Senate body OKs report recommending social media platforms be held accountable for disinformation

AS THE 18th Congress draws to a close, a Senate committee has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation.

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes, drafted the report contained in approved Senate Resolution 953 on social media disinformation. (more…)

Secuna offers free services to help government agencies, SMEs beef up cybersecurity

26 May 2022, Philippines – In response to the rising cybersecurity threats in the Philippines, Secuna, the first and the only crowdsourced cybersecurity testing platform in the country, is offering its community of security researchers to provide free bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure programs to help the government agencies and private organizations better their security capabilities. (more…)