INTRODUCTION Making Critical Information Infrastructure (Cll) trusted and secure Making government information environment more secure Making business more secure Making individuals aware and secure Addressing these gaps will mitigate the risks, threats and vulnerabilities from malicious actors such as criminals, terrorist organizations, individuals or even However, the NCSP 2022 shall provide the institutional framework and foundation where policies and initiatives will be developed, hostile formulated, and prepared. Just to name states. a few, we also have several legal instruments such as the Cybercrime The rapid development Communications on Information and Technologies (ICT) created a vast environment for vertical, as well as horizontal challenges and opportunities. dependencies government in ICT to deliver its essential services have Data of the brought home the hard facts that we must have a robust and and information can now travel at the speed infrastructure. Our computer, of light. The world has become and network systems through supercomputers interconnected and massive The technological The growing resilient information, must be given priority to ensure that the integrity of our cyberspace network systems and the Internet is not put in jeopardy as we entrust our data superhighways, and our information into this virtual in a way that is almost unimaginable. This created cyberspace. internet has introduced many The environment. Although process and communicate government-wide program on Information transact, interact, and connect with other Systems people. the blueprint for planning, developing, Strategic Plan (ISSP) which provides building, and/or acquiring technology such as hardware government new sets of paradigms of dependencies government and interdependencies. has recognized The the importance and software applications for each incorporated agency, the design has never the security aspect on top priority in facilitating the creation of a digital of information and the vital role of environment. Therefore, individuals with information and communications malicious intent are able to discover the gaps technology as one of the enablers for nation building. between exploit it. of inter-networking of devices, mechanisms computing systems, and mechanical of penalties and regulating through and digital machines for connectivity through Internet (also known for enforcing laws and provision policies and guidelines. as Internet of Things or loT) introduced a whole new host of threats Launching on these objectives, the DICT has into our cyberspace. As we rely heavily on identified and shall focus its attention on four systems national targets and make (e.g. banking), technologies and infrastructure activities of our lives which are connected there is an implemented created Law, and the them a national priority. (e.g. Dower grids) to conduct the daily in our lives. This is apparent in the way we The digitization of our society has also Prevention Act, E-Commerce Data Privacy Act that provide the and the expansion (e.g. telecommunications), drastic changes our information to revolution on mobile-based devices and smart systems these ystems and are able to to The scale and dynamic nature of cyber the internet, these are potentially vulnerable threats mean to interference or disruptions. develop our capabilities and defenses. A we need to work harder to comprehensive Recognizing that may all these issues and challenges be a potential threat to our national approach is required to effectively secure our cyberspace. To have this realized, investments on intervention and security and national interest, the National measures Cybersecurity assessment of where we are now and what Plan 2022 has been prepared to address the cyber threats and create innovative measures and resilient that will lead to a secure Philippine cyberspace. In we have. must be prepared through initial