NPC warns vs cyber attacks
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:17:38 +0000
The country’s privacy watchdog urged public and private offices to heighten their data protection to avoid cyber attacks especially during holidays.
National Privacy Commission (NPC) Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro warned Personal Information Controllers (PICs), Personal Information Processors (PIPs), and Data Protection Officers on the possible spike of cyber attacks.
“Digital and physical break-ins are more likely to occur during long breaks when there’s minimal staffing in offices,” he said in a statement.
“The use of strong passwords is essential in protecting personal information from malicious intentions. One precaution that PICs, PIPs, and DPOs should do during the long break is password-protect or encrypt files and databases on servers, computers, and other devices in their organization. If necessary, change passwords,” Liboro added.
To enhance data security, organizations were advised to “place non-mission critical systems offline; ensure system activities are recorded and secured; back up files; log out all accounts in computers; make sure that operating systems are updated; and intrusion detection systems are in place.”
The NPC also urged offices to lock all physical documents in cabinets and to prepare recovery plans to mitigate the impact of an attack. LISBET K. ESMAEL
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