MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday questioned the apparent lack of mechanisms to combat cyberthreats and attacks against the country’s internet infrastructure, including those posed by state-sponsored hacking groups.
As the Senate public services committee tackled the franchise renewal of China-backed Dito Telecommunity, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. was quizzed about cyberthreats against the country and how the government would handle such attacks.
“We are aware of possible threats. We know that in cyberspace there are third party operators or unknown hackers who could always disturb our systems,” Esperon told the committee.
“We are not only targeting…
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