#cybersecurity training

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) announced that they are looking to offer a cybersecurity training program, pushing partnership with Israel and will be open to other countries too. "Israel has one of the world’s largest networks of cybersecurity professionals. It also offers an advanced cybersecurity training to its citizens as part of the mandatory military training. Aside from Israel, Urdaneta also said they will be open to partnering with other countries in crafting the 'Cybersecurity National Certification'. TESDA is already in discussion with its Qualifications and Standards Office, and ICT Office on the proposed Competency Standards, and once approved by the TESDA board, it will take three to six months to train assessors and trainers for the new training program. On the other hand, 82% expressed rising concerns for the lack of cybersecurity as compared to 12 months ago. 77% of Philippines’ SMBs have completed scenario planning and/or simulations for potential cybersecurity incidents in the past 12 months. To combat the weakness in cybersecurity, 82% of the Philippines’ SMBs have increased their investment in cybersecurity solutions since the start of the pandemic, with 37% increasing investment by more than 5%. Read more in our articles including "TESDA eyes partnership with Israel in developing cybersecurity training program" and "57% of SMBs in PH suffered cyber incidents, says Cisco".