PLDT and Smart’s Chief Information Security Officer Angel T. Redoble urges internet service providers and other stakeholders to band together and form a ‘Global Chain of Trust’ (GCT) to create a clean cyberspace for all users and stop the proliferation of child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM) online.   

The Philippines’ largest integrated telecommunications network PLDT, Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. have been tapped as the exclusive telco partner of the SCROL (Safety For Children and Their Rights Online) Project by Terre des Hommes Netherlands in Asia, and the Cebu-based Bidlisiw Foundation, Inc., to combat online child sexual exploitation.

PLDT and wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. remain relentless in protecting customers against cyber-attacks. PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG) prevented 1.5 billion attempts to open malicious domains in January.

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are exploring opportunities to collaborate with the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) on protecting children online and in the physical world.  

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. urge the public to be wary of cybersecurity threats that could breach their devices and hack their personal data.  

PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has implemented maximum security measures since the start of the government-mandated SIM registration process to protect customer data and information. 

PLDT and Smart are working closely with key technology partners to fortify the group’s cybersecurity and keep customers safe from cyber-attacks.

In support of the recently implemented SIM Registration Act, PLDT and Smart have intensified anti-cybercrime efforts to clamp down on illegal activities perpetrated over SMS and online platforms. 

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) remain relentless in protecting children online. As of end-November 2022, PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG) has blocked more than 522,000 URLs that show child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). 

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) share their collaborative approach to clamp down on online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) with Asian peers at the recent Telecoms World Asia 2022 conference in Bangkok, Thailand.