The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)-Cybersecurity Bureau recently announced that it will be conducting the fourth leg of its annual National Cyber Drill Exercise on Nov. 24 to 25.
This year's event is anchored on the theme: “Cybersecurity Starts with You: Building a CyberSecured Society.”
The annual activity is part of the mandate of the Philippines National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH) as stated in the DICT Department Circular 003, Series of 2020.
“Through the CERT-PH initiative, this year’s cyber drill will focus on enhancing public awareness and assessing the public’s perspective on cybersecurity and their capacity to protect themselves from cyber threats and cyberattacks,” the DICT said.
The two-day exercise will include a series of activities that will help assess and improve the participating organizations and individuals’ incident response capabilities to mitigate cybersecurity risks.
“The first drill, conducted on the first day of the two-day activity, will be open to the public regardless of their age and background. The primary purpose of this activity is to make the public more involved to develop a better understanding of cybersecurity as a public concern,” it said.
“On the other hand, the second part will cater to individuals and organizations with prior cybersecurity knowledge. Like the previous years, the drill will also include simulations of cyberattacks and IT security incidents to test the participants’ readiness and capabilities to respond to various risks and threats,” it added.