In 2016, the Philippines launched its first National Cybersecurity Plan. It was a significant development that signaled the Philippine government's commitment to mitigate the risks and threats from the evolving cybersecurity landscape and ensure its competitiveness in the growing data-driven economy. A key objective of the plan was the establishment of greater public-private partnerships that would promote cross-sector collaboration in combatting malicious actors both in the physical and digital space. Four years since its launch, the framework for the proposed PPP and other joint-initiatives like nation-wide threat intelligence sharing mechanisms are yet to unfold.

In this talk, Mr. Manantan examines the emerging industry-led Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnership (PPP) in the Critical National Infrastructure in the Philippines. As part of his on-going research, he will discuss the key drivers and challenges in the cybersecurity partnership in the country with a sharp focus on the convergence and divergence on strategic priorities between the National government and the private sector. Recognizing potential prospects and underlying tensions, Mr. Manantan will provide recommendations to optimize the risks and maximize the opportunities of the emerging Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnership in the Philippines.

Treading along the line between privacy and security can be challenging in the digital era. While law enforcement agencies can take advantage of the latest technology in their efforts to fight crimes, the use of hi-tech tools, for example, ones used for online surveillance, has raised discussions about how it might violate data privacy rights.

In this session, Drexx will be shining a light on issues surrounding the use of technology in fighting crimes and the effect it has on data privacy

Technology provides solutions for managing risks surrounding COVID-19 and controlling the spread of the virus. In the rush to come up with technical solutions, standard constraints on collecting and processing private data have been disregarded or waived and compromises on security have been often made.

In this presentation, Andreas will be illustrating the complex management and minimization of the impact of compromised personally identifiable information (PII) at the time of a pandemic. He will be introducing the concept of privacy by design and privacy impact assessment. In addition, he will be discussing the controls and tools needed to minimize the adverse and long-lasting impacts of solutions deployed to fight COVID-19.

Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, concealment of security breaches involving sensitive personal information is a crime punishable by imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of up to one million pesos. In this presentation, Atty. Michael will be providing an overview of the notification requirement on personal data breaches. He will also be discussing five key observations on data breaches from the point of view of the National Privacy Commission (NPC).