US Embassy Manila Hosts Discussion on Cybersecurity

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 26): US Embassy Manila Hosts Discussion on Cybersecurity
 

The U.S. Embassy will host a discussion on Cybersecurity at the Asian Institute of Management on Wednesday, October 28 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 p.m. regarding what the United States and the Philippines have done to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access.

The U.S. recently hosted two participants through the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) on Cybersecurity. During that program, Chief Ronald Aguto of the Cybercrime Division at the National Bureau of Investigation and Police Senior Inspector Levy Lozada of the Anti-Cybercrime Group at the Philippine National Police held discussions with U.S. network security experts, cybersecurity regulation experts, privacy protection activists, and affected industry representatives to explore current threat assessments and the risks and responses to growing malevolent cyber activity. They also learned how the government and business community in the U.S. are responding with technological and legal countermeasures.

Chief Aguto and Senior Inspector Lozada will share their experiences from the IVLP, and the potential for positive impact in their respective agencies on Wednesday. The event will be moderated by Stephen P. Cutler, retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and a former Legal Attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

The IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders on a variety of topics.

The Asian Institute of Management is located at 123 Paseo de Roxas in Makati.

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