Remembering Grandma

By: Bingoy Valenciano I’d like to share my fondest memories of Grandma – My Europe trip 2008. In November 2008, I went to France to visit my auntie Peachy for three weeks.  Grandma was also there with her friend Reba.  We planned to drive from Auntie Peachy’s place in Antibes all the way to Rome, […]

CYBER DEFENSE, DND’S NEW ROLE

“Militaries and intelligence bodies do not necessarily want to steal or manipulate data; they want to influence information and change opinions and perceptions”, Alexander Klimburg One of the prevailing challenges, in the region these coming days, is the rising threats in cybersecurity (it is spelled in one word because it is treated entirely like a […]

ADMM-Plus EWG for Cybersecurity, July 17-19, 2017 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria

I. ADMINISTRATIVE PART 1. The conduct of the inaugural meeting for the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus, Experts’ Working Group (EWG) for Cyber Security, co-chaired by the Philippines and New Zealand, was agreed upon in Cebu City last April 2017 during the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and ADSOM-Plus Meeting, where the Cyber Security […]

Thailand Cyberweek

Overheard from a FinTech Specialist during the talks that it is only in the field of Cybersecurity where plagiarism is allowed. We can copy the cybersecurity plan of others and improve it according to our needs; and after doing so, we can apply it in our own work areas. My participation in this event addressed […]

Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver Holds Seminar on Cybersecurity

Reference: https://dfa.gov.ph/news-from-our-foreign-service-posts/12833-phl-consulate-general-in-vancouver-holds-seminar-on-cybersecurity 06 June 2017 VANCOUVER – The personnel of the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver attended a seminar on cybersecurity conducted by Brigadier Gen. Jesus V. Lomeda, Chief of the Management Information Systems Service (MISS) of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the Philippines on June 01. Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer welcomed […]

TO BID OR NOT TO BID

The anti-virus (AV) software protecting desktops and laptops in my cyber empire is about to expire. As captain of the ship, I simply intend to renew the license from the same vendor who won the bidding last year when I was not around yet. I am satisfied with its performance. I had no trouble, none […]

My speech as GOHAS

My dear friends, I am deeply honored to be here with you today! Thank you Adrian for inviting me; and to the person who suggested to you to get me as your guest speaker for this occasion. Thank you, whoever you are. . . I am home! ASR is the home of every Army Signal […]