Filipino News 15 January 2017

10 15- 31 JAN 2017 ISSUE 95 | www.filipinonews.nz | email: filipinonews@xtra.co.nz | www.pinoynzlife.nz Facebook: Filipino Migrant News
By LORELEI B. AQUINO
Mom On A Mission
In today's digital world
online connectivity has
become an important and
indispensable component
of our everyday lives.
Online predators and
cybercriminals, however,
are constantly lurking on
social networking sites,
ready to pounce on their
unsuspecting victims at the
first opportunity.
It is important to note,
though, that most cybercrimes
are made possible
by the netizens themselves
- through the seemingly
harmless act of cyber sharing.
As a cyber Pinoy how
can you protect yourself,
your loved ones, your
home or your business?
Here are some tips
to help you stay on
the safe side of cyberspace.
1. Don't post any personal
information that
could be used to steal
your identity. According
to the Internet World
Stats as of June 2016, 54
million Filipinos (or 52.6%
of our total population) are
internet users. There are 47
million active Facebook
accounts. Along with
Brazil, the Philippines tops
the daily time spent online
using a PC or tablet with 5
hours and 12 minutes, the
highest among many countries.
At 3.7 hours we also
top the list of countries
with the most time spent on
social media each day. And
with a data consumption of
about 150k terabytes annually
we are fast developing
into a land of online data
guzzlers. With that vast
potential audience that
stays online longer, we
need to be extra careful
about what we put out
there.
How to be a responsible and cautious cyber Pinoy:
The Do’s and Dont’s
of Cyber Sharing
weapons to use against us.
3. Don't flaunt pictures
of your personal possessions
or property. The
Philippines ranked 39th
globally in 2014 on internet
threat activities, based on
the annual report of
Symantec Internet Security
Threat. Seeing pictures
of your mansions,
flashy cars, sparkly jewelry,
etc. might be too difficult
for these online predators
to resist.
4. Don't divulge any
information that could
compromise the safety of
your home or business.
According to the 2014-
2015 Cybercrime Report of
the Department of Justice's
Office of Cybercrime,
cyberespionage attacks
or intellectual property
theft are on the rise as a
major threat. 31% of
the attacks in recent
years were directed
against small businesses.
information to the leaked
data that the hackers have
already amassed about us.
6. Don't be too comfortable
sharing anything
with someone you just
met online. Identity
thieves can easily create
fake profiles in order to
obtain personal information
that should have been private.
7. Do secure your social
media accounts. Your
security setting should not
allow you to share everything
with the 'public'.
Swift (or the Society for
Worldwide Interbank
Financial Telecommunication)
stated last year
that “a wider and highly
adaptive campaign” was
underway targeting banks.
From the last quarter of
2015 until the first quarter
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of 2016, Philippine banks
were the target of cyberattacks
from foreign hackers.
Also, following the release
of the ruling on the arbitration
case filed by the
Philippines against China
last year, 68 Philippine
government websites were
subjected to various forms
of cyberattacks. In retaliation,
Anonymous Philippines,
a loosely associated
network of Filipino hacktivists,
hacked and defaced
more than 200 Chinese
websites. The University
of the Philippines, DZ-
MM and many others were
also targeted. We can never
be too vigilant or too cautious.
8. Do read everything
you want to share before
clicking the share button.
Avoid spreading click and
link baits as these could
launch malicious software
or viruses that damage
computers.
9. Do fact check from
reliable sources any information
you feel the need
to share online. The
Philippine National Police
Anti-Cybercrime Group
(PNP-ACG) has reported a
total of 1,211 cybercrime
complaints covering the
years 2013-2015. Online
libel is the top 2 complaint.
10. Do teach your children
about safety precautions
when using the
internet. They should
know how to spot and deal
with online predators that
prey particularly on children.
Our deep-rooted
problem of poverty, coupled
with the failure of the
law enforcement agencies
in the Philippines to fully
protect the children under
RA 9262 (Anti-Violence
Against Women and
Children), RA 7610
(Child Abuse Law) and
RA 9775 (Anti-Child
Pornography Act of
2009), attracts international
pedophiles and child
pornographers to come
here, abuse our children
and make money from it.
UNICEF says that the
Philippines is “the number
one global source of child
pornography”.
11. Do share links and
articles that will only
inspire, empower, entertain,
educate and bring
good vibes to the social
media universe.
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2. Don't share your
exact location at any
given time. While other
countries have already
developed cyberwarfare
armories to address the
growing threat of increasingly
sophisticated cyberattacks,
the Philippines has,
over the years, been regarded
as a cybercrime hotspot
or a haven for crimes committed
online due to its
weak cybersecurity. We
need not equip these cyber
criminals with more
5. Don't share information
about your
travel documents. A
massive breach in the
Comelec's database
happened just days
before the national
elections in May 2016.
The personal data of
more than 55 million
registered voters was
leaked online, making
each voter susceptible
to fraud and other
risks. There is no need
to provide additional
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