Fortinet Enhances the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Operational Technology Security Platform to Protect Cyber-Physical Systems

Updates across the Fortinet OT Security Platform include new ruggedized appliances, advanced secure networking and security operations capabilities, and expanded partnerships with leading OT vendors

Fortinet Annual Report Finds Increasing Linkage Between Cybersecurity Breaches and Skills Shortage

Ninety-four percent of organizations in the Philippines experienced a breach in the last year that they can partially attribute to a lack of cyber skills and 77% attribute increased cyber risks to the skills gap.

John Maddison, Chief Marketing Officer at Fortinet

“As the skills shortage persists, this leading cybersecurity challenge requires a collaborative, multi-faceted approach as evidenced by the results of Fortinet’s latest Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report. This year’s report emphasizes that for organizations to ensure they are protected from today’s complex threats they must have a combination of the right security technology, opportunities for current security professionals to upskill through training and certifications, and an overall cyber-aware workforce.”

Fortinet Report: Threat Actors Are Increasingly Targeting OT Organizations

Nearly one-third (31%) of OT organizations reported more than six intrusions in the last year, up from 11% the year before.

FORTINET® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the findings from its global 2024 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report. The results represent the current state of operational technology (OT) security and highlight opportunities for continued improvement for organizations to secure an ever-expanding IT/OT threat landscape. In addition to trends and insights impacting OT organizations, the report offers best practices to help IT and OT security teams better secure their environments. 

Palo Alto Networks at Ignite on Tour Philippines 2024: Secure the way forward with AI-driven security solutions

Steven Scheurmann, Regional Vice President for
ASEAN at Palo Alto Networks, delivers his keynote
speech about Cybersecurity in the Age of AI.

MANILA - Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, today held its flagship event Ignite on Tour in the Philippines at the Grand Hyatt Manila. With the theme Cybersecurity for the AI Era, the event was attended by industry partners, customers, and cybersecurity experts to discuss the increasing impact of artificial intelligence on the cybersecurity landscape alongside evolving threat tactics in the Philippines.

Cybersecurity tackled in US Embassy seminar

CEBU CITY – Over two dozen journalists from different parts of the country attended a two-day seminar on cybersecurity here organized by the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

PH, Japan to boost cooperation on broadband infra, cybersecurity

MANILA - The governments of the Philippines and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to strengthen cooperation and development in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), notably to boost broadband infrastructure and cybersecurity.