The Philippines is the fourth ASEAN country to be attacked by ransomware attackers, despite ranking 82nd in terms of cybersecurity readiness. Secuna, the first and only Cybersecurity Testing Platform, recently presented a “Hacker-powered Cybersecurity Webinar” to demonstrate the country’s vulnerability to cyber threats. Iannis Hanen, CEO of Secuna, assessed the country’s degree of cyber danger, saying, “We are not in the worst position, but we can be better.” There are countries with better cybersecurity than the Philippines, but the Philippines is learning and catching up quickly.”
Secuna recommends the deployment of White Hat Hackers (WHHs), sometimes known as “good hackers,” who can detect and disclose IT and digital vulnerabilities that expose them to cyber attacks as an agile and effective solution. Their expertise is in high demand, as Philippine enterprises have found themselves in the crosshairs of cyber adversaries looking for and exploiting flaws in their IT systems. Despite this, there aren’t enough cybersecurity professionals to match the demand, with 2.046 million job openings in Asia alone.
Secuna President Jay Ricky Villarante provided this solution to this dilemma, which is hurting many organizations today, in a webinar co-hosted by Secuna and the FinTech Philippines Association (FPH). “How can organizations become cyber-secure in this ever-evolving digital environment, given the escalating cyberthreats in the Philippines?” A brighter future may be ensured with the support of the cybersecurity community and a proactive, continual mentality toward securing your data.”
AJ Dumanhug, Chief Information Security Officer of Secuna, explained how their WHH-centered strategy can neutralize present and future cyber threats, “Genius hackers strengthen companies’ cybersecurity by rigorously and continuously testing their systems to protect them and their users. We incentivize those WHHs for finding valid security vulnerabilities in our clients by paying the first hacker who finds those problems.”
Secuna’s extensive network of WHHs provides their customers and partners strong protection, while in contrast the regional shortage in cybersecurity professionals increases other companies’ exposure to cyber attacks which Dumanhug said “are inevitable. They are a 7 in likelihood and 8 in impact, which is almost the same as natural disasters.”
