Gov't must regulate critical information infrastructure, AI as cyberthreats grow

THE PHILIPPINE government must prioritize measures that would regulate the country’s critical information infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) use amid the growing sophistication of cyberattacks, industry experts said.

- By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz Reporter

“Our critical information infrastructure needs more stringent control,” Mark Anthony P. Almodovar, risk services - cybersecurity and privacy executive director at PwC Philippines, said on the sidelines of the BusinessWorld Insights Forum on Aug. 22.

Mr. Almodovar, a former president at the Information Systems Audit and Control Association Manila chapter, noted that critical information infrastructure, such as dams, power generators, and telecommunication systems, need “more stringent and the strictest control” to avoid cyberattacks that could inconvenience the public.

Since the beginning of the 20" Congress, several proposals have been filed mandating critical information infrastructure institutions to adopt adequate measures against cyberthreats.