MESSAGE MESSAGE Our One Defense Team extends warm felicitations to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for having formulated this well-crafted National Cybersecurity Plan 2022. | extend my warm congratulations to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the crafting and publication of the National Cybersecurity Plan 2022. Having set forth the DICT’s policy direction within the National Cybersecurity Strategy Framework, this plan shall serve as a guide on how This Plan is most welcome as it sets the you can best direction in addressing fulfill your mandate of ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of our citizens’ personal information; and securing critical ICT infrastructure and information assets of the government, individuals most of all, every and businesses. It shall also improve your provision and foster completion and growth of the ICT sector. We cannot overemphasize the urgency of protecting the nation’s critical information structures especially government public and military neworks, to ensure continuous operations even during crises and emergencies. Thus, we are one with you in instituting measures to enhance our ability to respond to cybersecurity threats before, during, and after attacks. Rest assured of our efforts to assist the DICT in informing and educating our people on cybersecurity, not only in the workplace but also in our homes, communities, and other places where we access the Internet. This is the first step toward instilling cybersecurity consciousness in every Filipino so that we can all contribute in building a safe, secure, and cyber-resilient nation. Once more, congratulations to the DICT on the significant accomplishment! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! Mabuhay tayong lahat! DELFIN N. LORENZANA Secretary, Department of National Defense to Filipino using the Internet. This publication comes at this most of oversight functions to agencies governing and regulating the ICT sector, strengthen consumer protection and welfare, ensure data privacy and security, the urgency protect the nation’s critical infostructure, government networks, business enterprises, corporations and their supply chains, and ‘ opportune time when information and communications technology is developing ) and advancing ata rapid pace and playing an increasingly crucial role in the lives of our countrymen. | take this opportunity to assure the DICT of the strong support and cooperation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the implementation of cybersecurity measures and policies and in continually improving and strengthening the nation’s response to the increasing threats to peace and security being posed over cyberspace. | lead the men and women of the PNP in forging a stronger partnership DICT as we endeavor to keep Philippine cyberspace safe and secure. More power to the DICT! Mabuhay kayo! with the