

11:16And what are NICA's

11:18response to this?

11:20In the past,

11:21the so-called superpowers

11:23had weapons of mass destruction.

11:25In fact,

11:26the countries that have

11:29what we call nuclear weapons

11:30are all in one hand.

11:31When the USSR,

11:35the so-called Soviet Union,

11:36collapsed,

11:37there was a lot of

11:39concern that

11:41not only nuclear weapons

11:44but also chemical weapons

11:46and biological weapons

11:47might spread.

11:48Now, because of the dispersion

11:50of technology,

11:51there's a possibility

11:53that even terrorist groups

11:55might take control

11:57of these so-called WMDs.

11:59And because these groups are small,

12:03we call them non-state actors,

12:05it's harder to monitor

12:09and surveillance

12:11these so-called WMDs.

12:13That's why it's very important

12:15for us to have partnerships

12:17with organizations

12:19like the International Atomic Energy Agency,

12:23the Organization for the Prevention

12:26of Chemical Weapons,

12:27and other organizations

12:29that monitor and re-regulate

12:32toxins and biological weapons.

12:35Because it's not only those

12:38who develop biological weapons

12:41that we should monitor.

12:42Even those who store

12:44toxins and other diseases

12:48for testing

12:50can be prevented

12:52from these threats.

12:53That's why it's important

12:55that there's security

12:57in the so-called laboratories

12:59that store these

13:01biological agents

13:04that we call.

13:06Viruses.

13:07That's right.

13:08Different viruses,

13:09bacteria,

13:10and other pathogens

13:12that we call.

13:13Are there any other laws

13:17regarding the weapons

13:19of mass destruction?

13:21We're happy because

13:23our legislature is active

13:25in passing two bills.

13:28One is the Chemical Weapons

13:30Prohibition Act.

13:32This will be our national legislation

13:35that will implement

13:37the existing Chemical Weapons Convention.

13:40There's also the

13:44Biological Toxins Weapons Act.

13:47That will be our national instrument

13:51for our national agencies

13:55and our national police

13:58to monitor and regulate

14:02the so-called biological agents

14:05and toxins.

14:06How can we strengthen

14:09our government's capability

14:11to stop the spread

14:13of weapons of mass destruction

14:15in the Philippines?

14:16How high-tech are NICA

14:18and other intelligence agencies

14:19to counter the misuse

14:23of AI?

14:25The role of our agency,

14:28NICA,

14:29is for intelligence gathering

14:31and monitoring.

14:34But the technical capability

14:36of our line agencies,

14:39for example,

14:40when it comes to nuclear security,

14:43our Philippine Nuclear Research Institute

14:46is there.

14:47When it comes to other

14:49radiological devices,

14:52our Food and Drug Administration

14:56is there.

14:57The role of our line agencies

15:01is based on their technical capabilities.

15:04However, NICA is the higher agency

15:08where our police are coordinated

15:11together with agencies,

15:13for example,

15:14the Strategic Trade Management Office,

15:16our Anti-Terrorism Council,

15:19and others.

15:20That's where our so-called

15:22nuclear security policy is formed,

15:24our National Action Plan

15:26for the prevention of these types

15:29of weapons of mass destruction,

15:30and other agencies

15:32that have a view.

15:36Okay.

15:37Please send a message

15:38to our countrymen

15:39from you and NICA.

15:40We would like to thank

15:42the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency

15:44and our President,

15:47Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,

15:49for approving Executive Order 54

15:52to expand the role of NICA

15:55when it comes to cyber security

15:57and weapons of mass destruction.

15:59Not only that,

16:00our President also gave

16:03other responsibilities to NICA

16:07to expand our intelligence

16:11gathering capability

16:13so that we can protect

16:15what we call national security.

16:18Okay.

16:19Thank you very much

16:20for your time,

16:21Francisco Ashley L. Acedillo,

16:22Deputy Director General

16:24for Cyber and Emerging Threats

16:26of National Intelligence Coordinating Agents.

16:28Thank you, sir.

16:29Thank you, sir.

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