Phillipines mobile operator Globe Telecom launched a cyberwellness campaign, promoting health and safety online.
The CyberPinoy (Cyber Filipino) campaign sees multiple efforts including ProTECH101, Stop Spam, and the Digital Thumbprint Program to bring together a digital nation that is aware of vulnerabilities online. Internet users often have online habits that puts them at risk of falling prey to cybercriminals, leading Globe Telecom to take action to raise awareness and safeguard users online.
“Globe continuously seeks solutions that will support its sustainability philosophy to allow it to operate in a socially responsible way… it is also our responsibility to promote online health, safety, and positive digital citizenship for all,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications.
ProTECH101 is an online information drive about online crimes, to remind netizens to keep accounts and sensitive information safe. Stop Spam is an initiative to address the increase in spam and scam messages, allowing customers to report incidents through a Globe channel.
Globe also adopted the Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP) of Optus and Singtel in Australia. DTP is a program, delivered through 3 workshops, that teaches high school students about safety, responsibility and impact of their online behaviour and activities. The award winning program also help students develop skills on how to use technology to help them achieve life goals.
Online scam topped the list of complaints received by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) from 2013 to 2015 with a total of 366 incidents, followed by online libel with 240 cases, online threats with 129, identity theft with 127 and anti-photo and video voyeurism with 89.
The 2014-2015 Cybercrime Report of the Philippine Department of Justice’s Office of Cybercrime showed that cyberespionage attacks or intellectual property theft is on the rise with 31 percent of the 614 recorded attacks directed against small businesses while 33 percent involved internet/ATM fraud and identity theft.
