Information and Communications Secretary Ivan Uy on Tuesday asked Congress to allocate funds for the country's cybersecurity.
DICT Secretary Ivan Uy at a hearing of the Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB
"Sadly our cybersecurity budget was cut in half for this year and we do not have any funds at all to acquire cybersecurity equipment in order to protect our digital infrastructure and we earnestly appeal that we have the capability, we have the people, we have the desire to do it, but Congress has to give us the ammunition the arms so we can fight for our country. That is our urgent appeal," Uy said.
The DICT chief said they are already launching several cybersecurity initiatives such as the preparation of a national cybersecurity framework and plan for 2023 to 2028.
"The SIM card registration law is a step in the right direction because although it does not completely address cybercrime, it clips their wings from one modality which is a very frustrating and irritating modality," he said.
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