Cyber security expert says we need to be prepared for cyber attacks.

In the midst of an alarming rise in cyber attacks, not only in the Philippines but around the globe; experts in the Philippines have focused on its links to actual events and wars.

Sinabi ng mga eksperto na bukod sa mga pribadong kumpanya, nakaka-alarma ang dumaraming pag-atake sa cyberspace ng mga gobyerno. Credit: rawpixel.com/rawpixel.com / kwanloy

Key Points

• From January to April, the Philippines has experienced 39 cyber incidents in government agencies that have also experienced repeated attacks.
• Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu says Australia takes the threat of cyber attack seriously.
• On the event that a cyber attack against the pHilippines from China takes place, will the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the US take effect? While this remains unclear, there are countries who have amended their Mutual Defense Treaty.

Meanwhile, the United States has reiterated its ironclad commitment to its Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines.

The statement was made during talks between US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. concerning the latest incident between China and the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal last June 17.

In other news, Vice President Sara Duterte has announced the possible senatorial candidacy of the father former President Rodrigo Duterte, and her brothers.