00:00The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center or CICC
00:05of the Department of Information and Communications Technology or DICT
00:09issued a protection order in the Philippines
00:11to protect the public against the threat of cyberthreats,
00:15especially this holiday season.
00:17This is the center of the news of Rod Lagusan.
00:21This holiday season,
00:23when there are more expenses,
00:25the public is reminded to be careful against scammers
00:29especially when it comes to digital transactions
00:32such as online banking or e-pay wallet.
00:34The common denominator, I think,
00:36the new rule that we should learn
00:38is that as long as there is a link in your text message,
00:42it's a scam.
00:43The CICC has said several times
00:46that there are prohibitions,
00:48the NTC, against including links in SMS.
00:52So, obviously, this means
00:55if there is a link in the SMS, it's a scammer.
00:58This is especially true for scammers
01:00who claim to be a financial institution
01:03by texting a message to a user's inbox.
01:07This is possible using the International Mobile Subscriber Identity Catcher
01:12or IMSI Catcher,
01:13a device that can be a fake cell tower.
01:16So, it's important to remember
01:18not to click the link to avoid being victimized.
01:21In addition,
01:22to counter scammers,
01:24the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center of the DICT,
01:28the private sector,
01:30has launched the Protekta Pilipinas.
01:32This is an initiative to protect the public from cyber threats,
01:36which includes various stakeholders
01:39such as telco companies, financial technology entities, and others.
01:43A large part of its goal
01:45is to carry out a wide-ranging information campaign.
01:48We have to safeguard technology
01:50and at the same time,
01:52ensure that technology works for us,
01:55for the people.
01:56While it is liable to misuse,
01:59definitely we have to get our acts together
02:02so that the misuse is countered
02:06and the benefits of the technology
02:09really are availed of by the public.
02:14And as a response to the current situation,
02:16the DICC gave importance to having the technology needed.
02:21Anya, if there is an instigator at the moment,
02:23who believes that technology is about to be developed
02:26to counter this,
02:27this also includes the training of their personnel.
02:31Protekta Pilipinas will be using Fintech.
02:34Protekta Pilipinas Fintech will be using the venue,
02:37the digital platform that's being offered by CICC.
02:40So right now, you can actually go to CICC.
02:42There's a website there, there's an email, there's a hotline,
02:44and then that's where the victims can escalate their concern.
02:50They can also go direct to other government agencies
02:53that have their own respective hotlines.
02:55Anya, the media also plays a big role
02:57in spreading the needed information
03:00for the public's knowledge.
03:02Rod Laguzad, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
Comments