The Department of Information and Communications Technology has been urged to review the SIM Card Registration Act as text scams continue to proliferate.Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked DICT officer-in-charge Undersecretary Paul Mercado to revisit Republic Act 11934 law to enable them to be...
President Marcos has named Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary for Special Concerns Paul Mercado as the agency's officer-in-charge following the resignation of Ivan Uy as secretary.Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge...
Over 200,000 cyberattacks on telecommunications infrastructures have been recorded in the Philippines daily, an official from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said in a State-run presser.PixabayIn a press conference hosted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA),...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Sunday, July 21, that the latest software outage affecting Microsoft was one of the biggest "failures" in the Information Technology (IT) field.Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group"Well, tawagin na natin IT outage. IT...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, July 19, said that its Cybersecurity Bureau and the National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) are vigilantly monitoring the ongoing software outage allegedly caused by a faulty update from a cybersecurity...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, July 19, praised the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for its successful operation that led to the capture of four individuals allegedly involved in a cybercrime syndicate.Photo credit to MB Visual Content GroupIn a...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, July 19, announced the success of the inaugural "US-PH Cyber-Digital Policy Dialogue" between the Philippines and the United States.DICTIn a press conference hosted by the DICT in a hybrid setting, officials elaborated on...
One of the most beneficial advancements with the arrival of smartphones is data storage.Instead of needing multiple envelopes for personal documents, now users can simply use a single handheld device to store all personal documents.Photo from PixabayHowever, with this convenience comes the risk that...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced on Thursday, July 11, that it is currently preparing cybersecurity guidelines for government agencies.Photo from PixabayThis measure aims to compel various agencies to fix vulnerabilities on their websites."We are currently...
Losing one's phone can cause panic and confusion for the owner, leading to decisions that could worsen the situation.Photo from PixabayAs emotions like anxiety and sadness can make it difficult to decide what to do first, the Department of Information and Communications Technology-Cybersecurity...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) on Monday, July 8, spearheaded the commencement of "ePRC."From left to right: PRC Commissioner Erwin M. Enad, PRC Assistant Commissioner Lord Louis P. Valera, PRC Chairperson...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday, July 4 said that it had communicated with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding the alleged data breach in the agency.Photo from PixabayIn a Viber message, the DICT noted that it had already offered...
