Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala si House Speaker Martin Romualdez hinggil sa ulat ng Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) na nagkaroon ng data breach sa ilang ahensya ng gobyerno.
Kailangan aniya ng kagyat na aksyon lalo at ilan sa mga ahensyang nabiktima ay critical domains gaya ng: cabsec.gov.ph, coastguard.gov.ph, cpbrd.congress.gov.ph, dict.gov.ph, doj.gov.ph, at ncws.gov.ph, maliban pa sa private domain mismo ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na aniya’y usapin na ng national security.
“I express deep concern regarding the recent cybersecurity breaches in government agencies, as reported by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The revelation that hackers, suspected to be operating from China, have infiltrated the email systems and internal websites of various government agencies, is a matter of national security and public interest,” diin ni Romualdez.
Giit pa ng House leader na ang pag-atake sa ating mga sistema sa internet ay hindi lamang banta sa ating pamahalaan kundi pagnanakaw na rin sa ating sariling tahanan.
Bunsod nito pinatatawag ng Speaker ang DICT para magsagawa ng briefing sa harap ng House Committee on Public Information at House Committee on Information and Communications Technology.
Tututok ito sa klase at lawak ng cyber-attacks, hakbang para hindi na ito maulit at mga estratehiya para mapagbuti ang cybersecurity infrastructure ng bansa.
“Transparency in this matter is crucial as it affects not just the integrity of our government’s digital infrastructure but also the safety and privacy of our citizens,” paliwanag ng House Speaker.
Susuportahan aniya ng Kamara sa pamamagitan ng lehislasyon ang kinakailangang pagpapalakas sa ating cybersecurity policies at protocols.
“We must ensure that our national cybersecurity strategies are robust enough to withstand such attacks and agile enough to adapt to the evolving digital landscape… We take this matter with utmost seriousness and urgency,” ani Romualdez. | ulat ni Kathleen Jean Forbes
