OpenGov Gamification: one moderator was absent. So my Dutch partner was told to take over the other table bringing his game and props with him. I was left alone as moderator at my table without a game. I wanted to disappear! The games are about to start in a few minutes. I have to think […]
I was very busy with the preparation of the DarkNet workshop. Then with a very short notice, I was told to write a speech for the Undersecretary of National Defense in his report on “Cyber-Readiness of the Philippines” to be delivered at the DICT Cybersecurity Conference 2018 at Green Sun Hotel. All I have to […]
https://dndwebmaster.wixsite.com/darknetworkshop/about When Ambassador Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the Philippine representative to UNESCO based in Paris, was looking for sponsors to bring the same meeting and speakers here in the Philippines, the Secretary of National Defense (SND) did not hesitate to give a hand! At first he thought, he was going to send people to Paris. He […]
“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 […]
COMMODORE EUGENIO C. VELASCO O-8076 PN 06 September 1953 – 29 November 2017 A very sad day today! I am still in shock. Eugene is a neighbour who is a health conscious buff. I can see him taking daily walks with his wife, Ester, around our neighbourhood in the wee hours of the morning, […]
By J. Irving As invited lecturer at the Philippine Army Cybersecurity Summit that was attended lately by various Information Systems Officers (ISOs) of the different major units of the Army, I apprised them by saying . . . The topic given for me to speak today would have stunned me if I were asked last […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cyber Arnis 