United front formed vs cyber threats

Information security, cybersecurity and data protection communities in Asia have joined hands in an initiative that will strengthen cooperation the battle against cyber threats.

The Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team, or PH-CERT, and the National Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines, or NADPOP, with the Japan Network Security Association and the Indonesia Network Security Association launched CyberSecConPH, a conference that aims to facilitate networking and knowledge sharing among individuals and organizations in the field of Information Security and Cybersecurity, especially cross-sector collaboration between public and private entities.

CyberSecConPH also aimed to strengthen and sustain an InfoSec and Cybersecurity Community of Practice in the Philippines and forge connections with similar communities in the Philippines and Asia.

Whole of region approach

"Creating an Asia-wide Cybersecurity Community of Practice and Cooperation is one of the best ways to fight cybercrime," Seiichi Ito, chairperson of the International Relations Committee of the JNSA, said.

"We are grateful that the Philippines responded positively to the Japan-ASEAN Cybersecurity Community initiative, and we look forward to engaging and sharing best practices with our fellow practitioners in your country," he added.

Dr. Rudi Lumanto, founder and advisor of the IdNSA, added that Indonesia and the Philippines share a lot of common characteristics when it comes to InfoSec and Cybersecurity challenges.